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Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children
Andrew J. Wakefield,S. H. Murch,A Anthony,J Linnell,D M Casson,M Malik,M Berelowitz,Ap Dhillon,Mike Thomson,Peter Harvey,A Valentine,S Davies,J A Walker-Smith +12 more
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In this paper, the authors investigated a consecutive series of children with chronic enterocolitis and regressive developmental disorder, and identified associated gastrointestinal disease and developmental regression in a group of previously normal children, which was generally associated in time with possible environmental triggers.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 1998-02-28. It has received 2505 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pervasive developmental disorder & Lymphoid hyperplasia.read more
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Information source’s influence on vaccine perceptions: an exploration into perceptions of knowledge, risk and safety
TL;DR: College-age students are a particularly important population regarding establishing beliefs about vaccines that carry on into later adulthood, and while parents and friends may act as a primary information sources, more attention needs to be paid to the negative impact of social media and the positive impact of healthcare providers.
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Lack of association between autism and four heavy metal regulatory genes.
Sarah E. Owens,Marshall L. Summar,Kelli K. Ryckman,Jonathan L. Haines,Sara Reiss,Samantha R. Summar,Michael Aschner +6 more
TL;DR: Analysis failed to show association with autism for any variant evaluated in both the initial screening set and the expanded cohort, suggesting that variations in the ability of the four genes studied to process and transport Hg may not play a significant role in the etiology of autism.
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viral suspicions: vaccine hesitancy in the web 2.0.
TL;DR: In 4 studies, complementary evidence is provided about the psychosocial processes involved in online information gathering about vaccinations and the associated relation with trust in their safety and the way that media cover vaccination topics and for interventions addressing vaccine hesitancy is discussed.
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An Activist Approach to Debunking FC
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest a series of activist approaches to counter the acceptance of facilitated communication as legitimate educational practice for persons with autism and other non-communicative conditions, and suggest a set of strategies to counter this acceptance.
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Boundary Work and the Construction of Scientific Authority in the Vaccines-Autism Controversy
TL;DR: The controversy about vaccines and autism presents an opportunity to explore how science is constructed in public debates about health and medicine as discussed by the authors, and it is worth noting that there are those who argue against a connection between v...
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin, autism, and cœliac disease
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The Autistic Spectrum
TL;DR: A simple system of subgrouping based solely on a description of the type of social impairment will be used, which avoids the confusion inherent in trying to identify the named syndromes.
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Abnormal intestinal permeability in children with autism.
Patrizia D'Eufemia,Mauro Celli,R. Finocchiaro,Lucia Pacifico,L Viozzi,M. Zaccagnini,Ettore Cardi,Omero Giardini +7 more
TL;DR: It is speculated that an altered intestinal permeability could represent a possible mechanism for the increased passage through the gut mucosa of peptides derived from foods with subsequent behavioural abnormalities.
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A neurochemical theory of autism
TL;DR: Panksepp et al. as discussed by the authors put forward the idea that autism is an emotional disturbance arising from an upset in the opiate systems in the brain, and hence proposed, as a possibility, opiate antagonist therapy for the autistic syndrome.