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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms generally appear in the first two years of a child’s life. A new study has found that toddlers’ visual attention to geometric images is a reliable biomarker for the early identification of autism.

According to a recent large, multi-country clinical trial, the risk of postpartum sepsis and death in women who plan to deliver vaginally can be reduced by one-third by administering a single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin.

A large-scale genetic analysis has revealed microRNAs in human pancreatic cells strongly associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The results can be used in future research into how the condition develops and how it can best be detected and treated.

A neurological disorder affecting speech and coordination has been identified in three children. It is believed the condition is caused by a genetic mutation that affects the ability of neurons to carry out autophagy, a cellular recycling function.

In a blow to researchers across the world, the only HIV vaccine currently in Phase 3 human trials has been deemed a failure. The experimental vaccine's failure turns the current research focus onto several other candidates only in early-stage human trials.

In the most comprehensive autopsy tissue study conducted to date, researchers have found traces of SARS-CoV-2 throughout the entire body, from the brain to the heart. The findings support research into antiviral drugs as possible treatment for long COVID.

A fascinating study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health suggests people who don't drink enough fluids could be at greater risk of chronic disease and are more likely to die at a younger age.

In the first big real-world test for monoclonal antibodies against malaria a new study has reported extraordinarily promising results, with a novel therapy found to be 88.2% effective at preventing infections across a six-month period.

A new study has highlighted one way insufficient sleep can harm your immune system, making you more vulnerable to infections and inflammatory disease by damaging your body’s hematopoietic stem cells.

Data from an annual drug-use survey has found use of psychedelics among US adults is at the highest point ever recorded in the survey’s history. The data also indicates alcohol and tobacco consumption is trending down but marijuana-use has increased.

A small autopsy study examining brain tissue from deceased COVID-19 patients is offering clues to how this coronavirus can lead to brain damage. The findings suggest an abnormal immune response could be damaging vascular cells in the blood-brain barrier.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are beginning a Phase 1 human trial to test a new universal flu vaccine. The trial will test the vaccine being delivered via nasal spray or by injection after animal studies demonstrated strong results.