Researchers at the University of Missouri may have found a clue to help uncover a possible link between autism and Parkinson's disease.

ElliQ is an empathetic care companion designed for older adults aging independently at home. (Image courtesy of Intuition Robotics) A large-scale longitudinal study published in The Gerontologist has ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri may have uncovered a clue explaining why young adults with autism are roughly six ...

A newly discovered biological chain reaction explains how high levels of a common brain chemical can lead to cellular overdrive in autism spectrum disorder. By tracing how nitric oxide disables a ...

Obstetrician Jeanne Conry has long paid attention to the “1,300-day window”- the months before conception through a child’s second birthday. Studies show nutrition and lifestyle during this period ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soon after psychiatrist Leo Kanner first identified autism in the 1940s, he and his colleagues proposed a simple explanation for ...

Explore the latest findings in autism research that highlight the importance of brain tissue for understanding neurodevelopmental conditions.

Autism is a developmental condition that affects how people communicate, learn, and interact with others. It usually appears ...

It is hard to keep track of how many times the CDC has revised its language, its guidance, or its sense of what counts as evidence in the autism world. And maybe “hard to keep track” is the point.

Obstetrician Jeanne Conry has long paid attention to the “1,300-day window”- the months before conception through a child’s second birthday. Studies show nutrition and lifestyle during this period can ...