In the spring of 2011, a handful of powerful new scientific tools came into existence — and each one had white tufts of facial hair and a long gray tail. Now, five years later, those genetically ...

Scientists don’t know all the causes of autism, but they do know that certain genes and environmental factors can play a role in the broad spectrum of developmental disabilities that fall under the ...

A cross-section of the neocortex and cerebellum from an adult rhesus monkey brain has been labeled with a stain that highlights brain cells. (Credit: Allen Institute) A project led by Seattle’s Allen ...

Three rhesus macaques hang out in their enclosure at the primate research center at UC Davis on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Davis. A team of UC Davis researchers published a study in July that could ...

Autism is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior or interests. The reported prevalence of autism has been rising ...

As a 7-year-old boy, Kevin Howard spent months in the hospital with a bone infection in his leg. A stuffed monkey named Kookabuk helped him make it through the scary experience. "I was told he had ...