tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55815156086347775732023-06-20T21:03:31.188-07:00Feed Me ResearchA sister blog to Questioning Answers. Posts are short and to the point detailing new published research related to various areas of whatever takes my fancy. No comments are taken on posts which are for information only. No medical advice is intended or given from this blog. No adverts just research.Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-32915147060321039412013-11-26T13:06:00.003-08:002013-11-26T13:06:44.298-08:00Vitamin D updated for 2013A great overview on all things vitamin D from metabolism to associations.<br />
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<a href="https://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/dermatoendocrinology/2013DE0245R.pdf" target="_blank">Read the open-access version of the paper here</a>.<br />
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Vitamin D: Update 2013. From rickets prophylaxis to general preventive healthcare. Gröber U. <i>et al</i>. <i>Dermato-endocrinology</i> 5:3, e1; July/August/September 2013.Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-63368434094174318412012-09-18T13:24:00.000-07:002012-09-18T13:24:05.718-07:00XMRV not related to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">A Multicenter Blinded Analysis Indicates No Association between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and either Xenotropic Murine Leukemia Virus-Related Virus or Polytropic Murine Leukemia Virus. </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">mBio</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">. 2012; 3: e00266-12.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">View a Questioning Answers post on this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/xmrv-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-54946511107372490902012-08-17T04:04:00.001-07:002012-08-17T04:04:17.248-07:00Vitamin D and autism<br />
Reduced serum concentrations of 25-hydroxy vitamin D in children with autism: relation to autoimmunity. <i>Journal of Neuroinflammation</i>. August 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text paper <a href="http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/9/1/201/abstract" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Read a Questioning Answers post on this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/vitamin-d-and-autoimmunity-and-autism.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-62695791693457858132012-08-10T07:20:00.003-07:002012-08-10T07:20:56.853-07:00Genetic variants and autism<br />
Individual common variants exert weak effects on the risk for autism spectrum disorders. <i>Human Molecular Gentics</i>. July 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text <a href="http://hmg.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/08/08/hmg.dds301.long" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Read a Questioning Answers post on SNPs and autism <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/genes-snps-cnvs-and-autism.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-19471408239571065162012-06-28T02:25:00.001-07:002012-06-28T02:25:10.924-07:00EEGs distinguishing autism?<br />
A stable pattern of EEG spectral coherence distinguishes children with autism from neuro-typical controls - a large case control study. <i>BMC Medicine</i>. 10: 64.<br />
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Download the full-text paper <a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/64/abstract" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Read a Questioning Answers post on EEGs and autism <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/eegs-and-autism-and-few-other.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-763546915642648922012-06-12T12:06:00.004-07:002012-06-12T12:06:43.986-07:00Behavioural phenotypes may vary geographically<br />
Visual analysis of geocoded twin data puts nature and nurture on the map. <i>Molecular Psychiatry</i>. June 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text paper <a href="http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp201268a.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-41807793368903033012012-05-08T11:33:00.001-07:002012-05-08T11:33:07.282-07:00Carnitine biosynthesis and autism<br />
A common X-linked inborn error of carnitine biosynthesis may be a risk factor for nondysmorphic autism. <i>PNAS</i>. May 2012<br />
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Download the full-text article <a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/05/01/1120210109.full.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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View a Questioning Answers post about this research <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/carnitine-autism-genes-biochemistry.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-24687721203182686772012-04-25T13:10:00.001-07:002012-04-26T03:20:52.173-07:00Environmental factors and autism?Several papers to link to all of which are open-access:<br />
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Read a Questioning Answers post on some of this research <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/top-10-environmental-pollutants-and.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Landrigan P. <i>et al</i>. A research strategy to discover the environmental causes of autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities. <i>Environmental Health Perspectives</i>. April 2012<br />
