An experimental leukemia drug and a chemical in black pepper ease breathing and movement problems in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.

A new technique enables scientists to isolate, and chart gene expression in, tens of thousands of cells at once.

A novel approach to microscopy reveals the sequences and spatial arrangement of DNA within cells.

Mutations in the autism gene NLGN3 may alter the gut nervous system of mice.

A cache of about 100 brain organoids grown from human cells is expected to launch into orbit this month.

New versions of the DNA editor CRISPR enable scientists to turn off specific genes in rats, detect mutations in human tissue and delete segments of the genome.

Spontaneous mutations that occur between genes may be as important in autism as those within genes.

An array of minute beads enables researchers to build precise maps of gene expression in the brain.

Exposure to inflammation in the womb may affect the brain and behavior of males and females differently.

Children with mutations either in CHD8 — a top autism gene — or in genes that CHD8 controls share similar characteristics.