Cells derived from the skin of boys and men with autism share a host of unusual characteristics.

Mini-brains grown from stem cells in culture can reveal the effects of both autism and the Zika virus on early development.

Using a clever culture method, scientists can transform human stem cells into a precise blend of neuron types.

Mice with a mutation in CHD8, the top autism gene, show no signs of any of the condition’s core features.

A brain region involved in reading faces has fewer folds in toddler boys with autism than it does in controls, a structural difference that could be related to social difficulties.

Genes that are expressed at higher levels in men’s brains than in women’s also tend to be enriched in the brains of people with autism.

A new brain imaging system lets researchers eavesdrop on mouse neurons as the animals move around and interact with each other.

Mice missing a gene called PTCHD1 in a deep-seated brain structure have autism-like symptoms that ease with treatment.

A class of fungicides used on crops can produce changes in mouse brain cells that look similar to those seen in people with autism.

Bacterial fragments can cross the placenta of a pregnant mouse into the brains of her developing pups, leading to a surplus of neurons in the pups.