A new study suggests rapid evolution of widespread neurons in humans may explain higher autism prevalence, showing natural selection enhanced intelligence but increased neurodevelopmental disorder ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to ...

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

Donald Trump held a press briefing last month for an announcement on autism. During Q&A with the press, a reporter asked Trump why a link between Tylenol and autism hasn't been talked about before.

Evolutionary changes that gave humans the ability for complex thought may also help explain the origins of autism, a study suggests. The research indicates that as a certain type of brain cell evolved ...

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the answer may be in a surprising twist of evolutionary fate: one of the brain’s ...

Republicans have been falsely asserting that Democrats are shutting down the government to fund free health care for unauthorized immigrants. By Linda Qiu Reporting from Washington With Congress at an ...

If you’ve met one person with autism, the saying goes, you’ve met one person with autism. This popular quote attributed to autism expert Dr. Stephen Shore captures a truth that has long challenged ...

During an interview in late April with Dr. Phil, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated his appeal to parents on vaccine safety: “We live in a democracy, and part of the responsibility of being a parent is ...

A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to children during a door-to-door poliovirus eradication campaign in Lahore, Pakistan, on April 21. (Arif Ali / AFP via Getty Images) During an ...