DOI: <a href="http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102175172120-212/Autism_editorial_final.pdf" target="_blank">10.1289/ehp.1104285</a><br />
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Sheldon JF. et al. Tipping the balance of autism risk: potential mechanisms linking pesticides and autism. <i>Environmental Health Perspectives</i>. April 2012<br />
DOI: <a href="http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1104553" target="_blank">10.1289/ehp.1104553</a><br />
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Kalkbrenner AE. <i>et al</i>. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders using data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. <i>Environmental Health Perspectives</i>. April 2012<br />
DOI: <a href="http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1104556" target="_blank">10.1289/ehp.1104556</a><br />
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Wayman GA. <i>et al.</i> PCB 95 promotes dendritic growth via ryanodine receptor-dependent mechanisms. <i>Environmental Health Perspectives</i>. April 2012<br />
DOI: <a href="http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1104832" target="_blank">10.1289/ehp.1104832</a><br />
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Wayman GA. <i>et al</i>. PCB 95 modulates calcium-dependent signaling pathway responsible for activity-dependent dendritic growth. <i>Environmental Health Perspectives</i>. April 2012<br />
DOI: <a href="http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1104833" target="_blank">10.1289/ehp.1104833</a>Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-61428509442229801972012-04-24T05:38:00.003-07:002012-04-24T05:38:46.771-07:00Reviewing glutathione and autism<br />
The potential role of the antioxidant and detoxification properties of glutathione in autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. <i>Nutrition & Metabolism</i>. April 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text <a href="http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/9/1/35/abstract" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Read a Questioning Answers post about this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/glutathione-and-autism-reloaded.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-36660882279114224092012-04-20T02:53:00.002-07:002012-04-20T02:53:22.354-07:00Probiotics for gastrointestinal disorders<br />
A meta-analysis of probiotic efficacy for gastrointestinal diseases. <i>PLoS ONE</i>. April 2012<br />
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Download the full-text <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0034938" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Read a Gutness Gracious Me post on probiotics <a href="http://gutness-gracious-me.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/probiotics-probiotics-probiotics.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-23695062410855178632012-04-19T07:05:00.002-07:002012-04-19T07:05:20.133-07:00Porphyrin metabolism as a biomarker for autism risk?<br />
Disordered porphyrin metabolism: a potential biological marker for autism risk assessment. <i>Autism Research</i>. February 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aur.236/pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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View a Questioning Answers post on this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/porphyrins-and-autism.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-63698361907422178172012-04-13T01:10:00.004-07:002012-04-14T08:53:57.517-07:00Co-morbidity in autism spectrum conditionsThe co-morbidity burden of children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders. <i>PLoS ONE</i>. April 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033224" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Read a Questioning Answers post on this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/significantly-over-represented-in.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-11853500079439546212012-04-12T15:51:00.000-07:002012-04-12T15:51:02.152-07:00Autism and epigenetics<br />
A macroepigenetic approach to identify factors responsible for the autism epidemic in the United States. <i>Clinical Epigenetics</i>. April 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text paper <a href="http://www.clinicalepigeneticsjournal.com/content/4/1/6/abstract" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Read a Questioning Answers post on this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/macroepigenetic-approach-to-autism.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-52668525946356099162012-04-09T15:14:00.002-07:002012-04-10T03:36:11.199-07:00Maternal obesity & diabetes linked to autism?Maternal metabolic conditions and risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. <i>Pediatrics</i>. April 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/04/04/peds.2011-2583.full.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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View a post on Questioning Answers about this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/maternal-obesity-and-risk-of-autism.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-8554381335399928602012-04-02T11:27:00.003-07:002012-04-02T11:27:40.401-07:00Six developmental trajectories for childhood autism?Six developmental trajectories characterize children with autism. <i>Pediatrics</i>. April 2012.<br />
Download the full-text paper <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/03/28/peds.2011-1601.full.pdf+html" target="_blank">here</a>.Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-73312997350577404632012-03-22T13:24:00.002-07:002012-03-22T13:24:12.471-07:00Tryptophan depletion and aggression<br />
