(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump made what he has called “one of the biggest” medical announcements in U.S. history Monday afternoon regarding potential causes of autism, potential therapeutic and ramping up research on the disorder.

The administration believes taking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol early in pregnancy could be contributing to the decades-long rise in autism in the U.S., but it has also identified a drug that may be able to improve some of the disorder’s symptoms.

Jay Bhattacharya, head of the National Institutes of Health, also announced $50 million in grants the agency will be providing as part of its Autism Data Science Initiative.

The president did include some caveats in the announcements, noting that there’s more to learn about their fin

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