Monthly Archives: July 2014

Sensory Processing Disorders differences to Autism in Brain Wiring

Kids with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders Show Brain Wiring Differences http://www.ucsf.edu UCSF Study Builds on its Groundbreaking Research Showing Children with SPD Have Measureable Brain Differences Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that children with sensory processing disorders have … Continue reading

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DDT linked to problems in Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes

Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes http://www.news.ucdavis.edu The study is the first to show that developmental exposure to DDT increases the risk of females later developing a cluster of conditions that include increased body fat, blood glucose … Continue reading

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Gut Microbes, Diet and Gender – Insights into Autism ?

Diet Affects Men’s and Women’s Gut Microbes Differently http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/07/29/diet-affects-microbes-differently-by-gender/ July 29, 201 AUSTIN, Texas — The microbes living in the guts of males and females react differently to diet, even when the diets are identical, according to a study by scientists … Continue reading

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Asbestos and Autoimmune Disease

Asbestos Revisited: A New Autoimmune Disease? http://www.medpagetoday.com In the small town of Libby in northwestern Montana, prospectors in 1916 discovered an unusual mineral known as vermiculite that appeared to be resistant to fire after initial exposure to high heat.   … Continue reading

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Children, Extreme Stress and Gene Expression II

Stress tied to change in children’s gene expression related to emotion regulation, physical health  http://www.srcd.org/ Children who have been abused or neglected early in life are at risk for developing both emotional and physical health problems. In a new study, … Continue reading

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Children, Extreme Stress and Gene Expression

Associations Between Early Life Stress and Gene Methylation in Children http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.12270/full Children exposed to extreme stress are at heightened risk for developing mental and physical disorders. However, little is known about mechanisms underlying these associations in humans. An emerging insight … Continue reading

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Risks for Autism in Children increase following in utero exposure to Air Pollution

In Utero Exposure to Toxic Air Pollutants and Risk of Childhood Autism. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25051312 BACKGROUND:: Genetic and environmental factors are believed to contribute to the development of autism, but relatively few studies have considered potential environmental risks. Here, we examine risks … Continue reading

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Newly Discovered Gut Virus – Linked to Diabetes ,Obesity – Implications for Autism ?

Novel Virus Discovered in Half the World’s Population http://newscenter.sdsu.edu SDSU virologists and biologists have identified a highly abundant, never-before-described virus that could play a major role in obesity, diabetes. Odds are, there’s a virus living inside your gut that has … Continue reading

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Probiotics and Blood Pressure

Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure http://blog.heart.org/eating-probiotics-regularly-may-improve-your-blood-pressure/ Published: 3:00 pm CDT, July 21, 2014 Eating probiotics regularly may modestly improve your blood pressure, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Probiotics are live microorganisms … Continue reading

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Probiotics as Therapeutic Treatment in Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Study examines therapeutic bacteria’s ability to prevent obesity http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/07/bacteria-prevent-obesity/ A probiotic that prevents obesity could be on the horizon. Bacteria that produce a therapeutic compound in the gut inhibit weight gain, insulin resistance and other adverse effects of a high-fat … Continue reading

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