UCLA researchers have combined two tools — gene expression and the use of peripheral blood — to expand scientists’ arsenal...
Biologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism. Fish cannot display symptoms of autism,...
Antioxidant shows promise as treatment for certain features of autism, Stanford study finds A specific antioxidant supplement may be an...
Immune cells “sculpt” circuits in the brain by eating away excess connections Findings offer a fresh look at developmental and...
Rare Neurons Discovered in Monkey Brains Max Planck scientists discover brain cells in monkeys that may be linked to self-awareness...
Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children with Autism Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study by Yale School of Medicine...
What can a fish tell us about human brain development? Researchers at Duke University Medical Center transplanted a set of...
A recently evolved pattern of gene activity in the language and decision-making centers of the human brain is missing in...
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately, this is not always true. Researchers at the Netherlands...
Boosts Sociability, Quells Repetitiveness – NIH Study National Institutes of Health researchers have reversed behaviors in mice resembling two of...
Multi-center study hones in on two genes as likely risk factors. Mutations in hundreds of genes involved in wiring the...
For children with autism, being born several weeks early or several weeks late tends to increase the severity of their...