Treatments

A new treatment curbs deadly seizures in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy.

Plugging a leaky mitochondrial membrane may help fragile X neurons to mature and function more efficiently.

Autistic people and their families are increasingly experimenting with marijuana to try to ease problems such as insomnia, epilepsy and chronic pain — and traits of autism. But there is little evidence for its safety or effectiveness.

Contrary to previous results, the blood pressure drug did not uniformly improve autism traits in a new clinical trial.

An experimental drug silences a DNA segment and seems to prevent seizures and death in a condition related to autism.

A growing number of studies are revealing circuits that may underlie social challenges in autism — and how to fine-tune them.

Most people with autism have motor difficulties, ranging from an atypical gait to problems with handwriting, but researchers still have much to learn about their causes and consequences.