Changes in brain connectivity before and after puberty may explain why some children with a rare genetic disorder have a ...

Researchers have identified changes in brain connectivity before and after puberty that may explain why some children with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome are more susceptible to autism and ...

What is the difference between awareness and acceptance? The difference is subtle but profound. Autism awareness is best ...

Changes in brain connectivity before and after puberty may explain why some children with a rare genetic disorder have higher risk of developing autism or schizophrenia, according to a UCLA Health ...

Scientists studying mice have uncovered a delicate protein rivalry in the brain that, when thrown off balance, may cause ...

The nation's top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism.

Long believed to be particularly associated with males, new research is revolutionising our understanding of autism ...

The same chemicals and receptors that control the sensation of pain in the opioid system also play a role in regulating ...

Are we living in an age of overmedicalisation? Overdiagnosis of conditions such as autism, ADHD and depression is a result of ...

A new study reveals that autism-like symptoms in mice emerge when two nerve proteins—MDGA2 and BDNF—fall out of balance.