Monthly Archives: June 2014

Insulin alleviates the inflammatory response and oxidative stress injury in cerebral tissues in septic rats

Posted on June 30, 2014 by researchinitiative

Insulin alleviates the inflammatory response and oxidative stress injury in cerebral tissues in septic rats http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/11/1/18/abstract Full paper at Link Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a diffuse brain dysfunction that occurs secondary to infection in the body without overt central nervous … Continue reading →

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Early Life Stress and Neurobiological changes – Amygdala and Hippocampus

Posted on June 28, 2014 by researchinitiative

Early life stress can leave lasting impacts on the brain June 27, 2014 by Kelly April Tyrrell For children, stress can go a long way. A little bit provides a platform for learning, adapting and coping. But a lot of … Continue reading →

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Asperger’s and Suicidal Thoughts – Urgent Research needed

Posted on June 26, 2014 by researchinitiative

Asperger syndrome and suicide http://www.thelancet.com Adults with the autism spectrum condition known as Asperger Syndrome are nine times more likely to struggle with suicidal thoughts than people from the UK general population, according to the first large-scale clinical study of … Continue reading →

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Pesticides and Autism

Posted on June 25, 2014 by researchinitiative

UC Davis MIND Institute study finds association between maternal exposure to agricultural pesticides, autism in offspring http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/publish/news/newsroom/8978 (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Pregnant women who lived in close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides were applied experienced a two-thirds increased … Continue reading →

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Vitamin C as an Auxillary Treatment in Epilepsy ?

Posted on June 22, 2014 by researchinitiative

Vitamin C: A new auxiliary treatment of epilepsy? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24948051 Abstract Although many approaches to the therapy of epilepsy exist, most of antiepileptic drugs, beside certain and unquestioned benefits, have convinced disadvantages. That is the reason for looking for new methods … Continue reading →

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Autism – Prenatal Stress and a Placental Marker

Posted on June 22, 2014 by researchinitiative

Penn Team Links Placental Marker of Prenatal Stress to Neurodevelopmental Problems http://www.upenn.edu Media Contact:Katherine Unger Baillie | kbaillie@upenn.edu | 215-898-9194June 18, 2014 When a woman experiences a stressful event early in pregnancy, the risk of her child developing autism spectrum … Continue reading →

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Autism – Parents and Cargivers Physical and Psychological Health are Interwoven

Posted on June 22, 2014 by researchinitiative

Social support and mastery influence the association between stress and poor physical health in parents caring for children with developmental disabilities. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24927515 Abstract To date, much of the research linking the stress of caring for children with developmental disabilities (e.g. … Continue reading →

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Immune Activation – Maternal Iron Deficiency – Altered Brain Development

Posted on June 22, 2014 by researchinitiative

Additive effects of maternal iron deficiency and prenatal immune activation on adult behaviors in rat offspring. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24930842 Abstract Both iron deficiency (ID) and infection are common during pregnancy and studies have described altered brain development in offspring as a result … Continue reading →

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Abnormal Cytokine Profile in ASD – Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Posted on June 22, 2014 by researchinitiative

Cytokine aberrations in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24934179 Abstract The role of non-diagnostic features in the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is unclear. Increasing evidence suggests immune system alterations in ASD may be implicated in … Continue reading →

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ADHD – Autism – New Epidemiology from Denmark

Posted on June 22, 2014 by researchinitiative

Comorbid mental disorders in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a large nationwide study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24942707 Abstract The present study aimed at identifying the full range of mental disorders comorbid to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents (age 4-17) … Continue reading →

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