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Our new paper due out in Dec 5 CELL
This is the paper showing probiotic therapy works in the mouse model of an autism risk factor.
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We have just published our first paper on extending the rodent model of maternal immune activation to monkeys. As repeat readers of this blog, and the accompanying book, well know, an important risk factor for both autism and schizophrenia is … Continue reading
Important message from the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
Thanks to ADResearchInitiative blog for the tip on this message. On another note, our family is off to E Africa for 3 weeks to give lectures (me, viruses and mental health; wife Carolyn, special education) in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, depression, mental-health, PANDAS, Rett syndrome, schizophrenia, Syndenham, Tourette
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The President speaks at a mental health conference at the White House
This conference received virtually no press coverage at all.
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Tagged autism, bipolar, depression, mental-health, OCD, Rett syndrome, schizophrenia
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Dietary salt, inflammation and mental illness?
In the past few decades there has been a marked increase in autoimmune disease. This has been correlated with the increased population of the Western diet and processed foods. The latter contain far more salt than homemade foods. Now, two … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autoimmune disease, cytokine, diet and autism, inflammation, mental-health, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia
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My new favorite drug?
I’ve written here before that the cholesterol-lowering medications, the statins, have positive effects on a variety of brain diseases and injuries in a variety of animal models (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke), with relatively few side effects. The thought is that they … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, autism, cytokine, inflammation, mental-health, schizophrenia, stroke
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Pure cure for autism?
An impressive new paper is just out from Robert Naviaux, Susan Powell and colleagues at UC San Diego. They use our mouse model of the autism and schizophrenia risk factor, maternal immune activation during pregnancy, to show that a drug … Continue reading
TEDx talk: Mind altering microbes
Our just graduated PhD student Elaine Hsiao recently gave a superb 5 minute talk at Caltech’s TEDx event on her work on gut-brain connections related to autism: Mind Altering Microbes. [click on that title to see the talk][click on the … Continue reading
Another top 10 list for 2012
Elaine Hsiao’s paper also made the top 10 list of “Notable papers of 2012” from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. Her paper was coupled with the one from Derecki et al., who also reported on the efficacy of bone … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, cytokine, flu, inflammation, influenza, maternal infection, mental-health, mouse model, schizophrenia
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“Infectious Behavior” blog – 2012 in review
4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 16,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 4 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
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Tagged antipsychotic, autism, autoantibodies, autoimmune disease, bipolar, cytokine, depression, diet and autism, flu, fragile x, GI inflammation, GI symptoms and autism, helminth therapy, IL-6, inflammation, influenza, leaky gut, maternal infection, mental-health, microbiome, multiple sclerosis, OCD, PANDAS, Rett syndrome, schizophrenia, stereotyped behavior, streptococcus, stress, Syndenham, Tourette
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