Saturday, November 8, 2014

Scientists link 60 genes to autism risk

Scientists link 60 genes to autism risk


".....Researchers have found dozens of new genes that may play a role in causing autism, according to two studies published Wednesday in the medical journal Nature. ....Scientists identified 60 genes with a greater than 90% chance of increasing a child's autism risk. Previous research has yielded only 11 genes that had been confirmed with this level of certainty......"



Comments: No single source has been found to cause autism.....all the current evidence available supports the finding that vaccines do not cause autism. Stay tuned! DM

Friday, November 7, 2014

'Wandering eye' may raise risk of falls for older adults

'Wandering eye' may raise risk of falls for older adults


"............Older people with strabismus, where one eye points slightly inward or outward affecting vision, are about 27 percent more likely than people without the condition to be injured by a fall, according to a new study..........."

Comments: You are never too old for a comprehensive binocular vision assessment! DM