Preventing autism after epilepsy

Basis for the epilepsy-autism connection is found - and may be reversible with an existing drug

CSUN sorority holds fundraiser for Autism Speaks

CSUN’s Alpha Xi Delta chapter raised $27,000 in a week-long charity event for Autism Speaks and were given the honor of revealing the total at “Walk Now for Autism Speaks” event.

Environment key to preventing childhood disabilities

The United States government would get a better bang for its health-care buck in managing the country's most prevalent childhood disabilities if it invested more in eliminating socioenvironmental risk factors than in developing medicines. That's the key conclusion of a new article.

The Latest Trend: Blaming Brain Science

Why do we see the biological basis of behavior as a threat to our core humanity, instead of a potential way to more deeply understand it?

Rapamycin could help prevent autism in newborns with seizures

Early-life seizures are known to be associated with autism, and studies indicate that about 40 percent of patients with autism also have epilepsy. A study from Boston Children's Hospital finds a reason for the link, and suggests that an existing drug, already shown to be safe in children, could help prevent autism from developing in newborns who have seizures.