Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Management of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Findings From an Open-Label Pilot Study in Singapore
The goal of this open-label trial was to examine the efficacy and safety of a 12-week...
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction In Autism: Testing And Treatments
Mitochondria are tiny structures located within nearly all cells of the body. They are the parts...
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Nutritional Deficiencies in Kids with Autism
Many autistic children struggle with chronic illness from a young age. It may start as early...
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The Immune System in Autism: What Does Microglia Have to do With it?
Microglia have enormous influence on brain development, as they regulate the number of neurons that are...
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Mast Cells, Stress, Fear and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition characterized by impaired communication and obsessive behavior that...
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Mast Cell Activation and Autism
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by varying degrees of dysfunctional communication and social...
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Autism & GI Problems
Recent research shows that more than 50% of children with autism have GI symptoms, food allergies,...
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Serotonin’s Link to Autism
Autism’s roots are highly researched and tie-in closely to genetics and environmental factors. With years of autism research a...
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Hypertonia and Hypotonia: Overcoming Motor Disorders in Autism
Children with autism are often challenged by motor skill problems that can affect their abilities to walk, run,...
Low Muscle Tone and How it Affects Children With Autism
Low muscle tone, also referred to as, hypotonia, is characterized by ‘loose’ or ‘floppy’ muscles. The...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Disturbance of the Melatonin System and its Implications
Multiple neurotransmitters are involved in different aspects of the melatonin system. The upstream neurotransmitters include serotonin...
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Autism-Cholesterol Link
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northwestern University have identified a subtype...
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Improvement of Regressive Autism Symptoms in a Child with TMLHE Deficiency Following Carnitine Supplementation
Disorders of carnitine biosynthesis have recently been associated with neurodevelopmental syndromes such as autism spectrum disorder...
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Researchers Study Possible Carnitine Deficiency, Autism Link
Researchers are always looking for new clues to the causes of autism, with special emphasis on...
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Treating the Gut is Vitally Important for Autism Spectrum Disorders
The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders continues to rise every year, yet few...
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