EARLI - Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation Finding Clues About Autism Beginning in Pregnancy

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Archived EARLI Highlights

The EARLI Edition We happily present to you the first isssue of our newsletter: The EARLI Edition! If you have not received your copy, you can read it right here!

Interaction Take a look at the new issue of Interaction, from Drexel's School of Public Health. The first three articles feature Dr. Craig Newschaffer and EARLI staff, with a spotlight article on EARLI on page 8!

Pediatrics August 2011: Newly published research, assisted by Drs. Sally Ozonoff and Rebecca Landa of EARLI, shows a higher than previously suspected risk of developing ASD for chlildren with an affected older sibling. These findings are getting a lot of attention in the media and scientific community (journal article in Pediatrics), and underscore the importance of research studies like EARLI and all the participants who make it possible.

ABC World News Tonight Watch Dr. Lisa Croen's interview with ABC World News Tonight! Aired July 9, the story references her recent findings on environmental factors and ASD, and features one of our EARLI families! Watch here.

Archives of General Psychiatry EARLI researchers Drs. Lisa Croen and Sally Ozonoff contributed to publications in the latest issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Read about these two separate autism studies concerning maternal antidepressant use and fraternal twins here.

Autism Today on PBS PBS NEWSHOUR aired a 6-part series, titled Autism Today, from April 18-26. Drs. Craig Newschaffer and Irva Hertz-Picciotto shared their expertise in this special report by Robert MacNeil. Watch portions of their interviews and read full transcripts here.

PBS NewsHour--Autism Today PBS NEWSHOUR has a 6-part series on Autism Today, airing April 18-26. Drs. Craig Newschaffer and Irva Hertz-Picciotto will be sharing their expertise in this special report by Robert MacNeil. See the press release and video preview for more information.

The Center for Autism Research (CAR) Distinguished Lecture Series March 10, 2011: Philadelphia--Dr. Lisa Croen will give two separate talks on autism research, titled “Epidemiologic Approaches to Investigating Immune System Involvement in Autism" and "What Causes Autism? An Epidemiologist's Approach to Searching for Clues."

BMC Medical Research Methodology January 2011: Dr. Igor Burstyn's recent study is the first population-based research to link fetal oxygen deprivation to later diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder.

Decoding Autism - NJN September 27, 2010: Decoding autism is a 1-hour documentary surveying current research on the causes and treatment of autism. Watch it online here.

The Baltimore Sun September 22, 2010: M. Daniele Fallin answers questions about the EARLI Study and autism spectrum disorders in this interview.

InSights with M. Daniele Fallin Summer 2010: To solve the mystery of autism and its causes, new research is combining the concepts of genetic and environmental risk. One investigator explains how EARLI may yield much-needed breakthroughs.

National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition June 28, 2010: Read the HMHB interview with an EARLI Outreach Coordinator who is also the parent of a child with ASD.

Maryland Public Television May 26, 2010: Watch a Principal Investigator and Outreach Coordinator talk about EARLI on Direct Connection.

ABC News May 12, 2010: Watch the 6 ABC News HealthCheck video about the EARLI Study!

The Baltimore Sun April 8, 2010: Read one EARLI Study Outreach Coordinator's story about her son and the importance of autism research.

CBS 3 Health Alert September 23, 2009: Watch the KYW News video about the EARLI Study.

The Journal of the American Medical Association July 22, 2009: Read JAMA's article about the EARLI Study.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences July 2, 2009: Read about the EARLI Study in the NIEHS monthly newsletter.

CNN American Morning June 22, 2009: Watch CNN's video about the EARLI Study.

EARLI Study National Launch Press Release June 9, 2009: NIH Autism Center of Excellence network announces launch of most comprehensive study of earliest possible causes of autism. Read the full release.

The Wall Street Journal June 9, 2009: Read the Wall Street Journal's article about EARLI.

"Voices in the Family" features EARLI researcher Dr. Craig Newschaffer speaks about autism with Dr. Dan Gottlieb on WHYY FM Radio in Philadelphia. Listen to the broadcast from April 20, 2009.

EARLI receives additional funding from advocacy organization Autism Speaks On February 26, 2009, Autism Speaks announced it would provide additional funding for the EARLI Study as part of a $5 million commitment to research studies investigating biological and environmental risk factors for autism. more...

EARLI awarded Autism Centers of Excellence grant On April 1, 2008, the National Institues of Health (NIH) announced EARLI as one of the latest recipients of the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program. more...

