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Early Retirement for Asperger’s?

Ed Kashi / Corbis

Early Retirement for Asperger’s?
by Casey Schwartz Ed Kashi / Corbis
Overdiagnosed and ill defined, the syndrome seems headed for psychiatry’s scrap heap.
Tripping Through Time
by Gary Marcus Photo Illustration by Benjamin Ritter
Why has evolution let drugs be fun?
Scientists Listen In on Thoughts
Getty Images
Reconstruct words based on brain waves.

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Report: Prejudice Linked to Low IQ
Jan 26, 2012 5:46 PM EST
According to psychology study. MORE
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Want to Get into Yale? Try ADHD
by Heidi Mitchell Jan 25, 2012 5:47 PM EST
A growing number of students are trying to be branded as hyperactive. The result? Better test scores, better schools, reports Heidi Mitchell. MORE
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Solar Storm Forces Flight Reroutes
Jan 24, 2012 6:39 PM EST
Delta changes courses between U.S. and Asia. MORE
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Why Is No One Getting the Flu?
by Kent Sepkowitz Jan 23, 2012 12:00 AM EST
The curious case of the non-flu season. MORE
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Solar Flare Hurtling Toward Earth
Jan 20, 2012 10:02 PM EST
Expected to cause light show. MORE
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Scientists Halt Bird-Flu Research
Jan 20, 2012 6:01 PM EST
After a mutation made the virus more contagious. MORE
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New Autism Study Causes Uproar
by Casey Schwartz Jan 20, 2012 4:45 AM EST
An autism expert has argued that a new definition of autism would exclude many now diagnosed. MORE
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Most Depressing Day: Today
Jan 16, 2012 3:50 PM EST
Because of weather, holidays being over. MORE
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Russian Mars Probe Crashes to Earth
Jan 16, 2012 7:51 AM EST
Officials say it probably landed in the Pacific. MORE
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Modern Morality: Time for a Reboot?
by Casey Schwartz Jan 16, 2012 12:00 AM EST
When it comes to deciding what’s right or wrong, we’re far more emotional than rational. MORE