Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast
Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast
Nemours Children's Health
Ep. 190: A Strand of Hope: Using Hair to Detect Autism
20 minutes Posted Apr 20, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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The road to an autism diagnosis can sometimes take years between a family's first concerns and a formal evaluation. In this episode, we explore the science behind a new hair-based biomarker screening tool in the early stages of development, and seek to understand what researchers hope it could one day offer as part of a larger clinical picture. Our guest, David Elkin, PhD, a pediatric clinical psychologist and VP, Clinical Liaison & Advocacy at LinusBio, talks about how the tool works, w...