What if childhood vaccines — particularly the combined measles-mumps-rubella vaccine — cause autism? Nearly three decades later, the debunked theory has gained renewed prominence in parallel with the ...

Gut bacteria doesn’t appear to cause autism. The relationship may run in the opposite direction: Autistic eating patterns ...

Some scientists argued that autism-gut microbiome research is rife with conceptual and methodological flaws, from mouse to ...

In a family-based study, researchers found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) shared similar gut microbiomes with their relatives but showed distinctly different eating habits. Their ...

All scientific studies tell a story. Sometimes the story is very clear, and sometimes it’s hard to find. A new autism epidemiology paper in JAMA, “Autism Diagnosis Among U.S. Children and Adults, 2011 ...

A new study has concluded there is no clear link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and the risk of an offspring developing ...

Imagine having a conversation where every gesture and glance feels like a test. You're juggling eye contact, facial expressions and tone of voice, all while trying to keep up with the words. You might ...