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Febrile Seizures and Autism – A Marker

Febrile Seizures and Epilepsy: Association With Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28754226 BACKGROUND: There is a recently well-documented association between childhood epilepsy and earlysymptomaticsyndromeselicitingneurodevelopmentalclinicalexaminations (ESSENCE) including autism spectrum disorder, but the relationship … Continue reading

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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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Immune System directly connected to the Brain – A “stunning discovery”.

Missing link found between brain, immune system — with major disease implications http://newsroom.uvahealth.com/about/news-room Implications profound for neurological diseases from autism to Alzheimer’s to multiple sclerosis CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 1, 2015 – In a stunning discovery that overturns decades of textbook … 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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Maternal Infection, Autism and central dopamine (DA) system.

Effect of maternal lipopolysaccharide administration on the development of dopaminergic receptors and transporter in the rat offspring. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23349891 Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, and Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Abstract Epidemiological evidence supports … Continue reading

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mtDNA and Autism

Evidence of reactive oxygen species-mediated damage to mitochondrial DNA in children with typical autism. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23347615 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) is particularly susceptible to damage mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Although elevated ROS production and elevated biomarkers of … Continue reading

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Very Preterm Children and Autism

Psychiatric outcomes at age seven for very preterm children: rates and predictors. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23347471 Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Vic., Australia Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Vic Abstract Uncertainty remains about the rate of specific psychiatric disorders and associated predictive factors … 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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Maternal Inflammation – Significant Role in Autism

Elevated maternal C-reactive protein and autism in a national birth cohort. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23337946 1] Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA [2] Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School … Continue reading

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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

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