Ongoing imprecision in defining the autism spectrum will only impede progress in discovering the causes of the condition.

Dr. Eric Levine’s cutting-edge autism research at UConn School of Medicine is reprogramming the donated skin or blood cells of autism-linked Angelman or Dup15q syndrome patients to develop them in the ...

A novel scientific method developed at Tel Aviv University promises to accelerate our understanding of the gene PTEN, a key ...

Sensory processing differences are a distinctive feature of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and can profoundly impact the ...

Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as health and human services secretary, it could undermine years of progress in unlinking autism and vaccines, while potentially diverting precious research dollars to a ...

rh2010 - stock.adobe.com Despite decades of extensive research, the precise causes of autism are still a mystery. Senior study author Magdalena Janecka and her colleagues analyzed more than 1.1 ...

In the brain, regulating cellular growth is especially important during early development in the first few years of life. Numerous genes contribute to this regulation, but one gene in particular—PTEN ...

This is one of 22 cutting-edge projects selected to share in a total of $8.1 million in grants raised through the Eagles Autism Challenge.

Genetic Discovery Links New Gene to Autism Spectrum Disorder Dec. 19, 2024 — New research has identified previously unknown genetic links to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing new ...

The EarliPoint evaluation tool tracks eye movement in children to screen for autism. A new diagnostic tool is allowing ...