Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is estimated to be experienced by roughly 1 in 127 people worldwide. It is characterized by atypical patterns in brain development, ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have discovered how loss of a gene strongly associated with autism and macrocephaly (large head size) rewires circuits and alters ...

Researchers have made important advances in determining the origins of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), possibly paving the way for developing novel biomarkers and targets for therapeutics. After ...

From birth, human survival depends on the ability to engage with others. This ability, which is essential for development, seems to be impaired very early on in children with autism spectrum disorders ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex and heterogeneous neurodevelopmental condition that affects approximately 1–2% of the global population. It is characterised by challenges in social ...

Mutations in SHANK3, a gene encoding a synaptic scaffolding protein, have been repeatedly identified in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a recent study, led by Professor Zhang ...

Rosalind Franklin University neuroscientist Joanna Dabrowska, PhD, PharmD, has been granted $1,733,330 as the university's ...

A new UC San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic predispositions and environmental exposures converge to cause autism spectrum disorder.

A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs known as assembloids, which are derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yale School of Medicine (YSM) was awarded a $27.7 million grant from Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) to develop an interdisciplinary research ...