A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly associated with the disorder. By ...

Now, new light has been shed on the reason why three times more boys than girls are diagnosed with autism and ADHD.

New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School suggests that different genetic forms of autism may lead to similar patterns in brain activity and behavior. The findings were recently ...

Researchers have uncovered how losing the autism-linked gene PTEN in a specific set of inhibitory neurons reshapes brain circuits tied to fear and anxiety.

First devised by Zoltan Takats, a chemist and professor at Imperial College London, the technology consists of a needle-like ...

A new study reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more quickly than earlier ones, allowing them to ...

Research from the Max Planck Florida Institute reveals that loss of the PTEN gene in inhibitory neurons within the amygdala causes circuit disruptions, leading to increased anxiety and fear in animal ...

A research team has discovered that a specific group of neurons in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotion ...

A presentation slated to be shared at this week’s meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that a study in animals suggested that use of the vaccine ...

A presentation scheduled for a CDC vaccine meeting claimed that a vaccine preservative could cause long-term brain effects, but the study it cited doesn’t appear to exist.