Laura Dattaro
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@LauraLauraDat
Science journalist. Not on here much. she/her/hers
An interesting study out in JAMA on the association between Autism Spectrum Disorder&epidural&/or oxytocin. They found a 20% increase in ASD assoc with EDB use and a 30% increase with both EDB&oxytocin combined, but not with oxytocin alone. Caution needed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
The @nytimes’s decision to replace our Sports section with nonunion employees sets a troubling precedent. More than 1,000 @NYTimesGuild, @WirecutterUnion + @NYTGuildTech members signed a petition demanding that Times management stop violating our contract and respect union work.
After nearly 800 days without a contract, ~1,000 @NYTimesGuild members voted more than 99 percent in favor to ratify a new 5-year deal that includes an immediate $65,000 salary floor, raises for every member, hybrid work options, a ban on NDAs and new investments in local news.
Autistic people should be able to access Medicaid based on their diagnosis, rather than their income level, which often changes, says Deborah Spitalnik. By @MaaishaO. bit.ly/3qfyEMj bit.ly/42dyyC3
I know it's summer when I email 20 researchers for comment on a study and 9 aren't available, 8 don't respond, 2 have out-of-office autoreplies and 1 says yes. (For context I usually need to email 5 people, maybe 6 or 7, to get 2 yeses.)
Drugs that boost production of the neural insulation myelin might help children with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a new mouse study shows. Could a clinical trial be next? By @LauraLauraDat. bit.ly/3WxvhvY
