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Muscular Dystrophy and Autism – New Research focus on Females

Posted on August 21, 2014 by researchinitiative

Diagnostic and clinical characteristics of early-manifesting females with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25125379 Abstract Manifestations of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DBMD) are present in up to 40% of heterozygous females, but there are few reports of females who … Continue reading →

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Muscular Dystrophy and Autism – Genetic / Immune System Linkage ?

Posted on December 8, 2012 by researchinitiative

Another Muscular Dystrophy Mystery Solved; Scientists Inch Closer to a Therapy for Patients http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121207161634.htm ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2012) — Approximately 250,000 people in the United States suffer from muscular dystrophy, which occurs when damaged muscle tissue is replaced with fibrous, … Continue reading →

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Muscular Dystrophy , Autism and Vitamin B

Posted on October 24, 2012 by researchinitiative

New Vitamin-Based Treatment That Could Reduce Muscle Degeneration in Muscular Dystrophy http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023172109.htm ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2012) — Boosting the activity of a vitamin-sensitive cell adhesion pathway has the potential to counteract the muscle degeneration and reduced mobility caused by muscular … Continue reading →

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New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment – Human Stem Cells

Posted on May 6, 2012 by researchinitiative

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/18095772/new-muscular-dystrophy-treatment-using-human-stem-cells MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – University of Minnesota researchers have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells. This is the first time human stem cells have been shown to be effective in the treatment of muscular dystrophy. Researchers … Continue reading →

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Muscular Dystrophy and Autism – Part II

Posted on May 2, 2012 by researchinitiative

Interesting readings. Effect of NF-κB inhibition on AAV9 minidystrophin gene transfer to the mdx mouse. Neurology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Increased muscle expression of interleukin-17 in Duchenne muscular … Continue reading →

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Muscular Dystrophy and Autism – Harvard 2012

Posted on April 22, 2012 by researchinitiative

The latest research on autism and co-morbid conditions identified a significant percentage of ASD children with Muscular Dystrophy. It was certainly something I had not come across before so I did a quick search to see what could be found … Continue reading →

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Insulin Growth Factor-1 Treatment in Autism and Muscular Dystorphy

Posted on June 26, 2013 by researchinitiative

Insulin-like growth factor-1 rescues synaptic and motor deficits in a mouse model of autism and developmental delay. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23621888 Abstract BACKGROUND: Haploinsufficiency of SHANK3, due to either hemizygous gene deletion (termed 22q13 deletion syndrome or Phelan-McDermid syndrome) or to gene mutation, … Continue reading →

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IMFAR 2014 – Autism Co-Morbidities – Gender and Age – “staggering” decrease in epilepsy with age.

Posted on May 17, 2014 by researchinitiative

The Influence of Gender and Age on Prevalence Rates of Comorbid Disorders in Autism https://imfar.confex.com/imfar/2014/webprogram/Paper16709.html Background: Individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently suffer from one or more other disorders. Yet, despite the obvious need to assess the prevalence … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough – Co-Morbid Clusters in Autism II

Posted on December 12, 2013 by researchinitiative

Comorbidity Clusters in Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Electronic Health Record Time-Series Analysis http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/12/03/peds.2013-0819 Some important points from the full paper – Wake State Cohort / Boston Cohort Mental retardation                                       28.3 – 16.2 Seizure                                                             21.7 –  21.5 Psychiatric disorders … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Type 1 , Bacteria and Autism

Posted on March 15, 2013 by researchinitiative

Gut microbiota in children with type 1 diabetes differs from that in healthy children: a case-control study http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/46/abstract Background A recent study using a rat model found significant differences at the time of diabetes onset in the bacterial communities responsible … Continue reading →

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