Scientific research continues to uncover interesting connections between the gut microbiome and human health, including ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently promised to find the cause of autism in five short months.

Autism rates are higher than ever before, probably because of more expansive and sensitive diagnoses. Those numbers highlight the need for more support for people with autism.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to BA-102 for the treatment of Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder linked to autism.

NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya told advisers on Monday that the agency would create a central platform of patient records ...

Editor's note: On April 25, 2025, this story was updated to reflect that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a previously unavailable video of the April 21, 2025, meeting in which NIH ...

Children with autism are believed to face difficulties in social interactions, besides also lacking the ability to be attentive while interacting with others. In fact, eye contact avoidance is a key ...

Kennedy has prioritized autism as one of the chronic illnesses he’s determined to tackle in his aim to “Make America Healthy Again." ...

With rising autism rates confirmed by recent CDC reports, NIH officials emphasize the need for thorough research while ...

for the treatment of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS), a syndrome associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The company is on track to initiate first-in-human clinical trials for ASD in the United ...