Monthly Archives: November 2012

Bacterial Infections, PPARγ Pathway and Pioglitazone

Research on Clostridium difficile infection yields promising new drug target http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/11/113012-vbi-josepclostridium.html BLACKSBURG, Va., Nov. 30, 2012 – Researchers in the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have discovered how a common diarrhea-causing bacterium sends the body’s … Continue reading

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Toxic Metals and Autism

Toxicological Status of Children with Autism vs. Neurotypical Children and the Association with Autism Severity. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23192845 Arizona State University Abstract This study investigates both the level of toxic metals in children with autism and the possible association of those toxic … Continue reading

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Tourette and the Immune system

Immune dysfunction in Tourette syndrome. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23187145 Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK. Abstract The association between immunity and neurodevelopmental disorders has been extensively investigated in autism, suggesting a potential involvement of both cellular … Continue reading

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Emergency Department – Autism and Psychiatric Problems

Psychiatric-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Children With an Autism Spectrum Disorder. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23187983 From the *Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute; Departments of †Mental Health, and ‡Biostatistics, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; §Center … Continue reading

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More Heavy Metal and Autism

Levels of Heavy Metals and Essential Minerals in Hair Samples of Children with Autism in Oman: a Case-Control Study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23188679 Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoudh, Oman Abstract Toxic … Continue reading

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Autism and Crying Babies

Researchers Study Cry Acoustics to Determine Risk for Autism http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121127111352.htm ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2012) — Autism is a poorly understood family of related conditions. People with autism generally lack normal social interaction skills and engage in a variety of unusual … Continue reading

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Alzheimer’s alleviated in Mice – Autism Implications ?

Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice Alleviated Promising Therapeutic Approach for Humans http://www.mediadesk.uzh.ch/articles/2012/alzheimer-erkrankung-bei-maeusen-gemildert–aussichtsreicher-therapieansatz-fuer-menschen_en.html Pathological changes typical of Alzheimer’s disease were significantly reduced in mice by blockade of an immune system transmitter. A research team from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the University … Continue reading

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Lipids and Autism

Lipid mediators in plasma of autism spectrum disorders. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23170784 BACKGROUND: Inflammation is increasingly recognized as being of both physiological and pathological importance in the immature brain. Cerebellar pathology occurs in autism, as a neurodevelopmental disorder with genetic and environmental origins. … Continue reading

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mTOR and Autism

Autism-related deficits via dysregulated eIF4E-dependent translational control. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23172145 Abstract Hyperconnectivity of neuronal circuits due to increased synaptic protein synthesis is thought to cause autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is strongly implicated in ASDs by means … Continue reading

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HERV (Retrovirus) and Autism

HERVs Expression in Autism Spectrum Disorders. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23155411 Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy. Abstract BACKGROUND: Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder, resulting from complex interactions among genetic, genomic and … Continue reading

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