Treatments

A new line of female mice may enable researchers to test gene-based therapies for Rett syndrome.

The United States has approved a compound derived from marijuana as a treatment for certain types of epilepsy. The ruling may spell good news for autism research.

Boosting the levels of the chemical messenger serotonin makes mice that model autism more social — and brings new hope to a shelved theory in autism.

A new method enables scientists to monitor the activity of key molecules involved in the growth and remodeling of connections in the brain.

New results implicate an enzyme called ERK in the consequences of missing a segment of chromosome 16.

In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration guaranteed an experimental autism drug a speedy review for approval, but some scientists are skeptical of the drug’s potential.