Inspired by family members to pursue a science career, Stanford's Karen Parker is working to better understand the biological basis of social functioning as related to autism.
Stanford researcher Theo Palmer, PhD, has long sought to understand how genetic and environmental factors shape brain function. His team is investigating a genetic …
What makes family time memorable and enjoyable? If you ask around you're likely to get a range of answers. Spontaneity is key for some families; …
When mechanical engineer Ellen Kuhl, PhD, came to Stanford in 2007, she was studying the physical forces that affect how the heart functions. But some of …
What's the first step in getting help for a child who may have autism? Discouragingly, the answer is often "A long wait." The number of …
Last week, a new Stanford study answered one of the oldest questions in autism research: Does autism differ between boys and girls? Yes, the study …
The news this weekend of neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks' death brought back a crystalline memory of myself at 18, searching through the library stacks …
Mushrooms and tomatoes, veggies that are often reviled by preschoolers, star in a new app designed by a Stanford graduate student that aims to involve …
For several years now, scientists have been testing the hypothesis that one particular hormone, oxytocin, plays a role in autism. It seems logical: After all, …
Mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia are notoriously difficult to study at the molecular level. Understandably, people are reluctant to donate pieces of living brain …
How do we know what is pathological, versus what is normal? It seems obvious until you start thinking philosophically, which was the goal of a …
Geneticist Michael Snyder, PhD, has a thing for ‘omes.’ He’s studied genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes and microbiomes. Each term represents looking at something (DNA, RNA, proteins …
Earlier this week, I got to hear a presentation by Colorado State University animal behavior expert Temple Grandin, PhD, who is widely known not just …
In the inspiring film, "Temple Grandin," we learn the remarkable story of a woman born with autism who, as a young child, communicates through screaming …
Oxytocin, sometimes dubbed "the love hormone," can be tricky to study in humans. To conduct research on the connection between oxytocin and emotion, scientists want …
Autism is more than twice as common than it was 15 years ago. But the number of clinicians who treat the developmental disorder is growing …
