Scientists have discovered a gene that may be responsible for defining behaviors linked to autism. As autism now affects one ...

As autism diagnoses continue to rise nationwide, researchers at MUSC believe they may be getting closer to a treatment designed to target certain forms of the disorder at its genetic source.

Scientists have linked more than 800 genes to autism spectrum disorder, making a one-size-fits-all medication difficult to find. But now, researchers at Yale University say they may have cracked the ...

A new autism therapy may be on the way — and it’s got everyone talking. Researchers in China have developed a brain stimulation technique that’s showing early promise in improving social communication ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new treatment for autism? The Food and Drug Administration is approving Leucovorin to treat symptoms of autism—the decades-old ...

A new study identifies PTCHD1-AS as a key non-coding gene that shapes social and repetitive behaviors in autism without affecting cognition.

Researchers have pinpointed a long non-coding gene that plays a distinct role in the social and stereotypic repetitive ...

A new treatment for autism? The Food and Drug Administration is approving Leucovorin to treat symptoms of autism—the decades-old medicine is primarily used to treat side effects of chemotherapy. Heidi ...