Edinburgh Scientists probing a rare type of autism believe the "biological mechanism" behind the disorder may be simpler than was previously thought. Rett’s syndrome leaves sufferers with serious speech and mobility problems. Mainly found in girls it affects more than 1,000...

More than 55% of multiple sclerosis patients have been found to have constricted blood vessels in their brains, a US study says. The preliminary results are based on the first 500 patients enrolled in a trial at the University of Buffalo. The abnormality was found in 56.4% of MS Patients and...

Delays at crucial points during the development of the brain in the womb may explain why people with a condition linked to autism do not like hugs. A study in mice with fragile X syndrome found wiring in the part of the brain that responds to touch is formed late. The findings may help...

Delays at crucial points during the development of the brain in the womb may explain why people with a condition linked to autism do not like hugs. A study in mice with fragile X syndrome found wiring in the part of the brain that responds to touch is formed late. The findings may help...

DNA differences which appear to affect the risk of giving birth early have been found by US scientists. The US National Institutes of Health study found the variants in both babies and mothers, a US conference was told. It is thought they may play a role in controlling immune responses which...