Scientists discover how dozens of genes may contribute to autism (www.washingtonpost.com)
Using a host of high-tech tools, Stanford researchers have found several dozen genes that interfere with brain development and may lead to autism....
Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco (www.washingtonpost.com)
A new study suggests that tobacco companies, who were skilled at marketing cigarettes, used similar strategies to hook people on processed foods. (adding archive link here: https://archive.ph/cRRVa)
U.S., abortion rights group sues on behalf of women denied care in emergencies (www.washingtonpost.com)
The Center for Reproductive Rights on Tuesday filed legal actions in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma on behalf of women who say they were denied abortion care in medical emergencies. The actions represent an escalation of the strategy the center used earlier this year in a Texas lawsuit arguing that exceptions to protect the life...