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There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate, according to a new study, challenging the stereotype that autistic…

Providing hearing aids and advice on their use may preserve social connections that often wane as we age, a new study shows. Its authors say…

A team at UC Davis has made a major leap in neurotechnology, enabling a man with ALS to speak again through a brain-computer interface that…

The effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a report from the American Psychological Association that calls on developers to…

New research shows that cyberbullying should be classified as an adverse childhood experience due to its strong link to trauma. Even subtle forms – like…

As a group, carriers of recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have a reduced chance of having offspring. This disadvantage is greatest for carriers…

The U.S. is facing a maternal health crisis with higher rates of maternal mortality than any other high-income country. Social and economic factors, including income,…

People with cancer, heart disease and other conditions have come to expect treatments that their medical teams “personalize” just for them, based on tests. But…

Lower the legal tackle height in women’s rugby is providing effectin in reducing head contacts between players, a world-first study suggests. Changes to the tackle…

Parents’ genes – even when not directly inherited by a child – may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a…

The smallest grooves on the brain’s surface, unique to humans, have largely been ignored by anatomists, but recent studies show that they’re related to cognitive…

A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each carrying a genetic mutation strongly…