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A drug discovered more than 100 years ago may hold the key to combating autism symptoms, according to a study.
Researcher Dr Robert Naviaux of the San Diego School of Medicine gave suramin, a drug first developed in 1916, to 10 autistic boys between the ages of five and 14, and noted transformative results.
"After the single dose, it was almost like a roadblock had been released," he said. "If the future studies show that there's continued health benefits, this could be a game-changer for families with autism."
The study, which has been published in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, saw five of the participants receive suramin, while the remainder were given placebos. Included in the group were four non-verbal children – two six year olds and two 14 year olds.
"The six year old and the 14 year old who received suramin said the first sentences of their lives about one week after the single suramin infusion," Naviaux told the UC San Diego Health website. "This did not happen in any of the children given the placebo."
Source: https://www.rt.com/usa/390222-autism-research-suramin-symptoms/
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 31 2017, @08:35PM (2 children)
Engineering in general is very collaborative as well, gone are the days of sitting in your cube or office and never having to talk to anyone else to get the project completed. You will need to pick up the phone time to time or even walk over and talk to someone in person rather than just sending emails. When I was last at an engineering conference and some kids asked me for advice during an outreach session I simply told them "don't neglect your soft skills, the world doesn't need more engineers who can't communicate and get along with others."
(Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Wednesday May 31 2017, @08:45PM (1 child)
Mmm. Well, you know, there are still some engineering types out here that are producing things on their own. You can speculate on why that might be, and sometimes, in some cases, you might even be right... but where you're not right is assuming that engineering in general requires collaboration. Some engineering types are perfectly capable of doing large, complex, many-faceted projects. Software and hardware. If you had one or two of those around, you might find you need a lot less collaboration and a lot more marketing. You also might be a little more cautious about those claims. :)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 31 2017, @08:58PM
It doesn't matter if the engineer is any good; what matters is how much social media buzz the engineer makes for self marketing.