Autism diagnosed early differs genetically and developmentally from autism identified later, challenging the theory that it is a single, uniform condition.

Kennedy highlighted studies connecting infant male circumcision to autism risk, citing Tylenol given to manage pain.

Background: Little is known about the extent to which neurodevelopmental trajectories in infancy predict a later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: We investigated the association ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Katelyn Julana Policastro was born April 27 th, 2011 at St. John’s Hospital in Oxnard, California. The first day of her life was filled with joy and she seemed like a ...

The child died from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a fatal progressive brain disorder that strikes roughly 1 in 10,000 ...

Johnson & Johnson drug nipocalimab is in late-stage clinical testing in a rare neuromuscular disorder, and if it stays on track could become the third-to-market drug in its class for that indication.

In March 2022, Erin and Travis Jean’s son, Felix, died at two-and-a-half months old from complications associated with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic skin disorder that causes severe ...

Among mothers, a history of eating disorders or body mass index (BMI) outside the normal range was associated with a higher risk of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in their offspring, ...