Autism spectrum disorder is tied to an increased risk for Parkinson disease, even after adjusting for depression and antipsychotic/antidepressant use.

Most individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can achieve developmental milestones like others. The recently proposed ...

Clinical implementation of genetic testing in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in the Medicaid-enrolled population remains low.

In this new study, the researchers focused on one specific part of the brain known as the forebrain, which plays a major role ...

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered a key mechanism that helps shape how our brains are wired, and what can ...

The US Secretary of Health and Human Services insists he will soon announce the "cause" of autism, but setting a fixed ...

Deleting a gene called PTEN in certain brain cells disrupts the brain’s fear circuitry and triggers anxiety-like behavior in ...

Researchers have uncovered how losing the autism-linked gene PTEN in a specific set of inhibitory neurons reshapes brain circuits tied to fear and anxiety.

In a recent publication released by PubMed, American scientist Dr. Renee Dufault at the Food Ingredient and Health Research ...

More information: Tashalee R. Brown et al, Medicaid claims from 2008 to 2016 indicate low rates of genetic testing among children with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gene expression, where cells use the genetic information encoded in DNA to produce proteins, has been thought of as a dimmer light. How much a particular gene gets expressed ...

Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism — and each other They say their hope is not only to be considered more than sidekicks to the mothers of the children, but also to ...