Brain Inflammation Linked to Autism
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Autism may be caused by an immune system reaction that causes swelling of the brain, say researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Expectant mothers suffering from asthma, allergies or a type of skin disease have a higher risk of giving birth to an autistic child, a study said on Monday.
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Aug. 18, 2004 -- Millions of people are affected by anxiety and sleep disorders. Now, researchers may be one step closer to understanding -- and eventually resolving -- these complicated conditions after studying a newly discovered brain protein.
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WEDNESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- A chemical found in curry may help the immune system clear away brain plaques associated with Alzheimer&#39;s disease, a new study suggests.
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According to new evidence, the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella) is not at all linked to autism. The research also indicated that it is not linked to other developmental problems.
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Children with autism have inflammation in their brains, although it is not yet clear whether the inflammation actually causes the condition,    researchers said on Monday.
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A new study sheds light on the mystery of autism and may point the way to a promising treatment. Some autistic children have a weakened ability to protect themselves
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A new study suggests anger, as well as other negative emotions may be a trigger for a ischemic stroke. The study, published in the December issue of Neurology found people were more likely to experience a
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US researchers have discovered that otherwise healthy people who are prone to anger, hostility and moderate depression produce higher levels of C-reactive protein.
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New research shows that healthy people with high levels of anger, hostility or depression also have high blood levels of C-reactive protein, an indicator of inflammation of the arteries.
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A UK study published in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET (p 963) provides further evidence that measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) immunisation is not associated with the development of autism or other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) in children.
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New research shows how a part of the brain helps us recognize fear in other people's facial expressions. The discovery may one day aid people with autism.
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Imaging the brain during social interaction reveals a deficit that may be tied to a sense of self.
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About one in 150 American children has autism, an urgent public health concern, said U.S. health officials Thursday who reported on the largest study done so far on the troubling disorder.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The latest chapter in the debate over whether childhood vaccines can cause autism was written Wednesday with release of a study that showed the controversial mercury-containing preservative thimerosal is rapidly excreted from babies' bodies and can't build up to toxic levels.
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WEDNESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke and head injury trigger a cellular chain of events that increases the risk of Alzheimer&#39;s disease, a new study says.
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NEW YORK  - In a new report, US researchers describe the improvement in brain function that occurred in a patient with Alzheimer's disease just minutes after receiving an injection in the spine of the arthritis drug Enbrel (also known as etanercept).