Researchers in Oregon edit human embryos, prenatal antidepressants may play a role in autism risk, and gut microbiota are associated with early cognition.

About 8 percent of non-inherited mutations in people with autism occur in only some of the body’s cells, according to a study of 20,000 people.

Autism runs in families, but the search for inherited risk factors has come up short — until now.

A Tampa clinic goes rogue with fecal transplants, autism’s genetic ancestry traces to our deep past, and the U.S. Supreme Court revives the travel ban.

Two candidate genes have risen to the top, and may help scientists understand what autism really is.

Teasing out how genes interact can offer clues to autism’s causes and point to treatment targets.

A February study that tied several new genes to autism contained a large statistical error, according to a report from 14 independent researchers; the original team is working on issuing a correction.

A new atlas maps the locations of nearly 30,000 noncoding RNAs — genetic strips that may modify the expression of genes.

Most children with a rare autism-linked mutation develop baby teeth one to two years earlier than usual.

Asking participants in genetic databases about their family’s medical history can help researchers uncover genetic variants tied to conditions such as autism.