By outfitting a child and a clinician with wireless motion sensors, researchers are quantifying the nuances of their social interaction in ways that may aid autism diagnosis.

A new iPhone app flags possible autism symptoms, and researchers discover two ‘new’ neurons in a worm.

A sophisticated new system with two video cameras and a depth sensor helps scientists quantify social behavior in mice.

A new version of the popular gene-editing tool CRISPR gives scientists the ability to both edit and activate genes using a single protein.

A head-mounted device tracks both blood flow and electrical activity in the brains of moving rats.

Combining data from different brain scanners can lead to false findings if variation between the machines is not taken into account, according to a new study.

A new device lets researchers wirelessly stimulate the brains of rodents as they explore their cages, and can deliver drugs at the same time. Its use could identify brain circuits that mediate autism-like behaviors.

A new software application allows researchers to more efficiently edit genes using the popular method CRISPR.

Marijuana gets scrutiny as an autism treatment, and a new app may enable remote diagnosis of autism.

A new computer program can quickly and accurately characterize bird songs and mouse squeaks — showing, for example, that mouse pups with an autism-linked mutation call out for their mothers differently than normal mice do.