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Wednesday 25 April 2012

Environmental factors and autism?

Several papers to link to all of which are open-access:

Read a Questioning Answers post on some of this research here.

Landrigan P. et al. A research strategy to discover the environmental causes of autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104285

Sheldon JF. et al. Tipping the balance of autism risk: potential mechanisms linking pesticides and autism. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104553

Kalkbrenner AE. et al. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders using data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104556

Wayman GA. et al. PCB 95 promotes dendritic growth via ryanodine receptor-dependent mechanisms. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104832

Wayman GA. et al. PCB 95 modulates calcium-dependent signaling pathway responsible for activity-dependent dendritic growth. Environmental Health Perspectives. April 2012
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104833

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