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Postnatal Immune System Activation and Autism
McLean Hospital Neuroscientists Find Immune System in Newborns May Affect Developing Brain http://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/2018/01/12/mclean-hospital-neuroscientists-find-immune-system-newborns-may-affect-developing Belmont, MA – McLean Hospital neuroscientists have found that even a brief episode of immune system activation within days of birth can cause persistent changes in sleep … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Bacteria, Immune System, Inflammation, Mice, Neurology, Treatment, Virus
Tagged ASD, autism, bacteria, environment, immune crosstalk, immune system, inflammation, mice, programming, signaling pathways, virus
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New Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
New strategy prevents rheumatoid arthritis in mice http://www.dana-farber.org/Newsroom/News-Releases/New-strategy-prevents-rheumatoid-arthritis-in-mice.aspx Infusions of regulatory T cells turn off autoimmune attack on joints Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have demonstrated a new strategy for treating autoimmune disease that successfully blocked the development of rheumatoid arthritis … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Environment, Immune System, Inflammation, Neurology, Physiology, Treatment
Tagged autism, comorbid conditions, environment, immune system, inflammation, mice
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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
Posted in Autism, Environment, Epigenetics, Genetics, Gut, Immune System, Inflammation, Neurology, Physiology, Treatment
Tagged autism, environment, GI, gut, immune crosstalk, immune system, inflammation, mice, neurology
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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
Posted in Autism, co-morbid, diabetes, Environment, Epigenetics, General, Genetics, Gut, Immune System, Inflammation, Mice, Neurology, Physiology, Treatment
Tagged autism, bacteria, environment, gastrointestinal tracts, genes, GI, gut, immune crosstalk, immune system, mice
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An Enriching Environment : Positive Effects on Autism ?
The effects of enriched environment on BDNF expression in the mouse cerebellum depending on the length of exposure. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23295397 Área de Psicobiología, Universidad Jaume I, Castellon de la Plana, España. Abstract Environmental enrichment (EE) has been proposed as a factor … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Environment, Epigenetics, Genetics, Mice, Neurology, Physiology, Treatment
Tagged autism, autism treatment, environment, epigenetics, genetics, mice, neurology
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Interesting Results from Organophospahtes and Autism in Mice
Decreased Reelin Expression and Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure Alters Mouse Behavior and Brain Morphology. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23298182 Genetic and environmental factors are both likely to contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders. In this study, we examined the combinatorial effect of two … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, environment, genes, genetics, mice
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New Ideas with Worms.
Parasitic worms may help treat diseases associated with obesity http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/parasitic-worms-may-help-treat-diseases-associated-with-obesity/ Athens, Ga. – On the list of undesirable medical conditions, a parasitic worm infection surely ranks fairly high. Although modern pharmaceuticals have made them less of a threat in some … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, co-morbid, diabetes, Environment, Genetics, Immune System, Inflammation, Mice, Physiology, Treatment
Tagged autism, environment, gastrointestinal tracts, immune system, inflammation, mice
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Valproic Acid and Schizophrenia in Mice
Prophylactic Valproic Acid Treatment Prevents Schizophrenia-Related Behaviour in Disc1-L100P Mutant Mice. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23272119 Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Abstract BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder with onset early in adulthood. Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC1) is a susceptibility … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, co-morbid, Depression, Environment, Neurology, Physiology, Schizophrenia, Treatment
Tagged autism, childhood schizophrenia, environment, mice, schizophrenia
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