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Maternal Immune System linked to Autism outcome

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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Nerve Growth Factor and Non Verbal Communication.

QTL replication and targeted association highlight the nerve growth factor gene for nonverbal communication deficits in autism spectrum disorders. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22105621 Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) … Continue reading

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Major Histocompatibility Complex and Epilepsy – Autism Implications ?

Differential expression of major histocompatibility complex class I in developmental glioneuronal lesions http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/10/1/12/abstract Department of (Neuro)Pathology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands Full PDF at link Abstract (provisional) The expression of the major … Continue reading

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Top 40 Research Articles of 2012 – Autism

Top 40 Research Articles – ( 40 / 350) The research that asdresearchinitiative believes has contributed greatly to our understanding of ASD and most significantly the care of ASD children. 2012 may be seen by future generations as a breakthrough … Continue reading

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Microglia , the brain and Autism – Immune System Connections.

Microglia in the Cerebral Cortex in Autism http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-012-1513-0/fulltext.html Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology Comprehensive Autism Center Abstract We immunocytochemically identified microglia in fronto-insular (FI) and visual cortex (VC) in autopsy brains of well-phenotyped subjects with autism and matched … Continue reading

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Neuroinflammation in Autism

Neuroinflammation in autism spectrum disorders http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/9/1/265/abstract The complete article is available as a provisional PDF. The fully formatted PDF and HTML versions are in production. Abstract (provisional) Objectives The neurobiological basis for autism remains poorly understood. However, research suggests that … Continue reading

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T-Regs, the Immune System and IκBNS, FOXP3, NfKB

Traffic Cops of the Immune System Molecule called IκBNS in charge of regulatory immune cell maturation http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_events/news/view/article/complete/traffic_cops_of_the_immune_system/ A certain type of immune cell – the regulatory T cell, or Treg for short – is in charge of putting on the … Continue reading

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Prenatal Treatment for Down’s Syndrome – Implications for Autism ?

Prenatal Treatment Prevents Learning Deficit in Down Syndrome Model http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050724 Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation. Active fragments of neurotrophic factors release by astrocyte under the stimulation of vasoactive intestinal peptide, NAPVSIPQ (NAP) and SALLRSIPA … Continue reading

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Bacterial Infections, PPARγ Pathway and Pioglitazone

Research on Clostridium difficile infection yields promising new drug target http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/11/113012-vbi-josepclostridium.html BLACKSBURG, Va., Nov. 30, 2012 – Researchers in the Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have discovered how a common diarrhea-causing bacterium sends the body’s … Continue reading

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Pediatric Environmental Health CEHN Research Conference June 2012

The Contribution of Epigenetics in Pediatric Environmental Health CEHN Research Conference San Francisco, CA May 30–June 1, 2012 PDF File Linked here ——————————————— Apologies for late link – no research related to autism presented directly at Conference as far as … Continue reading

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