Mapping the Human Brain Sheds Light on Autism

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Canadian researchers are leading the way in the search for the cause of autism, a condition affecting about one in every 200 people in Canada. The Canada Foundation for ...

May's U-turn on US extradition treaty

Theresa May is preparing to abandon efforts to rewrite the Government's extradition treaty with the US despite claims that it is unfair to British citizens.

Letters: The benefits of a civilised society

Today the welfare reform bill is expected to return to the Commons ( Report , 30 January). Under government plans, 670,000 households – two-thirds containing a disabled family member – would lose an average of £670 a year because they are deemed to have one or more additional bedrooms. Separated parents or grandparents who use their extra bedroom to share the care of their children or ...

Asperger's to Tourette's: British PM's 'jibe' divides online community

Ridiculing a significant minority of a society can fragment and fracture a nation. While the UK spearheads equality, the prime minister's comments mocking a disability negate our positive cultural...

The care system is in crisis. To deny this is woefully wrong | letters

Without urgent reform, the social care system will fail the hundreds of thousands of people who rely on its services Last week, Paul Burstow, the minister of state for care services, appeared before the health committee and told its members that "there is no gap" in social care funding. We disagree. Every day, people tell us they are being let down by the care system – unable to access services ...