Obesity higher amongst non-smoking women

Cause specific mortality, social position, and obesity among women who had never smoked: 28 year cohort study. BMJ. June 2011.
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Genes and mutations

Variation in genome-wide mutation rates within and between human families. Nature Genetics. June 2011.
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Osteopathy improves pediatric gastrointestinal function?

Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on gastrointestinal function and length of stay of preterm infants: an exploratory study. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies. June 2011.
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Genotype by environmental interaction in breast cancer

Genetic variants in the MRPS30 region and postmenopausal breast cancer risk. Genome Medicine. June 2011.
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Coeliac disease in China

Celiac disease in children with diarrhea in four cities of China. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. June 2011.
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Diabetes rates are up

National, regional, and global trends in fasting plasma glucose and diabetes prevalence since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 370 country-years and 2·7 million participants. Lancet. June 2011
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Comparing males and females with high-functioning autism

A behavioral comparison of males and female adults with high functioning autism spectrum conditions. PLoS ONE. June 2011.
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Male prevalence in autism

Why are autism spectrum conditions more prevalent in males? PLoS Biology. June 2011.
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Oxidative stress and Parkinson's disease

Oxidation of the cysteine-rich regions of parkin perturbs its E3 ligase activity and contributes to protein aggregation. Molecular Neurodegeneration. June 2011.
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Charting the course of the human microbiome

Moving pictures of human microbiome. Genome Biology. June 2011.
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Managing chronic liver disease

Role of lifestyle changes in the management of chronic liver disease. BMC Medicine. June 2011.
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A good overview of nutrition, gut and the immune system

Human nutrition, the gut microbiome and the immune system. Nature.
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Constipation in children

Constipation in children. Italian Journal of Pediatrics.
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Rise of chronic disease in Saudi Arabia

Diabetes mellitus type 2 and other chronic non-communicable diseases in the central region, Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Cohort 2): a decade of an epidemic. BMC Medicine.
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Granny's age and risk of autism?

Parental and grandparental ages in the autistic spectrum disorders: a birth cohort study. PLoS ONE. June 2010.

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Allergy and barriers

Allergy as an epithelial barrier disease. Clinical & Translational Allergy. June 2011.
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Duloxetine for fibromyalgia

Improvement in multiple dimensions of fatigue in patients with fibromyalgia treated with duloxetine: secondary analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Research & Therapy. June 2011.
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No to autism screening?

Early autism detection? Are we ready for routine screening? Pediatrics. June 2011.
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Nutrition and metabolic status in autism

Nutritional and metabolic status of children with autism vs. neurotypical children, and the association with autism severity. Nutrition & Metabolism.
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Plasma cytokines and autism

Plasma cytokine profiles in subjects with high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. PLoS ONE. May 2011.
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Fecal bacteria and necrotising enterocolitis

Fecal microbiota in premature infants prior to necrotizing enterocolitis. PLoS ONE. June 2011.
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Cortisol-induced damage to DNA/RNA

Association between urinary excretion of cortisol and markers of oxidatively damaged DNA and RNA in humans. PLoS ONE. June 2011.
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Depression and the neonate

Depressive symptoms during pregnancy: Impact on neuroendocrine and neonatal outcomes. Infant Behavior & Development.
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Cesarean section and risk of coeliac disease?

Cesarean delivery is associated with celiac disease but not inflammatory bowel disease in children. Gut Microbes. March 2011.
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Autism from an evolutionary perspective?

Conceptualizing the autism spectrum in terms of natural selection and behavioral ecology: the solitary forager hypothesis. Evolutionary Psychology. June 2011.
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Risk of substance abuse in ADHD

Does ADHD predict substance-use disorders? A 10-year follow-up study of young adults with ADHD. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. June 2011.
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Gut microflora and risk of obesity

Intestinal microflora and body mass index during the first three years of life: an observational study. Gut Pathogens. May 2011.
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Mental health in coeliac disease

Compliant gluten-free children with celiac disease: an evaluation of psychological distress. BMC Pediatrics. May 2011.
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Heroin, morphine and the blood-brain barrier

Pharmacokinetic modeling of subcutaneous heroin and its metabolites in blood and brain of mice. Addiction Biology. May 2011.
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Sleep and weight

Longitudinal analysis of sleep in relation to BMI and body fat in children: the FLAME study. BMJ. May 2011.
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Hypothermia following antipsychotic use

An unusual case of hypothermia associated with therapeutic doses of olanzapine: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. May 2011.
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Bone health and microscopic colitis

Low bone mass in microscopic colitis. BMC Gastroenterology. May 2011.
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Febrile infection and Crohn's disease

Spontaneous remission of Crohn's disease following a febrile infection: case report and literature review. BMC Gastroenterology. May 2011.
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Metagenome of the gut in children

Metagenome of the gut of a malnourished child. Gut Pathogens. May 2011.
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IL-6, the cerebellum and autism

IL-6 is increased in the cerebellum of the autistic brain and alters neural cell adhesion, migration and synapse formation. Journal of Neuroinflammation. May 2011.
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NADH and ribose for autism?

Biochemical effects of ribose and NADH therapy in children with autism. Autism Insights. May 2011.
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Reducing the risk of pre-eclampsia

Effect of supplementation during pregnancy with L-arginine and antioxidant vitamins in medical food on pre-eclampsia in high risk population: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. May 2011.
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Selecting treatment options for epilepsy comorbid to autism

Traditional and non-traditional treatments for autism spectrum disorder with seizures: an on-line survey. BMC Pediatrics. May 2011.
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Dysbiosis might contribute to psychiatric symptoms in bowel disorders

The intestinal microbiota affect central levels of brain-derived neurotropic factor and behavior in mice. Gastroenterology. May 2011.

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Restless leg syndrome, IBS and gut bacteria

Restless legs syndrome is associated with irritable bowel syndrome and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Sleep Medicine. May 2011.
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Master inflammation switch and autism

A study of nuclear transcription factor-kappa B in childhood autism. PLoS One. May 2011.
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Diagnosing autism

Autism spectrum disorder diagnostic assessments: improvements since publication of the National Autism Plan for Children. Archives of Disease in Childhood. May 2011.
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Zombie ants and heads of fungus

Behavioral mechanisms and morphological symptoms of zombie ants dying from fungal infection. BMC Ecology. May 2011.
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Anti-malarial affects gliadin antibodies in schizophrenia

Artemisinin reduces the level of antibodies to gliadin in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. May 2011.
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Risk of diabetes in schizophrena

Diabetes prevalence estimates in schizophrenia and risk factor assessment. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. May 2011.
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Organochloride pesticides and ADHD?

Urinary trichlorophenol levels and increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among US school-aged children. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. May 2011.
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Coeliac disease and microscopic colitis

Celiac disease and microscopic colitis: a report of 4 cases. World Journal of Gastroenterology. April 2011.
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Social factors and autism prevalence in California

Socioeconomic status and the increased prevalence of autism in California. American Sociological Review. April 2011.
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Immunophenotypes and autism

In search of cellular immunophenotypes in the blood of children with autism. PLoS One. May 2011.
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Poverty affects the hippocampus

Association between income and the hippocampus. PLoS One. May 2011.
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