For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

A compound found in the marijuana plant called cannflavin B reduced anxiety-like behavior and improved social behavior in a ...

Dr. Noritaka Ichinohe discusses three decades of translational neuroscience in a new Genomic Press Interview. His work links ...

A former school bus aide pleaded guilty Monday to assaulting three nonverbal students with autism who were unable to report ...

You've probably seen service dogs helping people with diabetes, anxiety, or seizures, but service dogs are now becoming more ...

A charity which trains support dogs has received funding to build a welfare area including an area for health checks and a ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

As more research is done into ADHD and autism for humans, researchers say they see similar behavioral patterns in dogs as ...

A furdad seems to have some difficulty in making his dog understand anything he says. (Photo from iStock royalty-free images.) Dogs: Dogs, being highly social animals, have been a subject of research.

A bird refuses to fly and would rather sit on her owner’s lap. (Photo from iStock royalty-free images.) First of two parts. The human experience of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is well-documented, ...