Monthly Archives: September 2014

Physical Health, Depression and the implications for children with Autism

Posted on September 29, 2014 by researchinitiative

How physical exercise protects the brain from stress-induced depression http://www.alphagalileo.org Physical exercise has many beneficial effects on human health, including the protection from stress-induced depression. However, until now the mechanisms that mediate this protective effect have been unknown. In a … Continue reading →

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Environment and Epigenetic changes – Project Ice Storm

Posted on September 29, 2014 by researchinitiative

Prenatal maternal stress exposure to natural disasters predicts epigenetic profile of offspring http://www.douglas.qc.ca/news/1284?locale=en The number of days an expectant mother was deprived of electricity during Quebec’s Ice Storm (1998) predicts the epigenetic profile of her child, a new study finds. … Continue reading →

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Immune Response – Flu Infection and Pregnancy – Implications for Autism

Posted on September 25, 2014 by researchinitiative

Immune response turned up, not down, by flu during pregnancy, Stanford/Packard study finds http://med.stanford.edu Immune cells from pregnant women are strongly activated by influenza — a surprising finding that may explain the increased risk of flu complications in pregnancy, a … Continue reading →

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Newborn Infants have Significantly Different Immune Response

Posted on September 21, 2014 by researchinitiative

Newborns have stronger immunity than first thought http://www.kcl.ac.uk Contrary to what was previously thought, newborn immune T cells may have the ability to trigger an inflammatory response to bacteria, according to a new study led by King’s College London. Although … Continue reading →

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SCN8A – Epileptic Encephalopathy and Autism

Posted on September 21, 2014 by researchinitiative

Convulsive seizures and SUDEP in a mouse model of SCN8A related epileptic encephalopathy. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25227913 Abstract De novo mutations of the voltage-gated sodium channel gene SCN8A have recently been recognized as a cause of epileptic encephalopathy, which is characterized by refractory … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution in Sweden not a Risk Factor for Autism

Posted on September 21, 2014 by researchinitiative

Exposure to Air Pollution From Traffic and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Swedish Twins. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25229653 Abstract Background: Recent studies have reported associations between air pollution exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders in children, but the role of pre- and postnatal exposure has not been … Continue reading →

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Antibiotic Use and Pediatric Crohn’s Disease

Posted on September 21, 2014 by researchinitiative

Antibiotics Associated With Increased Risk of New-Onset Crohn’s Disease But Not Ulcerative Colitis: A Meta-Analysis http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ajg2014246a.html Abstract OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to perform a meta-analysis investigating antibiotic exposure as a risk factor for developing inflammatory bowel disease … Continue reading →

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Neonatal Inflammation linked to Anxiety and Depression in Adolescence / Adulthood

Posted on September 19, 2014 by researchinitiative

Inflammation early in life is a vulnerability factor for emotional behavior at adolescence and for lipopolysaccharide-induced spatial memory and neurogenesis alteration at adulthood http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/11/1/155/abstract Abstract (provisional) – Full Paper at Link Background The postnatal period is a critical time window … Continue reading →

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Brain Neuroinflammation and Memory

Posted on September 15, 2014 by researchinitiative

Brain inflammation dramatically disrupts memory retrieval networks, UCI study finds http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/brain-inflammation-dramatically-disrupts-memory-retrieval-networks-uci-study-finds/ Research sheds light on cognitive losses seen with chemotherapy, autoimmune diseases Irvine, Calif., Sept. 10, 2014 — Brain inflammation can rapidly disrupt our ability to retrieve complex memories of … Continue reading →

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Maternal High Fat Diet as a Prenatal Insult in Autism and ADHD – Amelioration Possible

Posted on September 13, 2014 by researchinitiative

Dietary intervention rescues maternal obesity induced behavior deficits and neuroinflammation in offspring http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/11/1/156/abstract Obesity induces a low-grade inflammatory state and has been associated with behavioral and cognitive alterations. Importantly, maternal environmental insults can adversely impact subsequent offspring behavior and have … Continue reading →

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