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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Researchers have developed an AI-powered approach that accelerates the discovery of genes linked to neurodevelopmental ...

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.

Then, a few years ago, she was diagnosed with autism, just after her youngest daughter received the same. Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you ...