Rare genetic condition manifesting as autism and its management

" We report the case of a young boy with nonverbal autism and intellectual disability , with a rare de novo 1q21.3 microdeletion. ...

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Autism and phenylketonuria: a double syndrome

I want to briefly talk about the letter to the editor from Esra Demirci [1] (open-access) today and a continuation of some rather important...

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a risk factor for bipolar disorder

" Only irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) emerged as a risk factor for BD  [ bipolar disorder ]  supported by convincing evidence. " ...

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"a gluten-related subgroup of schizophrenia"?

A quote to begin this post: " this preliminary study demonstrates that altered AGDA  [antibodies against gliadin-derived antigen]  leve...

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Who'd have thunk it: physical activity inversely associated with BMI and body fat percentage

" In this sample of middle-aged adults, drawn from the general population, physical activity was inversely associated with BMI  [ body ...

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Presenting with the symptoms of autism and then diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU)

The case report from Betül Mazlum and colleagues [1] ( open-access available here ) illustrates once again that (a) the plural 'autisms...

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I would walk 500 miles... or maybe just 8 miles (a day).

" Desk-bound workers should ‘walk EIGHT miles a day’ to slash risk of heart attacks or strok e " went one headline talking about t...

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