A growing body of research is drawing unexpected connections between autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease, two conditions that affect the brain at opposite ends of life. Scientists have ...

Joseph Buxbaum was initially unconvinced. When early hints of a connection between autism and Alzheimer’s began to appear in the medical literature a few years ago, they struck him as implausible — ...

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Beginning Jan. 1 Posey County will offer the Project Lifesaver program, which uses wristband transmitters to track wandering dementia and autism patients with average 30-minute rescue times.

Brian Lee, PhD, a professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in April 6 stories in The Washington Post, CNN.com, and Courie Salute (Italy) about early research suggesting links ...