Children with autism experience abnormal gene regulation and immune function that is often triggered by infection, and their symptoms may be significantly improved using targeted drugs.

The anterior insular cortex (aIC) is an important brain region known to contribute to the regulation of emotions, the integration of bodily sensations, decision-making and some other functions. Past ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —A Garretson family is doing what it can to raise money to find a cure for a rare syndrome. Three-year-old Carter Dreckman was diagnosed with CTNNB1 when he was just 10 months ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive memory loss and a decline in mental (i.e., cognitive) abilities. Statistics suggest that between 500,000 ...

An increasing amount of attention is being paid to dyslexia and autism. These neurodevelopmental disorders affect a large number of children, to the point where they have become household names for ...

Primary endpoint of CSF HS D2S6 reduction at week 16 met; strong correlation to neurodevelopmental outcomes at 1 year, supporting HS D2S6 as surrogate biomarker reasonably likely to predict clinical ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy — including a recent scientific review — have yielded mixed results but have not found a causal connection. By Azeen Ghorayshi For more ...

In the middle of winter, a 4-year-old boy was seen in clinic for an ongoing cough. Initially as the cough had persisted only for a few days and the child was systemically well, it was diagnosed as a ...

It might sound like a scenario from the most far-fetched of science fiction novels. But scientists have revealed the 32 terrifyingly real ways that AI systems could go rogue. Researchers warn that ...