AUTISM

A study in mice suggests the hormone oxytocin drives the "reward" we feel after socializing.

The singers have decided to remove the offending words from their song “Jodeci Freestyle” following severe backlash.

Jenny McCarthy was criticized on Twitter for her belief that vaccines can cause Autism in children after she was hired by "The View."

German software company SAP hopes to employ more than 600 people with autism spectrum disorder by 2020.

Research suggests a connection between prenatal exposure to anti-epilepsy drug valproate and autism spectrum disorders.

A personal story about why autism awareness really matters.

Miss Montana will make history when she becomes the first contestant with Autism to compete in the Miss America pageant on Saturday.

Experts are stating there is no connection between Asperger's syndrome and the violence that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Friday

New research points to a close association between autism and an altered immune system response to viral infections.

Hurricane Sandy has had a profound effect on one Long Island girl with Autism.

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that there may be a distinct genetic origin of perfect pitch, associated with sound memory.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler raise a total of $72,000 for autism education programs.

Over half of the children suffering from autism run away at least once and many go missing for a long duration, raising concerns.

Some parents seem to immunize their children because of the potential benefits to others, but whether or not this is a common motivator is largely unknown, researchers wrote.

We don't know how this happened, but we're glad it did. Someone at Old Spice rigged a shirtless, ripped Terry Crews to a series of wires and hooked them to a series of quirky instruments, and after watching him play a song by flexing his pecs, biceps and abs, you can control him with your keyboard. Crazy.

More than 95 percent of kindergartners were vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, polio and hepatitis B, meeting federal guidelines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.

In the past few decades, scientific breakthroughs are increasingly coming from older scientists. But young people still make astounding discoveries, and some institutions, including science fairs and the U.S. government, aim to encourage budding researchers to keep at it.

The Anger Management actor bid adieu to his almost 8 million followers on the social-networking site Friday.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 can cause tumors called optic glioma, but until now, scientists didn't know exactly where these tumors came from. Now researchers working with mice have tracked the tumors back to a specific region in the embryonic brain.

Actress Holly Robinson Peete wrote an open letter criticizing the rapper, who regularly rhymes about killing people.

After accounting for the mother's age, smoking, number of previous births and other factors, researchers found an increased risk of autism, but not Asperger syndrome, in preemies and babies that were very small at birth.