DNA methylation in autism, explained
How chemical tags called methyl groups position themselves on genetic sequences may hint at some of the causes of autism.
How chemical tags called methyl groups position themselves on genetic sequences may hint at some of the causes of autism.
Undisclosed financial conflicts and a lack of proper clearance mar a new study that injected four autistic children with stem cells from their own bone marrow, independent experts say.
Use of the term ‘profound autism’ is among the recommendations made by a panel of autism researchers, clinicians, autistic adults and parents of autistic people.
Genes that appear to play a role in some birds’ ability to learn songs are frequently mutated in autistic people.
Autism prevalence in the United States rose to 1 in 44 children in 2018, up from 1 in 54 in 2016.
Almost 60 percent of autistic people may have an average or above-average intelligence quotient, according to a new longitudinal study.
Shafali Jeste has spent the bulk of her scientific career searching for biological markers of autism. Her goal: to improve lives through early diagnosis and speedy testing of therapies.
Rare variants that alter the expression of genes in the brain contribute to autism in people who also have a rare autism-linked mutation, according to a new study.
Many autistic children rate the therapy as less effective at treating their anxiety than their parents and clinicians do.
Cortical organoids that contain non-neuronal brain cells called microglia may reflect human neurodevelopment more faithfully than those that don’t.