Most people want autism breakthroughs—but few know the crucial role brain donation plays in making them happen. Autism ...

A new survey reveals a striking disconnect in how Americans think about autism research. While nearly everyone agrees that ...

Scientists are uncovering a surprising connection between autism and ADHD that goes deeper than labels. Instead of diagnoses, it’s the severity of autism-like traits that seems to shape how the brain ...

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Scientists have created a super-map of the brain containing 30 million cells to trace the prenatal origins of diseases.

A growing body of research is drawing unexpected connections between autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease, two ...

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Can zebrafish help find autism treatments? Scientists used pharmaco-behavioral profiling to identify FDA-approved drugs, like ...

Researchers have discovered that a mutation of the MDGA1 gene, a key factor modulating the connections and characteristics ...

Individuals with autism interpret information, emotions, and sensory input differently than the neurotypical population. Although behaviour changes such as less eye contact or repeated movements are ...

Why is autism more common in men? A new study identifies the MDGA1 gene mutation and the protective role of estrogen in females.

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the answer may be in a surprising twist of evolutionary fate: one of the brain’s ...