For decades, autism has been viewed mainly as a disorder of brain wiring. But a growing body of research suggests something more fundamental may be at work. The brain may not be getting enough energy to develop properly. At the center of this idea is the mitochondrion, the structure inside cells that produces energy. Scientists have explored the link between autism and mitochondria since 1985, when early cases showed both autism and signs of impaired...
For decades, autism has been viewed mainly as a disorder of brain wiring. But a growing body of research suggests something more fundamental may be at work. The brain may not be getting enough energy to develop properly. At the center of this idea is the mitochondrion, the structure inside...
A quiet but potentially major shift is building inside the federal health apparatus. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing to make peptides more accessible, and the Food and Drug Administration is preparing to revisit restrictions that have kept many of these compounds on the sidelines since 2023. If the upcoming July review goes Kennedy’s way, a wide range of peptide injections could soon move out of regulatory limbo and into mainstream availability. Supporters see a...
For decades, autism has been viewed mainly as a disorder of brain wiring. But a growing body of research suggests something more fundamental may be at work. The brain may not be getting enough energy to develop properly. At the center of this idea is the mitochondrion, the structure inside cells that produces energy. Scientists have explored the link between autism and mitochondria since 1985, when early cases showed both autism and signs of impaired...
For decades, autism has been viewed mainly as a disorder of brain wiring. But a growing body of research suggests something more fundamental may be at work. The brain may not be getting enough energy to develop properly. At the center of this idea is the mitochondrion, the structure inside...