‘Game-changer for autism’: 100-year-old drug reverses sympto

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Do you want to take the drug or dose other people with it?

I can't see why you would even ask me that. No + No.

If anybody wants to give me some, I'll try it.

How are people supposed to repeat the study, particularly, under negative assumptions.

My concern was that it would affect healthy body functions.



They might want to give you some.

What you have here is a claim based on "evidence" of a tiny pilot study which is so flimsy in sampling and methodology that it seems unlikely anyone else would try to replicate it. Then the "finding" is reported in sensationalist and misleading ways, by publicity material which avoids mentioning the conflict of interest.

Replication efforts are extremely unlikely. However given the eagerness of some research funding outfits to hand money over to anything with a whiff of "cure" it wouldn't surprise me if the same man gets funding and issues claims to have replicated the finding in the future, with even more sensationalist headlines from gullible reporters.

This is a promising study, and it is presented in interesting paper http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... 3.424/full, and the study has non methodology weakness other the limitations already pointed out in limitation section. This is pilot study as it would not be cost-effective to include a large sample if you wish to study if Surmin has en effect on human autism. T According to the paper autism can be caused by metabolic imbalance than can be corrected with suramin. The study states that there is a need for further studies with larger study population. This is also needed if they wish to get Suarmin listed as drug approved to treat human autism by US Federal food and drug administration.

A noted if you wish to read about a particular study is a good idea to read the original research paper. This is what I did as the original research paper about Suramin was easy to read, and it stated strong and weak point in this study.