Cancer is on the rise in younger adults

Researchers find key differences in brain development between autistic boys and girls

Human brains are getting larger

Sugar-free gum, mint and candy can give you gas, and researchers think they know why

Researchers identify 'switch' to activate cancer cell death

Study explores how changing autism traits are linked to mental health conditions

Having high blood pressure in your 30s is associated with worse brain health around age 75, especially for men

World’s first stem cell treatment for spina bifida delivered during fetal surgery

Machine learning identifies gun buyers at risk of suicide

‘Friendly’ gut bacteria may eliminate pathogens by competing for energy resources

Amygdala changes in autistic individuals linked to anxiety

Study: During the first five months of the pandemic in 2020, low-income communities of color experienced significantly greater increases in firearm violence, homicides and assaults compared to more affluent…

Study: Handgun owners who have been charged with intimate partner violence (IPV)—abuse or aggression in romantic relationships—are much more likely to commit other violent crimes

U.S. saw surge in firearm purchases and violence during first months of COVID-19 pandemic

Genomics study confirms low likelihood that SARS-CoV-2 on hospital surfaces is infectious

Study: Most Californians unaware of law to prevent gun violence but would support using it

Executive control differences in autism spectrum disorder may be the result of a unique approach, rather than an impairment

Biomarkers in mother’s plasma predict a type of autism in offspring with 100% accuracy

Exposure to violence takes a toll on the socioemotional well-being of Californians

A study of pregnant mice found that high amounts of folic acid during pregnancy harmed the brain development of embryos

Special filters in glasses can help the color blind see colors better, persisting after the glasses are taken off

Autism severity can change substantially during early childhood, study suggests

"Leaky gut" is a common condition in HIV infection as the virus attacks intestinal lymphoid tissue and causes inflammation

Promising approach to curing spina bifida gets $5.6 million

An AI trained to recognize signs of Alzheimer's Disease in tissue samples can vastly accelerate research

Fear of psychiatric hospitalization is one of the primary reasons that older men -- an age and gender group at high risk for suicide -- don't talk about suicide with their physicians.

Of the three states that recently expanded comprehensive background check policies to include all gun transfers, only Delaware showed an overall increase in firearm background checks

Study does not find population-level changes in firearm homicide or suicide rates in California 10 years after comprehensive background check and violent misdemeanor policies enacted