Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have pinpointed a brain region that may drive autism-related behaviors. They report that dialing ...

Brains are staggeringly complex. Usually, when we talk about shifting neurodevelopmental traits, we’re looking at years of intensive therapy and complex interventions. But new research from Stanford ...

Supplementation of nutrient cocktails containing zinc, branched-chain amino acids and serine improves social interaction in three different mouse genetic models of autism. [Ming-Hui Lin and Tzyy-Nan ...

A new study has found that early treatment with lithium can restore brain function and alleviate behavioral symptoms in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) stemming from mutations in the ...

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Stanford Medicine scientists investigating the neurological underpinnings of autism spectrum disorder have found that hyperactivity in a specific brain region could drive behaviors commonly associated ...