He set a timeline of five months for identifying the growth of a disorder that has been heavily researched for decades across the globe.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues. Until the 1970s ...

Alena – stock.adobe.com A small study of 10 kids — mostly boys — with autism showed that they had variants in the DDX53 gene, which is primarily expressed in the testis and brain.

Autism is highly heritable — it's estimated that between 40% and 80% of cases are tied to genes passed down through families. However, autism can also be caused by mutations that spontaneously ...

Is there an ‘autism gene’? ASD is a complex and highly diverse condition with no single “autism gene.” Instead, it’s believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.