A software tool finds possible functions for long RNA molecules that aren’t transcribed into proteins.

Experiences may shape the human brain by altering neurons that boost brain activity.

A small number of autism genes are located in fragile regions of the genome — those prone to breaking when cells copy DNA.

A cellular pathway that helps neurons grow and move during fetal development may drive the changes in head size in some autistic people.

Mice with an autism-linked deletion in chromosome 16 show abnormalities in their blood vessels and circulation.

A new technique transforms the previous broad-brush picture of a brain region into a pointillist masterpiece of neuronal subpopulations associated with specific activities.

Triggering an immune defense in newborn male mice missing a copy of TSC2, a gene linked to autism, impairs the mice’s social memory.

Austria must train more autism specialists, expand its research funding and build more centers for autism diagnosis and treatment.

Mice lacking one copy of a leading autism gene have hyperexcitable brains and problems with learning and memory.

Tracking how roundworms crawl has enabled scientists to determine that many autism genes are involved in sensory processing and learning.