The US Secretary of Health and Human Services insists he will soon announce the "cause" of autism, but setting a fixed ...

Most individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can achieve developmental milestones like others. The recently proposed ...

Deleting a gene called PTEN in certain brain cells disrupts the brain’s fear circuitry and triggers anxiety-like behavior in ...

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.

In a recent publication released by PubMed, American scientist Dr. Renee Dufault at the Food Ingredient and Health Research ...

A new update, led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and the Gillings School of Global Public Health, describes ...

Here's my watch telling me to try harder.Fifteen years ago, then-contributor Peter Lipson wrote a short post on this blog that I've reflected on many times since. Titled Your Disease, Your Fault, ...

Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect July 1 and some of them make big changes you need to know. Here's the list.

The most powerful public health official in the US is reviled by some medics - but even some of his critics accept that he is ...

The aging population is growing globally, making healthy aging a critical public health goal. Emerging evidence suggests that ...

This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary made half-true or false statements about fluoride in public drinking water, ...