Genomic Structural Variations in Bacteria Linked to Autism in Children as Potential Diagnostic Indicators

• by Weixin Liu, Yinghong Lu, Siew C Ng, Francis KL Chan, Joseph JY Sung, Jun Yu

• May 1, 2026

Mood instability and mental health service use in autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a natural language processing analysis of CRIS electronic healthcare records from 21 906 children and adolescents

• by Asilay Seker, Seungyoung Kim, Susie Chandler, Craig Colling, Rashmi Patel, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Johnny Downs

• June 18, 2026

Distress Tied to Digital Overuse

In a survey of 420 Italian adults, psychological distress showed stronger associations than autistic traits with problematic internet and mobile phone use, although both were associated with higher digital-use scores.

• by Andrea Surnit

• June 29, 2026

• 6 min

Autism Spectrum Disorder Linked to Distinct Urine Metabolite Pattern

Researchers proposed a new autism spectrum disorder phenotype characterized by elevated urinary microbially derived metabolites.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• July 14, 2026

• 5 min