A difference of a few years may not sound like much, but in autism spectrum disorder, earlier identification can open ...

The researchers focused on a class of medications called sterol biosynthesis-inhibiting medications, or SBIMs, which are ...

Autism and Alzheimer’s share brain wiring issues like faulty genes (SHANK3) and weak connections, raising later dementia risk ...

FMT shows promise in helping children with autism by restructuring gut bacteria, which can significantly reduce ...

The symptoms of autism may not be obvious until a child is a toddler, but the disorder itself appears to begin well before birth. Brain tissue taken from children who died and also happened to have ...

The idea that two conditions at opposite ends of life might be biologically linked is beginning to upend long-standing assumptions in brain science, blurring a divide that has shaped the field for ...

Does prenatal medication cause autism? A new study links sterol-inhibiting drugs (SBIMs) to higher ASD rates, identifying a 1 ...

Researchers investigating a widely used medication have uncovered an unexpected cellular process that may interfere with ...

A study links maternal use of cholesterol-inhibiting medications during pregnancy to increased autism risk in children, ...