Early Introduction of High-Dose Gluten Could Prevent Celiac Disease
The latest analysis from the Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) infant food prevention trial demonstrated that very early exposure to high-dose gluten was linked to a lower prevalence of celiac disease in 3-year-old children. Celiac disease is occasionally associated with autism.
Study Suggests Breastfeeding Protective Against Developing Autism
In Lebanon, where breastfeeding is declining and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are increasing, new research has come out which points to more evidence demonstrating that breastfeeding provides a protective effect against the development of autism.
Yogurt Improves Gut Barrier Function
Many individuals with autism have gastrointestinal issues which involve a “leaky gut”, or permeability of the gastrointestinal tract lining. The permeability allows substances to enter the bloodstream such as the inflammatory cytokine, soluble CD14, which is a marker of gut hyperpermeability.
Tragic Autism Wandering Case Triggers Change at the FBI
A North Carolina community was left reeling when the body of a six-year-old boy with autism was discovered in a local park partially submerged in a creek. It was just two years ago when Maddox Ritch wandered off from his family at Gastonia Park. He was found lifeless five days later. Maddox’s death was ruled an accidental drowning.
How to Identify and Understand Autism Research
Sifting through scientific and medical autism spectrum disorder studies can be very overwhelming. The Autism Research Institute (ARI) understands this feeling and has recently published a helpful guide for caregivers to interpret and assess research.
Finch Therapeutics Raises $90 Million for Microbiome Medication
Finch Therapeutics Group has raised $90 million to push its oral microbiome drug to treat recurrent C. difficile infection toward a regulatory submission with the FDA. The money raised will also be used to initiate a Phase 1b study evaluating a similar drug for autism spectrum disorder, as well as to advance treatments for chronic hepatitis B infection, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
