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New TB Vaccine successfully completes a small trial
A new vaccine against Tuberculosis has successfully completed an early trial. Developed by Glaxo Smithkline amd Aeras, the M72 vaccine reduced TB rates by more than half. The current vaccine against TB is Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG). Its effectiveness in children … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-antivaccination, Background Data
Tagged Bacillus Calmette–Guérin, BCG, TB, Tuberculosis, Vaccinations, Vaccines
Happy Blogoversary to me!
Today, I celebrate the eighth anniversary of my blog “African Jungle”. My very first post, “Greetings to one and all”, was posted on the 29th of May 2010. The tagline I chose for my blog was “A blog on Autism, … Continue reading
Posted in Background Data, Fun Stuff, Life
Tagged Blogging, Blogoversary, iBlog
Were autistic traits responsible for a development in art?
A study by Dr Penny Spikins, Callum Scott and Barry Wright from the University of York suggests that autistic traits, specifically the ability to focus on detail, led to an explosion of realism in art 30,000 years ago. From a … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Awareness, Background Data
Tagged Archaeology, Cave Art, Realism, University of York
Was autism hero Hans Asperger really a villain?
Ask anyone the name of a scientist who studied autism, and Hans Asperger will likely be the one most frequently named. Unlike Leo Kanner, Asperger highlighted that autistics could be quite capable and able. Some have suggested that he emphasised … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Awareness, Background Data
Tagged Aktion T4, Asperger's Syndrome, Hans Asperger, Leo Kanner, Nazism
No, autism and psychopathy are NOT the same!
So I’ve been reading Adam West’s serialised deconstruction of “Atlas Shrugged” on his Daylight Atheism blog. One thing about Rand’s protagonists is abundantly clear – they are all psychopaths. In the comments section, one misguided soul asked if Rand was … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Awareness, Background Data
Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Autism, Ayn Rand, empathy, Films I've seen, IMDB, Psychopaths
On camouflaging signs and traits of autism
So I read an interesting article on the “Spectrum News” website. Autistics often engage in camouflaging – hiding their autistic behaviours – but autistic females are generally better at it. As the article says: As a group, women with autism … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Awareness, Background Data
