A research team has unveiled the cause and molecular mechanism of chronic brain inflammation that results in repetitive behavioral disorders. The research team demonstrated that an inflammatory ...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada have discovered a gene that may be responsible for defining behaviors ...

Researchers have identified a portion of the human genome known as PTCHD1-AS on the X chromosome that does not code for ...

A long-overlooked stretch of the human genome appears to play a distinct role in shaping the social and stereotypic ...

A long‑overlooked stretch of the human genome appears to play a distinct role in shaping the social and stereotypic ...

Talk about a high-ly anticipated breakthrough. A new study from the University of São Paulo suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis extract could help improve behavior and ease common symptoms in ...

The study reveals that children with potential autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show a significant preference for predictable visual stimuli, spending more time observing them than typically developing ...

ATLANTA ― The use of insulinlike growth factor–1 (IGF-1) significantly improves symptoms of social withdrawal and repetitive behaviors in children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS), a genetic cause ...

If your child’s pediatrician hands you a questionnaire and says the results “raise some concerns,” what that really means is that your child needs further evaluation. Unfortunately, most families are ...