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Kennedy announces new studies to examine environmental factors linked to autism

  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans for studies to explore environmental factors linked to autism diagnoses in the U.S., which he describes as occurring at an "alarming rate".
  • Kennedy referred to autism as a "preventable disease" despite the recognition of genetic factors influencing it.
  • Kennedy claimed that the rise in autism is partially due to increased exposure to environmental toxins over the past fifty years.
  • Kennedy stated that the HHS aims to remove the taboo on certain research types to explore all potential causes of autism and chronic diseases.
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The Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is preventable and promised to find the “environmental toxin” that is behind the increase in the rates of this “epidemic” in the country.

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Science broke the news in on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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