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- Autism – Shared Epigenetic Changes at or near 12 Months for 68% of ASD
- Startling Discovery – Immune System Affects and may Control Social Behavior
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- The Gut, Microbes and Rheumatoid Arthritis
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- 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
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- 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
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Pregnancy Weight Gain and Autism – Inflammation / Hormones Link ?
New Study Examines Link Between Pregnancy Weight Gain, Autism Spectrum Disorders University of Utah researchers build on prior research by identifying an association between autism spectrum disorder risk and prenatal weight gain. http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/current/102813-autismstudy.html Can gaining weight during pregnancy provide clues … Continue reading
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Lupus and risk of Autism.
Children Whose Mothers Have Lupus Might Be at Increased Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders http://www.rheumatology.org/ Oct. 27, 2013 — According to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego, children born to mothers … Continue reading
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Placenta vulnerability, Immune Challenge and Autism
Stereotypical alterations in cortical patterning are associated with maternal illness-induced placental dysfunction. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24155294 Abstract We have previously shown in mice that cytokine-mediated damage to the placenta can temporarily limit the flow of nutrients and oxygen to the fetus. The placental … Continue reading
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Genes , Immune System , Microbes and Disease – Implications for Autism.
Gene Variants in Immune System Pathways Correlated With Composition of Microbes of Human Body http://www.ashg.org. Gene variants in immune system pathways are correlated with composition of bacteria and other microbes in and on human body. Human genes in immunity-related pathways … Continue reading
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Epidemiology – UK Fivefold Increase – Then Plateau.
Prevalence and incidence rates of autism in the UK: time trend from 2004-2010 in children aged 8 years. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24131525 General and Adolescent Paediatric Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To update UK studies begun in the … Continue reading
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Epidemiology – Finland Migrants and Autism Risk
The risk of childhood autism among second-generation migrants in Finland: a case–control study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24138814 BACKGROUND: Studying second-generation immigrants can help in identifying genetic or environmental risk factors for childhood autism. Most previous studies have focused on maternal region of birth … Continue reading
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Schizophrenia – Neural Activity
Schizophrenia linked to abnormal brain waves http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/schizophrenia-linked-to-abnormal-brain-waves-1016.html Neuroscientists discover neurological hyperactivity that produces disordered thinking. Anne Trafton, MIT News Office Schizophrenia patients usually suffer from a breakdown of organized thought, often accompanied by delusions or hallucinations. For the first time, … Continue reading
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Neuroinflammation in Autism – Mouse Model
Altered Peripheral and Central Inflammatory Responses in a Mouse Model of Autism. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24124122 Abstract Increasing clinical and experimental evidence links immune and inflammatory alterations with the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Autistic individuals show signs of neuroinflammation, altered inflammatory … Continue reading
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Birth and the development of our Senses – Implications for Autism
Birth gets the brain ready to sense the world http://www.cell.com/cellpress Neurons that process sensory information such as touch and vision are arranged in precise, well-characterized maps that are crucial for translating perception into understanding. A study published by Cell Press … Continue reading
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Importance of Environment in Language Development
Brain anatomy and language in young children http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2013/10/language Language ability is usually located in the left side of the brain. Researchers studying brain development in young children who were acquiring language expected to see increasing levels of myelin, a nerve … Continue reading
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