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A person in a lab coat next to a microscope.

NIH Grant Awarded to Upstate Researcher Takes Aim at Autism Symptoms

With a $178,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Furman University’s Linnea Freeman aims to help 1 in 36 children in the U.S. who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) each year by pioneering research on the gut microbiome.

A cooked turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

How to Safely Thaw a Turkey

While frozen, a turkey is safe indefinitely. As soon as it begins to thaw, bacteria that may have been present before freezing will begin to grow again.