An analysis of data from the Israel National Birth Registry found that congenital malformations were more common in children ...

A landmark study led by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and published in Molecular Psychiatry ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a ...

A pediatrician explains autism spectrum disorder, including how common it is, early warning signs, possible causes and the ...

Does prenatal medication cause autism? A new study links sterol-inhibiting drugs (SBIMs) to higher ASD rates, identifying a 1.47-fold risk increase.

This news isn’t hard to swallow. Researchers at Yale University have identified a low-cost prescription drug already on the ...

April is Autism Awareness Month and many of those with the disability feel like there are a lot of misconceptions when it ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is linked to a fourfold increased risk for early-onset Parkinson’s disease (PD), results from the largest, population-based cohort study of its kind to date showed. The ...

Duncan Mayor Robert Armstrong proclaimed April as Autism Awareness Month Tuesday night. While April is recognized as Autism Awareness Month every year, Mayor Armstrong said it’s also a time to ...