The National Institutes of Health will fund a two-year Feinstein Institute for Medical Research study exploring risk factors behind autism spectrum disorders in newborns. A $3 million NIH grant has been awarded to MDs Betty Diamond and Peter Gregersen, researchers in the Northwell Health System’s Manhasset-based R&D division, specifically to explore the relationship between a mother’s autoimmunity during pregnancy and the risk of ASD in her child. The researchers are following up previous studies in…

By ROSALIE DRAGO // The Governor’s Conference on Sustainable Development & Collaborative Governance, held Wednesday in Melville, facilitated an important dialogue around the hot topic of downtown redevelopment. Long Island currently has over a dozen town centers in various stages of redevelopment or revitalization, so discussion on this topic is both relevant and timely. But for downtown development and revitalization to achieve its potency as an economic engine, consideration for jobs – What will they…