The EARLI Edition

We happily present to you the first isssue of our newsletter: The EARLI Edition! If you have not received your copy, you can read it right here!

Interaction

Take a look at the new issue of Interaction, from Drexel's School of Public Health. The first three articles feature Dr. Craig Newschaffer and EARLI staff, with a spotlight article on EARLI on page 8!

Pediatrics

August 2011: Newly published research, assisted by Drs. Sally Ozonoff and Rebecca Landa of EARLI, shows a higher than previously suspected risk of developing ASD for chlildren with an affected older sibling.
These findings are getting a lot of attention in the media and scientific community (journal article in Pediatrics), and underscore the importance of research studies like EARLI and all the participants who make it possible.

ABC World News Tonight

Watch Dr. Lisa Croen's interview with ABC World News Tonight! Aired July 9, the story references her recent findings on environmental factors and ASD, and features one of our EARLI families! Watch here.

Archives of General Psychiatry

EARLI researchers Drs. Lisa Croen and Sally Ozonoff contributed to publications in the latest issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Read about these two separate autism studies concerning maternal antidepressant use and fraternal twins here.

Autism Today on PBS

PBS NEWSHOUR aired a 6-part series, titled Autism Today, from April 18-26. Drs. Craig Newschaffer and Irva Hertz-Picciotto shared their expertise in this special report by Robert MacNeil. Watch portions of their interviews and read full transcripts here.

PBS NewsHour--Autism Today

PBS NEWSHOUR has a 6-part series on Autism Today, airing April 18-26. Drs. Craig Newschaffer and Irva Hertz-Picciotto will be sharing their expertise in this special report by Robert MacNeil. See the press release and video preview for more information.

The Center for Autism Research (CAR) Distinguished Lecture Series

March 10, 2011: Philadelphia--Dr. Lisa Croen will give two separate talks on autism research, titled
“Epidemiologic Approaches to Investigating Immune System Involvement in Autism" and "What Causes Autism? An Epidemiologist's Approach to Searching for Clues."

BMC Medical Research Methodology

January 2011: Dr. Igor Burstyn's recent study is the first population-based research to link fetal oxygen deprivation to later diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder.

Decoding Autism - NJN

September 27, 2010: Decoding autism is a 1-hour documentary surveying current research on the causes and treatment of autism. Watch it online here.

The Baltimore Sun

September 22, 2010: M. Daniele Fallin answers questions about the EARLI Study and autism spectrum disorders in this interview.

InSights with M. Daniele Fallin

Summer 2010: To solve the mystery of autism and its causes, new research is combining the concepts of genetic and environmental risk. One investigator explains how EARLI may yield much-needed breakthroughs.

National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition

June 28, 2010: Read the HMHB interview with an EARLI Outreach Coordinator who is also the parent of a child with ASD.

Maryland Public Television

May 26, 2010: Watch a Principal Investigator and Outreach Coordinator talk about EARLI on Direct Connection.

ABC News

May 12, 2010: Watch the 6 ABC News HealthCheck video about the EARLI Study!

The Baltimore Sun

April 8, 2010: Read one EARLI Study Outreach Coordinator's story about her son and the importance of autism research.

CBS 3 Health Alert

September 23, 2009: Watch the KYW News video about the EARLI Study.

The Journal of the American Medical Association

July 22, 2009: Read JAMA's article about the EARLI Study.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

July 2, 2009: Read about the EARLI Study in the NIEHS monthly newsletter.

CNN American Morning

June 22, 2009: Watch CNN's video about the EARLI Study.

EARLI Study National Launch Press Release

June 9, 2009: NIH Autism Center of Excellence network announces launch of most comprehensive study of earliest possible causes of autism. Read the full release.

The Wall Street Journal

June 9, 2009: Read the Wall Street Journal's article about EARLI.

"Voices in the Family" features EARLI researcher

Dr. Craig Newschaffer speaks about autism with Dr. Dan Gottlieb on WHYY FM Radio in Philadelphia. Listen to the broadcast from April 20, 2009.

EARLI receives additional funding from advocacy organization Autism Speaks

On February 26, 2009, Autism Speaks announced it would provide additional funding for the EARLI Study as part of a $5 million commitment to research studies investigating biological and environmental risk factors for autism. more...

EARLI awarded Autism Centers of Excellence grant

On April 1, 2008, the National Institues of Health (NIH) announced EARLI as one of the latest recipients of the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program. more...