Open label study of probiotics and autism

" We concluded that probiotics have beneficial effects on both behavioral and GI [gastrointestinal]  manifestations of ASD  [autism sp...

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Another double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of vitamin D in autism. But...

The findings reported by Conor Kerley and colleagues [1] continue a theme in autism research circles of ' one study reporting one thing...

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On your marks, GETSET...

I don't doubt that the article published by Lucy Clark and colleagues [1] (open-access) on the topic of testing " the efficacy and...

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Cannabidiol for drug-resistant seizures in Dravet syndrome

" Cannabis drug cuts seizures in children with severe epilepsy in trial " went one of the headlines referencing the results publis...

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Reducing depression scores (in IBS) using a probiotic?

" Probiotics can reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) , but little is known about their effects on psychiatric comorbidit...

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Low dose suramin and autism: a small RCT with potentially big results

'Low dose' has been a feature of my autism research reading this week; first starting with the results from Dan Quintana and colleag...

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Gastrin-releasing peptide and autism continued

Yet another 'continued' or 'part 2' short post for you today, building on some previous - very preliminary research - talkin...

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"a single intravenous infusion of autologous umbilical cord blood" and autism

' Could stem cells offer hope for autism? ' went one media headline referencing the very preliminary " phase I, open-label tria...

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