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Scientific advance relies on transparency, rigour and reproducibility. At PLOS ONE we have always supported the publication of…
Scientific advance relies on transparency, rigour and reproducibility. At PLOS ONE we have always supported the publication of…
Accompanying the new 10 Years of Research in the Media Collection, PLOS ONE Associate Editor, Nicola Stead discusses some of…
"In our cohort, high levels of antibodies to herpes simplex virus 2 at midpregnancy were associated with an elevated risk of…
Last night’s G.O.P debate was notable for many reasons, but it was a particular low point for anyone concerned about public…
People with developmental disabilities often have additional medical issues at rates higher than the general population. For…
A doctor performing a typhoid vaccination in Texas, 1943. (Photo: John Vachon/Wikimedia Commons)The question of how to convince…
From Wired: SCIENTISTS ARE WRONG ALL THE TIME, AND THAT’S…
On February 28, 1998, the eminent medical journal The Lancet published an observational study of 12 children: Ileal-lymphoid-nodu…
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The groups promoting vaccines causing autism have been handed probably their biggest story in a decade. They are claiming, and…
The law that sets in place the structure to steer autism research is up for renewal this year. Public Law 109-406 was…
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Edited to fix links and to add more studies for a new total of 107 on 11 March 2014Guest blog, compiled by Allison Hagood…
Here’s a classic science communication fiasco. Many of us believe empiricism enables the resolution of uncertainty with data…
I've talked about the mighty tick previously on this blog and some speculation on how a tick harbouring the bacteria Borrelia…
Wales is currently heading the leader board, unfortunately not in a good way (like for rugby), but for measles infections in…
Temple Grandin is undoubtedly one of the most famous women with autism of our time. Trained in animal science, Dr. Grandin is a…
There was much discussion of the possible imprtance of the xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) in conditions…
I think it might be worth starting this blog post with (a) reference to my very well-trodden caveat of not making any medical…
MMR does not cause autism. There is no controversy about this. Medical experts agree. There is no epidemiological connection…
Le vaccinazioni sono uno strumento preventivo insostituibile per la tutela della salute, ma a quanto pare ci sono ancora troppe…
Le vaccinazioni sono uno strumento preventivo insostituibile per la tutela della salute, ma a quanto pare ci sono ancora troppe…
The Cochrane collaboration has put out an updated report on the MMR vaccine. Online discussions (for example, here) are (a…
Sharyl Attkisson has been one of the less reliable members of the media when it comes to the autism/vaccine discussion. She…
Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) has been suggested as linked to chronic fatigue syndrome and autism. …
Below is a collection of studies which the American Academy of Pediatrics put together on the autism/vaccine question. Why…
On 17 February 2011, Dr. Bob Sears appeared on The Dr. Oz Show; the topic was "What Causes Autism". Dr. Oz packed the audience…
Last week, Brian Deer published an article in the BMJ How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed. In it he lays out how…
The past week has had three somewhat major news events in the world of vaccine injury: the denial of the Cedillo appeal, the…
I've been made aware of the following announcement, distributed via the Autism Action Coalition. I'm providing it here in its…
Salon has a good discussion of a new book on the culture and pseudoscience of vaccination scares by a paediatrician who…
So a new study is out in PLOS One, a leading scientific journal. This new study took an indepth look at MMR vaccination…
Oh, another blow — among a flurry of them — to people who think vaccines are linked with autism. Some people were claiming…
More people have been becoming infected with measles lately, at the same time as more parents are refusing to vaccinate their…