ASD medication trial targeting gut bacteria

A new trial will test whether a medication that targets gut bacteria can also improve irritability in teenagers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Tapestry...

Care home nurses still in Covid trauma

Care home nurses still need support to recover from Covid trauma, research shows: Those on the front line of the Covid pandemic need mental health support...

Learning from babies

What can we learn from babies and how the brain has an amazing ability to ‘get to work’ on autism spectrum: Toddlers climb on everything...

Comment on Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab

Alzheimer's Society and Professor Sir John Hardy respond to results for Alzheimer's drug lecanemab: A paper published today in The New England Journal of Medicine...

Underweight babies at risk

Research shows all underweight babies may be at higher risk of childhood developmental complications – not just those with extremely low birthweights Babies with mild...