Study finds no evidence MMR vaccine increases risk of autism

A new large-scale European study has found that despite concerns, there is no evidence that the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccine increases the risk of autism, even in children more susceptible to the condition. Carried out by researchers at the Statens Serum Institut, Denmark, the new study looked at 657,461 children born to Danish mothers in Denmark from 1999 through 31 December 2010 to investigate whether the MMR vaccine increases the risk for autism in children or in various subgroup