Auto-antibodies and autism

Increased serum levels of anti-ganglioside M1 auto-antibodies in autistic children: relation to the disease severity. Journal of Neuroinflammation. April 2011
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Reversal of kidney problems by diet?

Reversal of diabetic neuropathy by a ketogenic diet. PLoS ONE. April 2011.
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Lipid biomarkers for autism in Saudi Arabia?

Plasma fatty acids as diagnostic markers in autistic patients from Saudi Arabia. Lipids in Health & Disease. April 2011.
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Maternal OP exposure and child cognitive outcomes

Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides and IQ in 7-year old children. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2011.
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Coeliac disease and psoriasis?

Association between psoriasis and coeliac disease? A case-control study. Acta dermato-venereologica. April 2011.
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Gut bacteria, brain development and behaviour

Normal gut bacteria modulates brain development and behaviour. PNAS. February 2011.
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Using the amino acid lysine to treat schizophrenia?

L-lysine as adjunctive treatment in patients with schizophrenia: a single-blinded, randomized, cross-over pilot study. BMC Medicine. April 2011
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Early signs of autism

The prodrome of autism: early behavioural and biological signs, regression, peri- and post-natal development and genetics. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
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Lymphoid nodular hyperplasia and Helicobacter pylori infection

Diffuse duodenal nodular lymphoid hyperplasia: a large cohort of patients etiologically related to Helicobacter pylori infection. BMC Gastroenterology. April 2011
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Body, mind and microbes

The mind-body-microbial continuum. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. April 2011
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Sociodemographic factors in autism and ID

Autism and intellectual disability are differentially related to sociodemographic background at birth. PLoS ONE. April 2011.
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Sleeping problems in autism

Sleep problems in children with autism spectrum problems: a longitudinal population-based study. Autism. April 2011.
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Biomarkers for schizophrenia?

Identification of a biological signature for schizophrenia in serum. Molecular Psychiatry. April 2011.
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