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Autism risk associated with parental age and with increasing difference in age between the parents

Advancing paternal and maternal age have both been associated with risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the shape of the association remains unclear, and results on the joint associations is lacking. This study tests if advancing paternal and maternal ages are independently associated with ASD risk and estimates the functional form of the associations.

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X-ray inspection in electronics comes of age

X-ray inspection systems for use in the electronics industry have become an important and growing part of the production process.

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Inside Amazon's Grand Challenge — a secretive lab working on cancer research and other ventures

Deep inside Amazon, a secretive group called Grand Challenge, led by the creator of Google Glass, is working on a series of bold projects involving cancer research, medical records and last-mile delivery, according to people familiar with the matter.

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New organ called 'interstitium' may explain how cancer spreads, study says

A group of scientists recently discovered an organ called the interstitium. It may help to explain how cancer spreads.