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Maternal Immune System linked to Autism outcome

Posted on October 12, 2017 by researchinitiative

Mum’s immune response could trigger social deficits for kids with autism https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/10/10/mum-s-immune-response-could-trigger-social-deficits-for-kids-wit.html Unlocking autism with applied research Children with autism are more likely to show severe social symptoms if their mother had chronic asthma or allergies while pregnant, the University … Continue reading →

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Inflammation Crucial in Disease – Implications for Autism

Posted on August 9, 2015 by researchinitiative

Controlling inflammation to reduce chronic disease risk http://www.alphagalileo.org 07 August 2015 ILSI Europe An unresolved inflammatory response is likely to be involved from the early stages of disease development. Controlling inflammation is crucial to human health and a key future … Continue reading →

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Allergy and the Gut Microbiome

Posted on August 5, 2015 by researchinitiative

The role of the microbiota in preventing allergies http://www.pasteur.fr The human body is inhabited by billions of symbiotic bacteria, carrying a diversity that is unique to each individual. The microbiota is involved in many mechanisms, including digestion, vitamin synthesis and … Continue reading →

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Probiotics as treatment for Allergic Diseases

Posted on August 3, 2015 by researchinitiative

Perinatal probiotic supplementation in the prevention of allergy related disease: 6 year follow up of a randomised controlled trial http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-5945/15/13 Full Paper at Link Abstract Background Perinatal probiotics supplementation has been shown to be effective in the primary prevention of atopic … Continue reading →

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Autism – Social Deficits driven by expression of Immune Gene Networks

Posted on April 21, 2015 by researchinitiative

Association of brain immune genes with social behavior of inbred mouse strains  http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/12/1/75  Background Social deficit is one of the core symptoms of neuropsychiatric diseases, in which immune genes play an important role. Although a few immune genes have been … Continue reading →

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Chronic Inflammation – Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Hippocampal Neurogenesis

Posted on April 12, 2015 by researchinitiative

Chronic intestinal inflammation alters hippocampal neurogenesis http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/12/1/65/abstract Background Adult neurogenesis in the subgranular zone of the hippocampus is involved in learning, memory, and mood control. Decreased hippocampal neurogenesis elicits significant behavioral changes, including cognitive impairment and depression. Inflammatory bowel disease … Continue reading →

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Gastrointestinal Disorders 2.5x higher in ASD children.

Posted on March 26, 2015 by researchinitiative

Autistic Children More Likely to Have GI Issues in Early Life   http://www.mailman.columbia.edu Large Study Finds GI Symptoms Appear in Infancy and Persist Through Age 3 March 25, 2015—Scientists at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health report that children … 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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Synthetic Poop : Can it assist in Autism ?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by researchinitiative

Synthetic ‘Poop’ Can Cure C. difficile Infection, Study Finds http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2013/01/post_229.html January 09, 2013 – News Release A synthetic “poop” developed at the University of Guelph can cure nasty gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridium difficile, a toxin-producing bacterium. A study on … Continue reading →

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Microbial Treatments in Autism

Posted on December 26, 2012 by researchinitiative

Microbial ecosystems therapeutics: a new paradigm in medicine? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23257018 Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases / GI Diseases Research Unit, Queen’s University, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada. Abstract Increasing evidence indicates that the … Continue reading →

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