NIH Awards Timely ‘Landmark’ $50 Million for Autism Research

The National Institutes of Health this week awarded what it said is a “landmark” $50 million series of research grants aimed at learning more about autism.

The timing may be coincidental, but coincides with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump offering strong words of caution for pregnant women about the use of acetaminophen on the belief it may be linked to autism.

Kennedy said,”This is about informed decision-making,” he said. “We want families to have the best possible guidance as the science evolves.”

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