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Monthly Archives: October 2014
What’s in the Air – Autism meets Pollution
Association between air toxics and childhood autism http://www.upmc.com PITTSBURGH, Oct. 22, 2014 – Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were more likely to have been exposed to higher levels of certain air toxics during their mothers’ pregnancies and the first … Continue reading
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Immune Protiens (MHC1) – Autism, Alzheimer’s and Diabetes
Immune proteins moonlight to regulate brain-cell connections http://www.princeton.edu by Morgan Kelly, Office of Communications When it comes to the brain, “more is better” seems like an obvious assumption. But in the case of synapses, which are the connections between brain … Continue reading
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Enterovirus linked to Type 1 Diabetes – Implications for Autism
Study Links Enterovirus in Kids to T1D http://www.medpagetoday.com Full Story at Link Enterovirus infection may be tied to the development of type 1 diabetes, Taiwanese researchers found. In a retrospective analysis of national insurance data, children younger than age 18 … Continue reading
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Autism identified in Siblings – from 18 to 36 Months
Siblings of children with autism can show signs at 18 months By Karen N. Peart http://news.yale.edu About 20% of younger siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will develop the condition by age 3. A new study by Yale … Continue reading
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Breakthrough Autism Story 2014 – Maternal Immune Activation in Autism, Schizophrenia and Epilepsy. Emerging evidence in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease
Maternal immune activation and abnormal brain development across CNS disorders http://www.nature.com/nrneurol/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nrneurol.2014.187.html Epidemiological studies have shown a clear association between maternal infection and schizophrenia or autism in the progeny. Animal models have revealed maternal immune activation (mIA) to be a profound … Continue reading
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Particulate Matter Exposure, Prenatal and Postnatal Windows of Susceptibility, and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Particulate Matter Exposure, Prenatal and Postnatal Windows of Susceptibility, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. http://www4.uwm.edu A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has added to a growing body of evidence that links autism to air pollutants such as those generated … Continue reading
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Broccoli, Sulforaphane and a Treatment for Autism
Chemical Derived from Broccoli Sprouts Shows Promise in Treating Autism http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Improvements were seen within four weeks and generally persisted during treatment duration Release Date: October 13, 2014 Fast Facts: Forty boys and young men, ages 13 to 27, with … Continue reading
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Consequences of febrile seizures in childhood – A Review
Consequences of febrile seizures in childhood. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25304962 Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: There is a long-standing hypothesis that febrile status epilepticus (FSE) can cause brain injury, particularly to the hippocampus. This review will evaluate recent evidence on the relationships between FSE … Continue reading
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Sensory Abnormalities, Propionic Acid , Autism and the Double Hit Hypothesis
Sexually dimorphic effects of prenatal exposure to lipopolysaccharide, and prenatal and postnatal exposure to propionic acid, on acoustic startle response and prepulse inhibition in adolescent rats: Relevance to autism spectrum disorders. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25300465 Abstract Potential environmental risk factors for autism spectrum … Continue reading
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Inflammation linked to Neural Overgrowth in Autism
UCLA study finds link between neural stem cell overgrowth and autism-like behavior in mice Mark Wheeler | October 09, 2014 http://newsroom.ucla.edu People with autism spectrum disorder often experience a period of accelerated brain growth after birth. No one knows why, … Continue reading
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