Monthly Archives: January 2013

Antibiotics and Malnutrition

Posted on January 31, 2013 by researchinitiative

Antibiotics cut death rates for malnourished kids https://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/24864.aspx Severely malnourished children are far more likely to recover and survive when given antibiotics along with a therapeutic peanut-based food than children who are simply treated with the therapeutic food alone, researchers … Continue reading →

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The Gut and Malnutrition

Posted on January 31, 2013 by researchinitiative

Gut microbes at root of severe malnutrition in kids https://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/24874.aspx A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood malnutrition. The … Continue reading →

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Risperidone and Inflammation : Positive implications for Autism

Posted on January 31, 2013 by researchinitiative

Risperidone normalizes increased inflammatory parameters and restores anti-inflammatory pathways in a model of neuroinflammation. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22176740 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. Abstract Inflammation, caused by both external and endogenous factors, has been implicated as a main … Continue reading →

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Inflammatory Cytokines and Autism : A Relationship

Posted on January 30, 2013 by researchinitiative

Association of IL-12p70 and IL-6:IL-10 ratio with autism-related behaviors in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a preliminary report. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23353117 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, USA. Abstract 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a genetic disorder that conveys a significant risk … Continue reading →

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Baby Pigs , Bacteria and Human Health

Posted on January 28, 2013 by researchinitiative

Bacterial supplement could help young pigs fight disease http://www.asas.org/membership-services/press-room/press-release-interpretive-summary-archive/bacterial-supplement-could-help-young-pigs-fight-disease A common type of bacteria may help pigs stay healthy during weaning. In a study of 36 weanling-age pigs, researchers found that a dose of lipid-producing Rhodococcus opacus bacteria increased circulating … Continue reading →

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Maternal Infection, Autism and central dopamine (DA) system.

Posted on January 28, 2013 by researchinitiative

Effect of maternal lipopolysaccharide administration on the development of dopaminergic receptors and transporter in the rat offspring. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23349891 Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, and Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Abstract Epidemiological evidence supports … Continue reading →

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mtDNA and Autism

Posted on January 28, 2013 by researchinitiative

Evidence of reactive oxygen species-mediated damage to mitochondrial DNA in children with typical autism. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23347615 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is particularly susceptible to damage mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Although elevated ROS production and elevated biomarkers of … Continue reading →

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Very Preterm Children and Autism

Posted on January 28, 2013 by researchinitiative

Psychiatric outcomes at age seven for very preterm children: rates and predictors. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23347471 Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Vic., Australia Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Vic Abstract Uncertainty remains about the rate of specific psychiatric disorders and associated predictive factors … Continue reading →

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Zinc Homeostasis and Autism

Posted on January 28, 2013 by researchinitiative

Environmental factors in autism. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346059 WG Molecular Analysis of Synaptopathies, Neurology Department, Neurocenter of Ulm University Ulm, Germany. Abstract Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impairments in communication and social behavior, and by repetitive behaviors. Although genetic factors might … Continue reading →

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Deep Brain Stimulation and Autism

Posted on January 28, 2013 by researchinitiative

DBS in the basolateral amygdala improves symptoms of autism and related self-injurious behavior: a case report and hypothesis on the pathogenesis of the disorder. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346052 Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Cologne Cologne, Germany. Abstract We treated a … Continue reading →

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