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  <title><![CDATA[The Rising Tide of Autism]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Autism was once thought to be a psychological disorder because of the lack of eye contact that is hallmark in the child with autism.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:12:57 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Excess Of TV Viewing Affects Children’s Health, Says Study]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Study finds children between 12 and 15 years on an average spend more than six hours a day slumped in front of screens leading to health problems.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 07:00:18 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children with Autism]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows that oxytocin — a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body— increased brain function in regions that are known to process social information in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:21:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[DSM-5: Diagnosis Manual "Needs Overhaul," Psychiatrists Say]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Many psychiatrists believe a new edition of a manual designed to help diagnose mental illness should be shelved for at least a year for further revisions, despite some modifications which eliminated two controversial diagnoses.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:28:27 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Four Different Approaches for Preventing and Healing Vaccine Injuries]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Someone commented on a recent Natural News vaccine article something to this effect: &quot;Why spend time confirming what we know; we need solutions.&quot;]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338776/20120508/four-different-approaches-preventing-healing-vaccine-injuries.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:07:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hidden Audio Reveals Autistic Child being Tormented, Bullied by Public School Teachers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Cherry Hill Public School District in New Jersey is scrambling to sweep under the rug a truly shocking incident involving child abuse at one of its schools.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336989/20120503/hidden-audio-reveals-autistic-child-being-tormented.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:20:45 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Billy Joel Lauds Autistic Boy Ethan W's Viral 'Piano Man' Rendition [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Nearly 650,000 people have viewed 6-year-old Ethan Walmark&#039;s rendition of &quot;Piano Man&quot; on YouTube and 763 users have commented on the video. But the comment that brought the most joy to Ethan, who has an autism spectrum disorder, and his family was not one listed on the video sharing site.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335171/20120430/billy-joel-ethan-w-piano-man-youtube.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:47:41 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[6 Year Old Autistic Boy Plays Billy Joel Classic "Piano Boy": Turns into Internet Sensation [VIDEO]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[When Ethan Walmark plays his keyboard, you are guaranteed to be amazed!]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334690/20120429/autism-therapy-ethan-walmark-plays-piano-billy.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:27:54 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Missing Autistic Bronx Boy's Odyssey Illustrates Challenges Highlighted During National Autism Awareness Month]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A 13-year-old autistic Bronx boy who went missing three days ago was found and returned to his family. His odyssey highlighted the challenges highlighted during National Autism Awareness Month.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334477/20120427/harrison-autistic-boy-missing-autism-awareness-month.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:13:49 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Teen with Savant Autism Finds Tranquility in Music]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A music teacher has found a way for New Zealand teen Julian McLaren to find an activity that would relax him in a world that usually seemed strange and enable him to sit in harmony with other kids, Kapi-Mana News reports.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/332842/20120425/autism-savant-music-julian-mc-laren-liz.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:57:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[How The ‘Cocktail Party Effect’ Lets You Have A Conversation In A Crowded Room]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Researchers figured out how the brain can focus on one speaker in a crowded room, a finding that could lead not only to better hearing aids and cochlear implants, but to better smartphones as well.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/330592/20120419/cocktail-party-effect-conversation-crowded-room.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/330592/20120419/cocktail-party-effect-conversation-crowded-room.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:13:21 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Scientists To Create World's Most Powerful Computer To Simulate Human Brain]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The simulated brain will provide new insights into the basic causes of neurological diseases such as autism and Alzheimer&#039;s]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/328976/20120416/virtual-brain-powerful-computer-stimulate-whole-human.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:46:13 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[iBrain: Can the Mobile Brain Scanner Read Stephen Hawking's Thoughts?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[iBrain measures the distinct neurological patterns of specific thought processes.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/327552/20120413/ibrain-brain-scanner-thoughts-hawking-stephen-spears.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:18:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fragile X Drug Success In Mice Gives Hope For Autism Treatment]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Scientists have found a compound that can reverse the major symptoms of Fragile X syndrome -- the most commonly inherited form of mental disability in boys and a known cause of autism -- in adult mice.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/327344/20120412/fragile-x-autism-treatment-drug.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/327344/20120412/fragile-x-autism-treatment-drug.