A top science adviser is severing ties with Autism Speaks over disagreements with the organization on the issue of vaccine research months after an executive defected for the same reason.

A pacemaker-like device for the brain appears to help people with a severe form of cerebral palsy, researchers report.

A settlement appears near for plaintiffs in an Illinois lawsuit seeking to give thousands of the state’s residents the option to move out of institutions and into group homes.

Older mothers and those who experience problems during pregnancy may be more likely to give birth to a child with autism.