Scott Gottlieb is poised to become chief of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, neuroscience research has blossomed over the past decade, and new grants support adults with autism.

A drug used to treat excessive swelling seems to ease autism features in some children on the spectrum.

Using flashes of light, scientists can spark seizures, tweak cell junctions and motivate mice from afar.

The Broad Institute can keep its CRISPR patents, Trump’s vaccine safety panel may be back on, and a drug discovered in fish eases seizures in children.

Some mutations in a gene called SCN2A make neurons less excitable and are linked to autism; others have the opposite effect and may cause seizures during infancy.

The brains of people with autism show a distinct molecular signature that reflects alterations in how genes are pieced together and expressed.

A flexible electrode array can eavesdrop on neurons in people without damaging brain tissue.

Mutations in a gene called SCN2A have opposite effects in autism and in epilepsy.

A university must pay the U.S. government $9.5 billion for false claims on federal grants, a mother explains her decision to donate her son’s brain to science, and investigators struggle to enroll families in autism research.