Rare form of autism shows unique pattern of regression
More than 40 percent of children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome lose skills they once had, beginning, on average, at age 6.
More than 40 percent of children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome lose skills they once had, beginning, on average, at age 6.
The National Institutes of Health receives a $2 billion boost, politicians who propagate anti-vaccine views are fueling outbreaks, and a new report highlights preventable conditions associated with autism.
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.
Scientists have discovered more than 100 new proteins at junctions in the brain that dampen neuronal activity.
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.