Fear turns out be a very good thing for certain businesses. When the National Weather Service warns of a hurricane, there’s a run on plywood and water. A crime spree can send people to the gun store. And when North Korea or Iran mentions the word “nuclear,” the orders pour in to a Web site in North Carolina. [continue reading…]

Significant gains seen in IQ, communication and social interaction

A novel early intervention program for very young children with autism – some as young as 18 months – is effective for improving IQ, language ability, and social interaction, a comprehensive new study has found. [continue reading…]

Amazing, watch a mother to be have a MR scan of her baby. Link to read more about this new brain study at London’s Hammersmith Hospital. Using the scans doctors say they expect better diagnoses of brain disorders, including malformations, growth problems or injuries that can lead to cerebral palsy and sometimes autism.

Source: BBC