Autism Disorder Could Be Caused By Brain Swelling Says John ...
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Doctors at John Hopkins&#39; University School of Medicine Department of Neurology / Neurosurgery launched a study of the cause of the genetic disorder which may lead to making a step forward in finding a treatment.
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One in 60 older people may be walking around with benign brain tumors and don't know it. Even more may have bulging blood vessels in the head that could burst. These results come from a surprising new Dutch study that finds brain abnormalities are not all that uncommon.
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New research shows how a part of the brain helps us recognize fear in other people's facial expressions. The discovery may one day aid people with autism.
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Children with older fathers have a significantly increased risk of having autism, a study has concluded.
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Researchers have identified a genetic defect responsible for 1 percent of the various forms of autism, and other experts said the DNA region involved could cause many more autism cases.
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A rare genetic flaw that occurs spontaneously during development may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism, researchers report.
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The doctor who first suggested MMR was linked to autism paid children for blood samples, a hearing is told.
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Children with autism have  inflammation in their brains, although it is not yet clear  whether the inflammation actually causes the condition,     researchers said on Monday.
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People with autism are prone to brain inflammation associated with immune system dysfunction, say researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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The father of a 6-year-old boy with sensory processing disorder is trying to reprogram his son's brain. By Mark Woodman. Also: Read the latest installment of Hacking My Child's Brain on Bodyhack.
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Some children may have an inherited weakness predisposing them to develop autism when exposed to mercury from fish or other sources, an American environmental group says.
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Using steroids to build bulging muscles can also trigger "catastrophic" loss of brain cells, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A new brain-imaging study  suggests that people with autism use different parts of the  brain when remembering letters -- regions normally associated  with processing shapes rather than language.
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Scientists show how having a stroke - or even snoring heavily - can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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People who have frequent migraines are more likely to develop brain damage, new research has found. The frequency of attacks indicates an increased risk for brain lesions, raising the possibility that in a
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Science has spoken when it comes to the theory that some childhood vaccines can cause autism. They don't, the Institute of Medicine concluded three years ago. Soon, it will be the courts turn to speak.
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Scientists revealed the most  extensive findings to date on the genetics of autism on Sunday,  pinpointing two new genetic links that may predispose children  to develop the complex brain disorder.