Autism spectrum disorder, also known simply as autism or ASD, is a developmental disorder that can vary widely from one patient to another. It can affect how people behave, socialize, or communicate ...

To any parent rocking their insessantly crying baby and wondering what they're doing wrong, Swedish researchers have some consolation: It may simply be down to the genes. Oliver Berg/dpa How much a ...

In a recent article published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated the role of genetics in the phenotypic association between screen time and psychiatric problems using a large ...

How much an infant cries is largely steered by their genetics, and there is probably not much that parents can do about it. This has been shown in a new Swedish twin study from Uppsala University and ...

A recent study analyzed individuals from diverse backgrounds and identified various genetic clusters involved in a broad range of biological mechanisms that may help explain ancestry-associated ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.