Brothers and sisters of people with autism are both about two to three times more likely than the general population to have an autistic child themselves, according to a new study
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Why Zika caused most harmful brain damage to Brazilian newborns (Links to an external site)
Findings help explain why microcephaly cases less common in other Zika outbreaks
Autism’s genetic drivers may differ by sex (Links to an external site)
Autism may stem from a different — and larger — set of genetic mutations in women than it does in men, according to a new study.
$9.5 million aimed at detecting autism earlier in childhood (Links to an external site)
Multicenter grant funds infant brain imaging at Washington University and other centers.
Severity of autism symptoms varies greatly among identical twins (Links to an external site)
Findings from NIH-funded study could inform treatment strategies.
Mice sleeping fitfully provide clues to insomnia (Links to an external site)
Genetically engineered mice mimic common sleep problems
Autism risk, walking linked via brain connections (Links to an external site)
Brain networks that help babies learn to walk ID’d