Daily Archives: November 4, 2012

Does the Flu Virus trigger Diabetes ?

Diabetes linked to flu http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22456-diabetes-linked-to-flu.html The flu virus has another trick up its sleeve – it may trigger diabetes. The good news is that this discovery may give us a way to prevent some forms of the disease. Full Story … Continue reading

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Nature (Science Journal) Autism Special – 自闭症研究

Nature has undertaken another special supplemental issue. Full access here – via Autism Speaks page http://www.nature.com/nature/outlook/autism_2012/index.html#editorial Thanks to the sponsors listed below for supporting research in Autism and the wider Autism community. Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation Simons Foundation Roche … Continue reading

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Schizophrenia and Inflammation – Links to Autism

Inflammation and Cognition in Schizophrenia Press Release – Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/research-and-journals/inflammation-and-cognition-in-schizophrenia Philadelphia, PA, November 1, 2012 – There are a growing number of clues that immune and inflammatory mechanisms are important for the biology of schizophrenia. In a new study in … Continue reading

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Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) – Autism and Schizophrenia

Does Immune Dysfunction Contribute to Schizophrenia? Genetic Findings from New Study http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121010102033.htm ScienceDaily (Oct. 10, 2012) — A new study reinforces the finding that a region of the genome involved in immune system function, called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), … Continue reading

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