Recent research has revealed the cerebellum's significant role in both motor coordination and social-cognitive processes, ...

Using stem cells generated from patients with a rare and severe form of autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, ...

By creating personalized brain 'organoids' in the lab, scientists showed how microRNAs impact brain development, and demonstrate how one drug can reverse critical cellular signs of autism.

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Human-specific genes control a crucial gene associated with autism spectrum disorders. The human brain's unusually extended ...

Parents often turn to screens to entertain their kids, but a new study uncovered how this bad habit might be harming child ...

A study out recently has prompted much media attention about the role of plastics in developing autism. In particular, the ...

Abby De La Rosa and Nick Cannon’s son Zillion is making great strides to becoming verbal after being diagnosed with autism.

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine show how sleep loss during early life impacts key aspects of brain development and ...

Neuropsychiatric disorders—including schizophrenia and autism—are complex conditions that have been linked to many genes ...