The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

Class action lawsuit seeks to stop censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research

A year after the Coalition of Autism Scientists was established, Helen Tager-Flusberg talks about the creation, impact, and future of the organization.

Group aims to respond quickly to autism recommendations not supported by science

Autism researchers question motivations for latest HHS changes, including the new IACC

“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.

Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.

Explaining the origins of language is a key challenge in understanding ourselves as a species. We present an empirical framework that draws on synergies across fields to facilitate robust studies of l...

The Coalition of Autism Scientists formed in 2025 and is comprised of the leading autism researchers across the United States. The website includes statements made by researchers and science-based edu...

Junk science leaves an indelible mark

Purpose: The aim of this tutorial is to show how the rise of molecular technologies and analytical methods in human genetics yields exciting new ...

Engaging in fluent conversation is a surprisingly complex task that requires interlocutors to promptly respond to each other in a way that is appropriate to the social context. In this study, we dise...

Researchers now have fascinating insights into how our brains function while we communicate — and our hand gestures hold the key.

Different types of SETBP1 variants cause variable developmental syndromes with only partial clinical and functional overlaps. Here, the authors report that SETBP1 variants outside the degron region impair DNA-binding, transcription, and neuronal differentiation capacity and morphologies.

Tylenol maker Kenvue is reeling after unsupported claims that its popular drug causes autism. Kennedy is unlikely to stop there.

Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli received at least $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in 2023 — two years before he published research used by the Trump admini...

(September 5, 2025, 4:00 pm ET) This afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reported that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will announce later this month that Tylenol has been identified as a cause of...

Aug 23-29, 2025 - on persistence vs consistence

While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

Molecular Psychiatry - De novo protein-coding gene variants in developmental stuttering

To: The Honorable Members of the United States Congress Dear Honorable Senators and Representatives, We write in our individual capacities as U.S. citizens to urge you to prevent the far-reaching cons...

To: The Honorable Members of the United States Congress Dear Honorable Senators and Representatives, We write in our individual capacities as U.S. citizens to urge you to prevent the far-reaching cons...

What MAHA gets wrong about kids’ health.

Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become.

Autism research undergoing a major shift under RFK Jr.

Projects touching on sensitive topics such as DEI had been illegally terminated, judge found