Autistic people face a fourteen-year deficit in life expectancy
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States face a 14-year deficit in life expectancy, according…
Review highlights solute carriers as targets for central nervous system disorders
Solute carriers (SLCs) are specialized transport proteins that control the movement of nutrients, ions and neurotransmitters across cell…
Study provides a more nuanced picture of biological mechanisms linked to autism
How does autism manifest in the brain? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital…
Scientists create brain organoids with distinct cortical regional identity
The human brain is often described as one of the most complex structures in biology, and much of…
Vaccine research spans decades and doesn’t show they cause autism
Vaccine research spans decades and doesn’t show they cause autism President Donald Trump has called for big changes…
Cell village approach reveals genetic differences in cell fitness
How readily a cell divides and how well it survives is fundamental to life, shaping everything from organ…
Neurodivergent kids face special mental health risks. New initiative seeks ways to protect them
Like many young people with a diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Jacob Schreiber was creative, empathetic and endlessly…
Sports-based interventions may improve motor skills in children with autism
Research suggests that more than half of children with autism spectrum disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition, experience motor impairments.…
Prenatal use of certain medications can harm developing fetal brain
A review article by a University of Nebraska Medical Center/Child Health Research Institute research team underscores and describes…
KFF poll finds vaccine myths reach many Americans but convince few
A new KFF poll shows that most Americans do not firmly believe vaccine myths, but uncertainty remains widespread,…
New review proposes gene-edited Beagles as a complementary model for autism research
Evaluation of potential drugs in autism-associated Shank3 mutant dogs. Emerging gene-edited dog models for autism spectrum disorder More…
Autism study reveals shared brain cell changes during early development
Hundreds of genes have been linked to autism, yet the precise molecular and cellular mechanisms behind it remain…