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:01:21 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mom's Obesity Tied To Kids' Autism, Development]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A new study of mothers and children in California finds that kids born to obese women are more likely to be diagnosed with autism or related developmental delays than the children of slimmer moms.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325526/20120409/mom-obesity-tied-kids-autism-development.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325526/20120409/mom-obesity-tied-kids-autism-development.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:05:21 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obese Women Are Likely To Have Children With Autism]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Obese women are likely to have children child with autism spectrum disorder or another developmental disorder.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325450/20120409/pregnant-obese-women-children-autism-developmental-disorder.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/325450/20120409/pregnant-obese-women-children-autism-developmental-disorder.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:18:57 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Autism Link Found In Gene Mutations From Father: Study]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Autism may be caused by mutations in genes inherited from fathers, according to three new studies.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324672/20120405/autism-gene-mutation-father-linked.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/324672/20120405/autism-gene-mutation-father-linked.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:34:59 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Autism Awareness Day: Spread the Good Word!]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The United Nations General Assembly released a statement to mark the fifth World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) - 2 April.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/323048/20120402/world-autism-awareness-day-symptoms-treatment.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:30:47 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Autism Awareness Day 2012: Celebrities With Children Who Have Autism [PHOTOS]]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Jenny McCarthy, Toni Braxton, and other celebs with children who have autism.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322982/20120402/celebrities-children-who-autism-toni-braxton-jenny.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322982/20120402/celebrities-children-who-autism-toni-braxton-jenny.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:36:11 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Autism Awareness Day: Why Are Autistic Children Of Wealthy Parents More Likely To 'Bloom'?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ten percent of autistic children &quot;bloom&quot; and grow out of their symptoms, and according to a new study, your income may be a factor.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322917/20120402/autism-bloom-grow-out-symptoms.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:37:44 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[World Autism Awareness Day 2012: How Much Does It Cost To Care For A Child With Autism?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Today marks World Autism Awareness Day 2012, giving the disorder that affects one in 88 children greater visibility.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322860/20120402/world-autism-awareness-day-2012-costs-symptoms.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322860/20120402/world-autism-awareness-day-2012-costs-symptoms.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:06:16 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Autism On The Rise: 5 Key Facts About The New Research]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The number of autism cases in the United States has reached one in every 88 children, reports the CDC. These five facts about autism may help shed some light on the new research.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/321587/20120329/autism-rise-facts-study-research-aspergers-88.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/321587/20120329/autism-rise-facts-study-research-aspergers-88.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:05:50 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Autism Rates in US Reach New Height]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[About one in 88 children in the United States has autism or a related disorder, the highest estimate to date, U.S. health experts said on Thursday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/321348/20120329/autism-rates-new-height.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/321348/20120329/autism-rates-new-height.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:35:05 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hep-B Shots for Infants are Crimes Against Newborns]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Hepatitis-B is a viral attack on the liver that is transmitted through sex, shared hypodermic needles, and iatrogenic (medical) exposure. It&#039;s a bodily fluid transmitted virus that often occurs among those engaging in &quot;risky behavior.&quot;.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/320490/20120328/hep-b-shots-infants-crimes-against-newborns.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/320490/20120328/hep-b-shots-infants-crimes-against-newborns.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:47:06 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Study Reports Novel Drug Technology That Boosts Therapeutic Proteins]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A Miller School-led research team has created a groundbreaking drug technology platform that enables the body to increase its protein levels, a novel invention that potentially could usher in treatment for a wide variety of serious diseases resulting from a lack of specific proteins.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319736/20120326/study-reports-novel-drug-technology-boosts-therapeutic.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319736/20120326/study-reports-novel-drug-technology-boosts-therapeutic.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:28:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Biomarkers for Autism Discovered]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An important step towards developing a rapid, inexpensive diagnostic method for autism has been take by Uppsala University, among other universities.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319216/20120326/biomarkers-autism-discovered-au-ibtimes-com-ibtimesau.