Autism has a genetic component, but symptoms also depend on gut health and the gut-brain axis. New research shows that ...

New research reveals that gut imbalances in children with autism may influence brain activity and behavior by disrupting the ...

Nearly 74% of children with autism experience gastrointestinal issues, with new research from USC showing how gut imbalances ...

A new USC study suggests that gut imbalances in children with autism may create an imbalance of metabolites in the digestive ...

Vaccines are not linked to autism; this myth has been thoroughly debunked. Birth trauma and genetics play crucial roles in ...

Developmental psychiatric disorders like autism and schizophrenia are associated with changes in brain functional connectivity ... via synapses — during childhood compared to wild-type (normal) mice.

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 ...

UNIGE scientists identified a brain circuit where lies the origin the social difficulties experienced by people with autism spectrum disorders. From birth, human survival depends on the ability to ...

The research, published today in Nature Communications, adds to a growing body of science implicating the "gut-brain" axis in autism. The discovery raises the possibility of new treatment avenues.

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