Autism research nears breakthrough as funds surge
Experts say a wave of new studies in the next three to five years will clarify how genes and environment combine to cause autism. U.S. spending tops $1 billion over a decade with NIH funding about $170 million yearly and private foundations adding to total above $300 million annually. Fragile X emerges as the first known genetic factor, though it accounts for just 2 to 4 percent of cases.
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Nature
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National Institutes of Health
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Seattle expands protections for public breastfeeding
Seattle City Council unanimously approved a measure adding breastfeeding to protected civil rights. The ordinance bans businesses from asking mothers to stop cover up or relocate in public areas and empowers the Office of Civil Rights to enforce it. Mayor McGinn expects to sign the bill into law.
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Washington
Office of Civil Rights
Bruce Harrell
Civil Office of Rights
Mike McGinn
Aaron Pickus
Rachel Schwartz
Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington
Wisconsin recall vote backs Walker says Ryan
U S Representative Paul Ryan said the Wisconsin recall of Governor Scott Walker and four GOP senators is a major national trendsetting election second only to the presidential race. He cited Walker reforms, budget balancing by districts, and boosted business as outcomes while predicting a tough fight due to outside money.
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Wisconsin
Scott Walker
U.S
Paul Ryan
GOP
Walker
Rebecca Kleefisch
Ryan
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
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Wave of bomb threats disrupt Pitt campus
Dozens of threats since mid February prompted outside classes and new access rules at the University of Pittsburgh. Four threats by Monday led to doors locked and bags searched, with a $50,000 reward and evacuation drills as police investigate through the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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University of Pittsburgh
Dawn Diehl
Brian Graham
Graham
U.S
David Hickton
Pitt
Joint Terrorism Task Force
Campus
FBI
Two Firefighters Die After Philly Warehouse Fire
Two firefighters Lt. Robert Neary and Daniel Sweeney died early Monday battling a massive blaze in an unoccupied Philadelphia warehouse. The incident occurred after a wall and roof collapsed while they checked an adjacent building that had caught fire, injuring two other firefighters. City officials said the warehouse had been cited repeatedly and a criminal negligence case against the owner may be pursued.
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Everett Gillison
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Daniel Sweeney
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