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- Autism Gut Link – New and Profound Research
- Co-occurring Conditions and Autism
- Postnatal Immune System Activation and Autism
- Febrile Seizures and Autism – A Marker
- Early Life Immune Activation and ASD
- Maternal Immune System linked to Autism outcome
- Autism – Shared Epigenetic Changes at or near 12 Months for 68% of ASD
- Startling Discovery – Immune System Affects and may Control Social Behavior
- Allergy, Inflammation and Autism
- The Gut, Microbes and Rheumatoid Arthritis
- The Gut, Microbes and MS
- Neuropathology of Seizures in Autism
- Immune System, Epilepsy and the Eye
- Hygiene Hypothesis and The Gut.
- Chronic Lack of Sleep – Linked to Neurological Damage – Implications for Autism ?
- Environment x Genes – Fungicides and Autism
- 2016 CDC Autism Prevalence – 1 in 68
- Environmental Enrichment as a Treatment for Early Life Inflammation
- Microglia, Inflammation, the Immune System, Cerebral Palsy and Autism
- New Shift in Understanding – We are all Autism
- Immune Response and Complement system play a Major role in Epilepsy
- Inflammatory Pathways in Epilepsy
- Autism co-morbidity in Epilepsy – New Spanish Research
- Breakthrough – Autism, Immune Cells and Pruning
- Maternal Care – Key to Autism
- A Mother’s Inflammation and Autism
- Gastrointestinal Disorer, Autism and Behavioural Problems
- Environment as a driver of ASD
- Glutamate and a range of Disorders
- Epilepsy and Autism – Autism and Epilepsy
- Autism and Asperger’s – IQ Profiling Differences
- White Matter and Autism
- Maternal Antidepressant Use and Autism
- Generation – Mental Health and Disability 2015
- Toxicant Exposure and Autism – The Maternal Environment
- Air Pollution and Autism – Neurotoxicity of Traffic
- Autism more prevalent in Urban environments – Denmark
- Brainy Mice – PDE4B – Autism Treatment
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Autism – Significant Increased Prevalence
- Bacterial Infection , Zinc Treatment and Autism
- Autism and Industrial Pollution
- Eczema and Autism – The Association
- Inflammation Crucial in Disease – Implications for Autism
- Allergy and the Gut Microbiome
- Probiotics as treatment for Allergic Diseases
- Repeated courses of antibiotics may profoundly alter children’s development II
- Repeated courses of antibiotics may profoundly alter children’s development
- Immune System directly connected to the Brain – A “stunning discovery”.
- Particulate Matter and Autism – Greater Risk
- Autoimmune Diseases and Autism
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Obese Mice and Gut Pathology
Interesting research has been undertaken by French researchers on gut micorflora and obesity. Gut Organisms Could Be Clue in Controlling Obesity Risk http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120423162223.htm “To determine whether altering one’s bacterial profile can change obesity risk, researchers from the French Institute for … Continue reading
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Quick Post – Epilepsy and Autism
Sleep-potentiated epileptic discharges, language regression, and pediatric thalamic lesions http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22539573 “Ever since Gloor et al.(1) demonstrated that thalamo-cortical interactions were responsible for generalized seizures, alterations of thalamic function have been investigated in the pathophysiology of epilepsy. Today, the thalamus (in … Continue reading
Quick Post – Pesticides and Autism
University of California researchers, including Irva Hertz- Picciotto , have called for pesticides to be part of the ongoing environmental investigation of autism risk factors. Tipping the Balance of Autism Risk: Potential Mechanisms Linking Pesticides and Autism. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22534084 “Based on … Continue reading
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Quick Post – Pfizer develops new Fragile X drug
Pfizer has developed a new an experimental compound, called GRN-529 for use with Fragile X patients. Some positive results have been shown in social behaviour of mice. Full story here – http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120426/Experimental-drug-for-autism-works-effectively-in-laboratory-mice-Study.aspx Notes – Fragile X “Fragile X Syndrome is … Continue reading
Quick Post – PD-1 Regulates IgA Selection and Bacterial Composition in the Gut
The Inhibitory Receptor PD-1 Regulates IgA Selection and Bacterial Composition in the Gut http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6080/485.short Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is essential to maintain the symbiotic balance between gut bacterial communities and the host immune system. Here we provide evidence that the inhibitory … Continue reading
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Quick Post – Microbes in Early Life.
Microbial Exposure During Early Life Has Persistent Effects on Natural Killer T Cell Function http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6080/489.short “Exposure to microbes during early childhood is associated with protection from immune-mediated diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and asthma. Here, we show that … Continue reading
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Smoking and Autism ?
Smoking and Autism is there a relationship ? Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders Using Data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1104556 “After accounting for the potential of under-ascertainment bias, we found … Continue reading
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Environment and Autism
1.Lead 2.Methylmercury 3.PCBs 4.Organophosphate pesticides 5.Organochlorine pesticides 6.Endocrine disruptors 7.Automotive exhaust 8.Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 9.Brominated flame retardants 10.Perfluorinated compounds Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center Publishes a List of the Top Ten Toxic Chemicals Suspected to Cause Autism and Learning … Continue reading
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PCBs – (polychlorinated biphenyls) and Autism
“ScienceDaily (Apr. 25, 2012) — New research from UC Davis and Washington State University shows that PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, launch a cellular chain of events that leads to an overabundance of dendrites — the filament-like projections that conduct electrochemical … Continue reading
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Mental Health of Children in the USA : A Quick Snapshot
Mental Health Disorders among Children – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The full SAMHSA 2010 report is available as PDF download here … http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/1204250726.aspx “One out of eight U.S. children has a mental health disorder. Many U.S. children … Continue reading
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