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/319216/20120326/biomarkers-autism-discovered-au-ibtimes-com-ibtimesau.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:57:04 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Paul Allen: Why Microsoft's Co-Founder Donated $300 Million To Brain Research]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Paul Allen, who helped co-found Microsoft alongside Bill Gates in 1975, has donated $300 million to The Allen Institute for Brain Science, based in Seattle. Allen helped establish The Allen Institute with his sister in 2003, pledging $100 million at the time and another $100 million since then.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318608/20120323/paul-allen-microsoft-300-million-brain-research.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318608/20120323/paul-allen-microsoft-300-million-brain-research.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:35:31 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Paul Allen Gives $300 Million to Expand Brain Research]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has donated an additional $300 million to a foundation aimed at expanding research into how the brain works and how best to treat brain-related disorders.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318605/20120323/paul-allen-gives-300-million-expand-brain.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/318605/20120323/paul-allen-gives-300-million-expand-brain.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:30:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Paul Allen gives $300 million to expand brain research]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has donated an additional $300 million to a foundation aimed at expanding research into how the brain works and how best to treat brain-related disorders.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/317686/20120321/paul-allen-gives-300-million-to-expand-brain-research.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/317686/20120321/paul-allen-gives-300-million-to-expand-brain-research.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:00:04 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Study Finds Electrotherapy Dampens Brain Connections]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered how electroconvulsive or electric shock therapy - a controversial but effective treatment - acts on the brains of severely depressed people and say the finding could help improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/317484/20120321/study-finds-electrotherapy-dampens-brain-connections.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/317484/20120321/study-finds-electrotherapy-dampens-brain-connections.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:57:35 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Olympics Could Spark Measles Outbreak, CDC Warns]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Americans travelling to the Olympics could be exposed to measles and should be vaccinated before they go, the CDC warned.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316828/20120320/measles-outbreak-olympics-cdc.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316828/20120320/measles-outbreak-olympics-cdc.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:03:01 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bone Marrow Transplant Reverses Rett Syndrome in Mice]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A bone marrow transplant reversed Rett syndrome, an autism-like disorder, in mice, according to a new study.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316342/20120319/rett-syndrome-bone-marrow-transplant-mice.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/316342/20120319/rett-syndrome-bone-marrow-transplant-mice.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:20:29 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[How an Autistic Child Turned This Mom into a Successful Entrepreneur (Exclusive Interview)]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Parents of autistic children always find themselves without any clue when it comes to providing the right method of learning to their hapless little ones. And here is a mother of such a child who has proved that a parent can change the lives of many autistic children and their parents. What else do we learn from the experience of Julie Azuma, the CEO of Different Roads to Learning Inc?.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/314403/20120315/tell-ios-application-autism-children-different-roads.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/314403/20120315/tell-ios-application-autism-children-different-roads.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:18:56 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[iPhone, iPad App Launched to Help Autistic Children]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The application employs Discrete Trial Teaching, a method of breaking skills into the smallest possible steps, and imitates an actual one-one-one instructional session with a therapist. It teaches the kid each step intensively until it is mastered.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/313191/20120313/autism-ios-application-tell-aba-different-roads.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/313191/20120313/autism-ios-application-tell-aba-different-roads.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:56:52 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Smart Fur Makes Robo-Pets More Realistic]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Despite advances in robotics that produced such realistic robo-pets like Paro, the robo-seal, many robo-pets are still hindered because they don&#039;t look or act like real pets. However a team from the University of British Columbia is set to make robo-pets more realistic with a smart fur that can allow robo-pets to sense their owners&#039; emotional state.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310914/20120307/smart-fur-makes-robo-pets-more-realistic.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310914/20120307/smart-fur-makes-robo-pets-more-realistic.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:05:26 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Apple Bars Siri From 'New iPad': Why The iPad Needed A Personal Assistant]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[At Apple&#039;s iPad unveiling in San Francisco, the company announced that its next-gen iPad, called simply &quot;the new iPad,&quot; will feature voice dictation technology, but will leave out its AI personal assistant Siri, which is still exclusive to the iPhone 4S.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310760/20120307/apple-siri-new-ipad-personal-assistant.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310760/20120307/apple-siri-new-ipad-personal-assistant.