Changes in gene expression also hint at how the brains of people with ASD develop differently from those of other people.

From 500-million-year-old fat to a newly discovered virus, here are some stunners from The Scientist in 2018.

The PsychENCODE project delves into the DNA, RNA, and protein changes related to brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders, but researchers caution it’s just a first step toward treatment.

Meet some of the people featured in the November 2018 issue of The Scientist.

In a new book, a vaccine researcher describes the scientific facts and personal anecdotes behind his family’s experience with autism and its comorbid disabilities.

Researchers parse genes linked with intellectual disability and autism from those tied to autism alone.

Contrary to prior evidence, a study finds receptor density is the same among people without and without the disorder, although GABA signaling still appears to be impaired.

Epidiolex, a cannabis-derived medicine for epilepsy, will prompt federal regulatory changes that could crack open access to study the plant.

Scientists are finding patterns in symptoms among a handful of people with mutations in HNRNPU.