Articles by Peter Hess

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s investigation comes after a study showed prenatal exposure to topiramate roughly triples a child’s likelihood of having autism or intellectual disability.

A researcher’s existential crisis led to a scientific breakthrough.

A large twin study in Sweden finds genetics has a much larger influence on the odds of an autism diagnosis, and has remained consistent over time.

Labs are trying to figure out who will care for animals and organoids and some clinical trials are put on hold.