A new study highlights the placenta’s role in neuropsychiatric development, showing that DNA methylation influences gene expression tied to psychiatric disorders.

A flurry of court documents filed this week in the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the killings of four ...

A recent study from Northwestern University has uncovered a genetic factor that may play a key role in autism. Researchers found that a specific gene affects how brain cells form connections during ...

People have two copies of most of their genes, one from each parent. Mutations can change or silence one or both copies. In the case of the Syngap1 gene, research has shown that two working copies are ...

A recent international study published in Molecular Psychiatry has identified new genetic variants associated with autism and ...

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman who was in poor health with advanced Alzheimer's disease, died seven days after his wife ...

Scientists have identified a rare genetic mutation in ITSN1 that increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease by up to tenfold, ...

Proposed legislation with bipartisan support that would expand services for students with autism in Florida is moving quickly through the Florida Senate and House. In the Florida Senate, the bill was ...

A Republican proposal for $880 billion in spending cuts drew hundreds of disabled New Jerseyans and their advocates to the ...

Bryan Kohberger has autism, according to his lead defense lawyer, who is arguing the diagnosis means he should not face the possibility of the death penalty if he is convicted of the murders of a ...