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:49:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Bird's Song May Teach us About Human Speech Disorders]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Can the song of a small bird provide valuable insights into human stuttering and speech-related disorders and conditions, including autism and stroke? New research by UCLA life scientists and colleagues provides reason for optimism.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310177/20120306/bird-s-song-teach-human-speech-disorders.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/310177/20120306/bird-s-song-teach-human-speech-disorders.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:17:37 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Girl Dressed as Boy: Gemma Barker Jailed for Cruel Hoax]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Teenage victims and families devastated by realisation of bizarre charade that led to sexual assault.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/309318/20120305/gemma-barker-jailed-2-half-years-posing.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/309318/20120305/gemma-barker-jailed-2-half-years-posing.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:37:09 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Girl Poses as Boy to Have Sex with Facebook Friends]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Girl Poses as Boy to Have Sex With Facebook Friends]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308451/20120303/gemma-barker-sexual-assault-facebook-uk-crime.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/308451/20120303/gemma-barker-sexual-assault-facebook-uk-crime.htm</link>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Need for More Protection for Home Care Workers]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Labor Ruling for U.S. Home Care Workers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor is now undergoing a public comment period up until the end of February concerning a new rule which tackles wage protections to two groups that are predominantly female: casual babysitters and companions for the elderly and infirmed.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Theory Explains Face Recognition Barriers in Autism]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Face recognition is something that people have difficulty with. For people with autism, the process of face recognition is much harder to do.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/301147/20120219/autism-face-recognition.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:33:52 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Autism Detection as Early as 6 Months Old, Study Finds]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Children who will develop autism show differences in their brain&#039;s development as early as 6 months of age, a new study found.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/300611/20120217/autism-early-detection-6-months-old.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Carnosine Becomes Latest Supplement Craze: What is the Compound?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Carnosine has become the latest craze in supplements - long used by bodybuilders seeking to increase strength and size, the nutraceutical also is used by people looking to stave off dementia and visible signs of aging.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/299820/20120216/carnosine-l-supplement-craze-bodybuilding-gulf-war.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/299820/20120216/carnosine-l-supplement-craze-bodybuilding-gulf-war.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:22:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jenny McCarthy Gets Talk Show on VH1]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[It seems that VH1 is destined to break the record for most celeb reality shows crammed into one network! It was announced today that sexpot/funny woman Jenny McCarthy will star in a new series called &#039;The Jenny McCarthy Show&#039;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:27:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The First International Conference on Autism: 'Accepting Difference']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[To enlighten parents facing the challenge of raising an autistic child, the first international conference on autism will be held in Muscat on March 21, 2012.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:20:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Researchers Create Cerebral Cortex Cells, May Lead the Way to Alzheimer’s Cure]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Researchers from Cambridge University successfully created brain tissue from a sliver of human skin. The breakthrough could lead to a cure for a wide range of neurological conditions like Alzheimer&#039;s, stroke and autism.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298683/20120214/researchers-create-cerebral-cortex-cells-lead-way.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298683/20120214/researchers-create-cerebral-cortex-cells-lead-way.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:18:04 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[British Scientists Create Brain Cells from Human Skin]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A moment of innovative thinking by researchers at the University of Cambridge may pave the way for exploring into and discovering new treatment for diseases like autism and Alzheimer&#039;s.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297196/20120212/brain-cells-human-skin-research-alzheimer-s.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297196/20120212/brain-cells-human-skin-research-alzheimer-s.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:51:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jenny McCarthy and Tim Tebow: Match Made in Heaven?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Rosie O&#039;Donnell thinks the Playboy centerfold and the Christian football star &quot;would be perfect together.&quot;]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296861/20120210/jenny-mccarthy-tim-tebow-rosie-o-donnell.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/296861/20120210/jenny-mccarthy-tim-tebow-rosie-o-donnell.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:45:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Burning Cash For Fuel in Hungary]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Annually,Hungary recycles about $1 billion worth of old  forints (currency of Hungary), and converts the worn out currency  into bricks.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295686/20120209/burning-cash-fuel-hungary-recycling.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295686/20120209/burning-cash-fuel-hungary-recycling.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:53:17 EST</pubDate>
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