Cognitive Impairment Linked to Differences in Oral Microbiome in Autism
A study analyzing 7,812 oral microbiomes from 2,025 U.S. families in the SPARK-WGS cohort identified significant differences in salivary microbiomes between children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and neurotypical (NT) individuals, with cognitive impairment emerging as a key driver of these differences.
Lower Levels of Serotonin Transporters Found in Brains of Individuals with ASD
Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published a paper last month in Molecular Psychiatry which shows that people with autism have lower levels of a protein which regulates the amount of serotonin in the brain.
Improvement from 6 Month Probiotic/Prebiotic Treatment for Autism
A new study [1] confirms differences in gut microbiome composition between autistic children and typically developing children, and has reported improvement in autism symptomatology with a probiotic/prebiotic treatment. Improvements were seen in gut microbiome diversity, metabolites and function, as well as autism behaviors and neurotransmitters.
