Kennedy's hopes for swift autism research answers on hold

U.S. official backs off promise to solve cause of autism by September

A top U.S. science official on Tuesday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.

Kennedy's hopes for swift autism research answers on hold

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had said that he expected to have answers by the fall on why the number of autism diagnoses has increased in recent years.But it appears Kennedy will have to wait a little longer.National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told CBS News that "we want to get moving on this as rapidly as we can." But he suggested it will take longer for research to be completed. "We're going…

US health official walks back senator’s claim that autism cause will be found by September

WASHINGTON, April 22 — A top US science official yesterday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to reveal the cause of autism by September. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the US National Institutes of Health, told reporters the timeline referred not to a discovery, but to the launch of a new research initiative — with no firm deadline for results. “We're hoping that by September, we'll have the call for pro…

Solve cause of autism by September? US official backs off promise

A top US science official on Tuesday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.

NIH director pushes back timeline for RFK Jr.'s autism answers

National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said "it's hard to guarantee when science will make an advance."

The United States will not be able to reveal the causes of autism next September, said Tuesday a senior official of the Department of Health, correcting the words of his boss, the vaccineosceptic Robert Kennedy Jr.