The effects of acute tryptophan depletion on reactive aggression in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and healthy controls. <i>PLoS ONE</i>. March 2012.<br />
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Download the full-text article <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0032023">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-71074376684774329742012-03-05T04:54:00.004-08:002012-03-05T04:54:44.924-08:00Lipid metabolism and autismThe neurobiology of lipid metabolism in autism spectrum disorders. <i>Neuro-signals</i>. 2010; 18: 98-112.<br />
Download the full-text <a href="http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?DOI=000323189&typ=pdf">here</a>.Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-730475855447969022012-02-22T12:30:00.000-08:002012-02-22T12:30:32.984-08:00Homocysteine and heart disease: no link?<br />
Homocysteine and Coronary Heart Disease: Meta-analysis of MTHFR Case-Control Studies, Avoiding Publication Bias. <i>PLoS Medicine</i>. February 2012.<br />
Download the full-text <a href="http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001177">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-42708031256724061462012-02-17T12:58:00.000-08:002012-02-17T12:58:06.319-08:00Signs of autism in the brain at 6 months?<br />
Differences in white matter fiber tract development present from 6 to 24 months in infants with autism. <i>American Journal of Psychiatry</i>. February 2012.<br />
Download the full-text paper <a href="http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/data/Journals/AJP/PAP/appi.ajp.2011.11091447.pdf">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-51320171870200741022012-02-17T03:50:00.001-08:002012-02-17T03:50:57.851-08:00A microbial association with autismA microbial association with autism. <i>mBio</i>. February 2012.<br />
Download the full-text <a href="http://mbio.asm.org/content/3/1/e00019-12.full.pdf">here</a>.<br />
Read a Questioning Answers post on autism and <i>Sutterella</i> <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.com/2012/01/autism-and-sutterella.html">here</a>.Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-86896807295063641662012-02-15T13:49:00.000-08:002012-02-15T13:49:28.933-08:00Does diabetes start in the intestines?<br />
Fatty acid synthase modulates intestinal barrier function through palmitoylation of mucin 2. <i>Cell Host & Microbe.</i> February 2012.<br />
Download the full-text article <a href="http://download.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/pdf/PIIS1931312812000315.pdf?intermediate=true">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-35799570743801336562012-02-09T06:51:00.000-08:002012-02-09T06:51:34.254-08:00ADHD in middle-aged adults<br />
A population-based study of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms and associated impairment in middle-aged adults. <i>PLoS ONE</i>. February 2012.<br />
Download the full-text article <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031500">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-24228932788499595322012-01-22T02:26:00.000-08:002012-01-22T02:26:28.532-08:00Vitamin D and the leaky gut<br />
Novel role of the vitamin D receptor in maintaining the integrity of the intestinal mucosal barrier. <i>American Journal of Physiology: gastronintestinal and liver physiology</i>. 2008; G208-G216.<br />
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Download the full-text article <a href="http://ajpgi.physiology.org/content/294/1/G208.long">here</a>.<br />
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Read a Questioning Answers post about this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.com/2012/01/vitamin-d-and-intestinal-barrier.html">here</a>.<br />Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-39324640091608851752012-01-15T04:11:00.000-08:002012-01-15T04:12:25.931-08:00Specific polysaccharide antibody deficiency and autismImmunological characterization and transcription profiling of peripheral blood (PB) monocytes in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and specific polysaccharide antibody deficiency (SPAD): Case study. <i>Journal of Neuroinflammation</i>. January 2012<br />
Download the full-text <a href="http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/9/1/4/abstract">here</a>.<br />
Link to a Questioning Answers post discussing this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.com/2012/01/autism-and-spad.html">here</a>.Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581515608634777573.post-20898282787917397972012-01-10T13:59:00.000-08:002012-01-10T13:59:17.740-08:00Sutterella and autism<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Application of novel PCR-based methods for detection, quantitation, and phylogenetic characterization of <i>Sutterella</i> species in intestinal biopsy samples from children with autism and gastrointestinal disturbances. </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">mBio</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">. January 2012</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Download the full-text paper <a href="http://mbio.asm.org/content/3/1/e00261-11.full">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Link to Questioning Answers post on this paper <a href="http://questioning-answers.blogspot.com/2012/01/autism-and-sutterella.html">here</a>.</span>Paul Whiteleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com0