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☆ Jim Simons, billionaire hedge fund founder, dies at 86
  + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Jim Simons, the billionaire investor, mathematician and philanthropist, died on Friday in New York City, according to his foundation, the Simons Foundation. According to his foundation, Simons was fired from the institute in 1968 due to his opposition to the Vietnam War. Simons then joined the faculty at Stony Brook University as the head of the school’s mathematics department. Last year, Simons’ foundation donated $500 million to Stony Brook’s endowment, the largest unrestricted gift to an American university in history, according to the Simons Foundation. “I joined Stony Brook University in 1968 as chair of their Department of Mathematics,” Simons said at the time.
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☆ Eye-tracking tool may help diagnose autism more quickly and accurately, new studies suggest
  + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
But now, two studies released Tuesday suggest that a recently developed eye-tracking tool could help clinicians diagnose children as young as 16 months with autism – and with more certainty. She was not involved in the new studies, but her research focuses on early diagnosis of autism. The children were enrolled in the study between April 2018 and May 2019, and the eye-tracking tool was included in the assessments. Among the children, 335 had an autism diagnosis that their clinicians were “certain” of without using the eye-tracking tool. “There remains work to be done before an eye-tracking test is used in clinical practice.
Persons: ”, Warren Jones, Rather, ’, Whitney Guthrie, Guthrie, “ They’re, ” Jones, –, Ami Klin, Marcus, ” Klin, Kristin Sohl, ” Sohl, Sohl, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Geraldine Dawson, “, ” Dawson Organizations: CNN, Marcus Autism, Children’s Healthcare, Autism, Emory University School of Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration, Children’s, Philadelphia’s Center, Autism Research, JAMA, Marcus Autism Center, University of Missouri School of Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, US Centers for Disease Control, Devices, Get CNN, CNN Health, Duke Center for Autism, Brain Locations: Atlanta, United States, –, North Carolina
☆ What is autism? An expert explains
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Matt Villano | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
To mark Autism Awareness Month, CNN talked with him about what autism is and what causes it. Geschwind: About a decade ago, the term “autism spectrum disorder” was adopted to encompass everything that we called autism into one rubric. When I started researching autism 25 years ago, the autism rate was 1 in 1,000 or 1 in 2,000. You can calculate a risk score for having autism based on genetics, (but) right now, the risk score for autism is not that predictive because we haven’t done enough research. The problem is that for many autistic individuals, current therapies are not that effective.
☆ Fact Check-Suramin is not a proven cure for autism
  + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Examples of users sharing the claim that suramin is a “relatively cheap” autism “cure” can be seen (here) and (here)Some posts refer to the treatment having caused “non-verbal” children with autism to start speaking within hours, but without citing the source of that alleged result. NO CURE FOR ASDThe U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) websites say that there is no cure for ASD, and caution against using any non-approved medication to treat ASD (here), (here). Other drugs may improve ASD symptoms, according to the NIH (here). The study found small, temporary improvements in scores on a diagnostic assessment for autism known as the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd edition (ADOS-2) examination (here). Suramin is not a proven cure or treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but preliminary research suggests it might have promise to improve symptoms associated with ASD.
☆ Why a new autism diagnostic aid leaves me conflicted as a scientist and a mom
  + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Sarah Gundle | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
Now a new test is being developed that can help clinicians spot autism in children earlier than ever. For kids whose needs are far greater — those who are more deeply impaired by their autism — interventions can alleviate real suffering. While it’s still in the early stages and will need federal approval, as a scientist, I am tremendously excited by this news. Any breakthroughs in the science of autism are welcome after decades of stumbling in the dark. And for kids whose needs are far greater — those who are more deeply impaired by their autism — interventions can alleviate real suffering.
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