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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
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- 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
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- Generation – Mental Health and Disability 2015
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- Autism more prevalent in Urban environments – Denmark
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- Bacterial Infection , Zinc Treatment and Autism
- Autism and Industrial Pollution
- Eczema and Autism – The Association
- Inflammation Crucial in Disease – Implications for Autism
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- Probiotics as treatment for Allergic Diseases
- Repeated courses of antibiotics may profoundly alter children’s development II
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Tom Insel Speaks about New CDC 1 in 68 Autism Prevalence
Director’s Blog: Autism Awareness: April 2014 http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2014/autism-awareness-april-2014.shtml Autism Awareness Month arrives this year with a package of new, important research findings. Below I describe a few of these. The field is moving so rapidly that, by the end of … Continue reading
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mTOR pathway and Seizure Development
Mechanisms regulating neuronal excitability and seizure development following mTOR pathway hyperactivation. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24672426 Abstract The phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway regulates a variety of neuronal functions, including cell proliferation, survival, growth, and plasticity. Dysregulation of the … Continue reading
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Chronic Early Life Stress – Implications for Autism, Anxiety and Depression
Neurobiologists find chronic stress in early life causes anxiety, aggression in adulthood http://www.cshl.edu Cold Spring Harbor, NY — In recent years, behavioral neuroscientists have debated the meaning and significance of a plethora of independently conducted experiments seeking to establish the … Continue reading
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Paracetemol and Eczema
Risk factors for eczema in infants born in Cuba: a population-based cross-sectional study http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-5945/14/6/abstract Background There is a concern that allergic disease in childhood is higher than expected in Cuba. The aim of this study was to determine the risk … Continue reading
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Variable Insult Hypothesis in Autism – Neuroimmune Abnormalities
Neuro-Immune Abnormalities in Autism and Their Relationship with the Environment: A Variable Insult Model for Autism http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945747/ Full Paper at Link Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous condition affecting an individual’s ability to communicate and socialize and often … Continue reading
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New Autism Treatment – Antianxiety Drugs
Low doses of antianxiety drugs rebalance the autistic brain www,cell.com New research in mice suggests that autism is characterized by reduced activity of inhibitory neurons and increased activity of excitatory neurons in the brain, but balance can be restored with … Continue reading
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Specific Biological Targets – New Thinking in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
What lies beneath http://links.ealert.nature.com A focus on specific biological targets rather than constellations of symptoms heralds a more scientific approach to the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Full Article at Link NIH rethinks psychiatry trials Mental-health division will no longer fund … Continue reading
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Dark Chocolate, Gut Microbes and Anti-Inflammatory Compounds
The precise reason for the health benefits of dark chocolate: mystery solved http://www.acs.org Presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society. DALLAS, March 18, 2014 — The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for centuries, but … Continue reading
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Stress as a Psycho-Biological Mechanism – Implications for Autism ?
Stress undermines empathic abilities in men but increases them in women http://www.sissa.it/index.php/about/news/general/2774 Stressed males tend to become more self-centered and less able to distinguish their own emotions and intentions from those of other people. For women the exact opposite is … Continue reading
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Environmental Factors, Pesticides, Viruses and Autism II
Environmental and State-Level Regulatory Factors Affect the Incidence of Autism and Intellectual Disability http://www.ploscompbiol.org Many factors affect the risks for neurodevelopmental maladies such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). To compare environmental, phenotypic, socioeconomic and state-policy factors … Continue reading
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