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Autism Gut Link – New and Profound Research

Gut Instincts: Researchers Discover First Clues on How Gut Health Influences Brain Health https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2019/10/gut-instincts-researchers-discover-first-clues-on-how-gut-health-influences-brain New cellular and molecular processes underlying communication between gut microbes and brain cells have been described for the first time by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine … Continue reading

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Repeated courses of antibiotics may profoundly alter children’s development II

Repeated courses of antibiotics may profoundly alter children’s development http://www.med.nyu.edu/ A new animal study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers adds to growing evidence that multiple courses of commonly used antibiotics may have a significant impact on children’s development. In … 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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Early Onset Asthma and the Gut

Microbiota in Allergy and Asthma and the Emerging Relationship with the Gut Microbiome http://www.cell.com Asthma and atopy, classically associated with hyper-activation of the T helper 2 (Th2) arm of adaptive immunity, are among the most common chronic illnesses worldwide. Emerging … Continue reading

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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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Zinc – The Gut Brain Axis and Autism

Zinc in Gut-Brain Interaction in Autism and Neurological Disorders. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25878905  Abstract A growing amount of research indicates that abnormalities in the gastrointestinal (GI) system during development might be a common factor in multiple neurological disorders and might be responsible for … Continue reading

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Top Autism Papers – 2013

1. Microbiota Modulate Behavioral and Physiological Abnormalities Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders http://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674%2813%2901473-6 Full Paper at Link Highlights The MIA model recapitulates GI comorbidities linked to a subset of ASD individuals Targeting the microbiota treats specific GI and behavioral symptoms Gut … Continue reading

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The Gut and Malnutrition

Gut microbes at root of severe malnutrition in kids https://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/24874.aspx A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood malnutrition. The … Continue reading

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Baby Pigs , Bacteria and Human Health

Bacterial supplement could help young pigs fight disease http://www.asas.org/membership-services/press-room/press-release-interpretive-summary-archive/bacterial-supplement-could-help-young-pigs-fight-disease A common type of bacteria may help pigs stay healthy during weaning. In a study of 36 weanling-age pigs, researchers found that a dose of lipid-producing Rhodococcus opacus bacteria increased circulating … Continue reading

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GI Bacteria, Autoimmune Disease and Hormones.

GI Tract Bacteria May Protect Against Autoimmune Disease http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130117133003.htm Jan. 17, 2013 — Early life exposure to normal bacteria of the GI tract (gut microbes) protects against autoimmune disease in mice, according to research published on-line in the January 17 … Continue reading

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