This recently released study could help researchers to better understand the causes of autism in children.

A comprehensive new study suggests that females require a much larger biological and cognitive shift to develop autism than ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen has uncovered, for the first time, how genes linked to autism and intellectual disability may influence early brain development. Subscribe to our ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Explore the latest findings in autism research that highlight the importance of brain tissue for understanding ...

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 symptoms of autism may not be obvious until a child is a toddler, but the disorder itself appears to begin well before birth. Brain tissue taken from children who died and also happened to have ...

A new U.S. autism research panel is examining potential causes of autism, sparking debate over science, policy, and the ...

The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can be found in very early stages of ...

Some research suggests that avoiding environmental exposures, especially pre-conception, may help. Influencers branded the idea “trimester zero,” but the science is in early stages.