Mice and zebrafish missing the GIGYF1 gene show social traits reminiscent of autism, though the molecular underpinnings are unclear.

This month’s issue of the Going on Trial newsletter explores why it’s more fun to have a beer with friends than by yourself — and how that informs an ongoing clinical trial for autism.

The paper used more than two dozen such terms, which have cropped up in thousands of published papers in recent years.

More than 100 parents who used the drug during pregnancy claim it caused their child’s autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, although the science behind the allegations is murky.

The phase 2A trial has its detractors despite positive animal results and is being sponsored by a company that is struggling financially.

The resignation of all the editors from two brain imaging journals caused quite a stir on social media this week, and a new 3D brain atlas turned some heads.

The gene, FOXP1, influences an animal’s motivation to listen to social communication, a new study suggests.

An anonymous tipster has been sifting through the papers of Jia Liu and his team.

The editors intend to start a new nonprofit journal.

Profound autism prevalence rose from 2002 to 2016, though not nearly as much as non-profound autism did.