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A Mother’s Inflammation and Autism
How severe maternal inflammation can lead to autism-like behavior http://news.mit.edu/2016/maternal-inflammation-autism-behavior-0128 Immune molecules in infected mothers tied to brain and behavior abnormalities in offspring. Anne Trafton | MIT News Office January 28, 2016 In 2010, a large study in … Continue reading
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Autism – Significant Increased Prevalence
Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26218138 The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which has not been well described … Continue reading
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Repeated courses of antibiotics may profoundly alter children’s development
Metabolic and metagenomic outcomes from early-life pulsed antibiotic treatment http://www.nature.com Mammalian species have co-evolved with intestinal microbial communities that can shape development and adapt to environmental changes, including antibiotic perturbation or nutrient flux. In humans, especially children, microbiota disruption is … Continue reading
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Tagged allergy, antibiotics, autism, gut, inflammation autism gatrointestinal disease, microbiome
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Infant Antibiotics – Infectious Diseases, Allergies , Autoimmune Diseases.
Infant antibiotic use linked to adult diseases http://discover.umn.edu/news/science-technology/infant-antibiotic-use-linked-adult-diseases New study may lead to recommendations for antibiotic usage and a clinical test for measuring gut microbe development in children A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota has … Continue reading
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Tagged antibiotics, autism, dysbiosis, environment, gut, microbiome
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Genes / Environment – Autism Twin Study
The Relationship Among Genetic Heritability, Environmental Effects, and Autism Spectrum Disorders: 37 Pairs of Ascertained Twin Study. Abstract Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comprise a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders that have strong heritability. To better understand the heritable factors in … Continue reading
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Nature Special – Innovations in the Microbiome
Innovations in the Microbiome ========================= **The Microbes Within David Grogan http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=98&ms=NDgxMDM3OTcS1&r=MjA1NzQ2MzIyOAS2&b=2&j=NjIzMTMwNzQxS0&mt=1&rt=0 **Gut Microbiome: The Peacekeepers Moises Velasquez-Manoff http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=81&ms=NDgxMDM3OTcS1&r=MjA1NzQ2MzIyOAS2&b=2&j=NjIzMTMwNzQxS0&mt=1&rt=0 **Why Microbiome Treatments Could Pay Off Soon Rob Knight http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=90&ms=NDgxMDM3OTcS1&r=MjA1NzQ2MzIyOAS2&b=2&j=NjIzMTMwNzQxS0&mt=1&rt=0 **The Gene–Microbe Link Ruth E. Ley http://links.ealert.nature.com/ctt?kn=88&ms=NDgxMDM3OTcS1&r=MjA1NzQ2MzIyOAS2&b=2&j=NjIzMTMwNzQxS0&mt=1&rt=0 **Your Microbes at Work: Fiber … Continue reading
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Prenatal Antidepressant Use and Autism – Maternal Illness
Study calls into question link between prenatal antidepressant exposure and autism risk http://www.massgeneral.org/ Previously reported autism risk appears to be attributable to mother’s illness, not medication Previous studies that have suggested an increased risk of autism among children of women … Continue reading
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Autism , ADHD and the link to Allergy – Significant Higher Risk
Autistic spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and allergy: Is there a link? A nationwide study http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946714001664 Highlights Children with ADHD or ASD had an increased risk of allergic comorbidities. Children with both ADHD and ASD had the highest risk … 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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Pesticides and Autism
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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