Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.

While the brain acquires resistance to continuous treatment with mGluR5 inhibitor drugs, lasting effects may still arise if dosing occurs intermittently and during a developmental-critical period.

Tylenol has long been considered a go-to medication for low to moderate pain and for fever reduction, even during pregnancy. But mounting evidence suggests that it is unsafe for fetal development.

Unusual visual inspection of objects by babies 9 month and older can predict later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, a new study shows.

New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that autistic individuals are less likely to identify as heterosexual and more likely to identify with a

Adding a shelter cat to the family can not only lower stress and anxiety of kids with autism, it can lower the cat's stress, too.

An ambitious new research project, Spectrum 10K, launches today and will recruit 10,000 autistic individuals, as well as their relatives, living in the UK.

Puppets could be an entry point for teaching children with autism about social cues, according to a study with a soft, colorful, furry puppet named Violet.

While autistic individuals are less likely to use substances, those who do so are more likely to self-medicate for their mental health symptoms, according to