Nebraska officials for months have anticipated the federal government possibly stepping in to review soaring state expenses ...

The costs of covering serious autism cases under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) could undermine childhood vaccine production.

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong. One example is a condition called SCN2A ...

A study using CRISPR restored brain connectivity and made the brain more resilient to seizures, which are often seen in a ...

The link between opioid use during pregnancy and autism/ADHD in children is due to other factors, not the medication itself.

Below Dr. Bhattacharya is an entrenched bureaucracy. Above him are powerful bosses, focused so far on crackdowns. The hope is ...

Is pathological demand avoidance (PDA) an unrecognized diagnosis or plain old oppositional behavior? Science urges ...

Stimming refers to the natural behavior of self-stimulation. It may include nail biting, drumming your fingers on a surface, or full body movements like rocking or swaying. Stimming usually involves ...

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong.   One example is a condition called SCN2A haploinsufficiency, in which children are born with just one functioning copy ...

Dyspraxia affects one in 20 children but it is often overlooked and misunderstood. It affects movement and so much more.

Kids with good executive function tend to grow up to be financially stable, healthy, productive adults. Past attempts to ...