Antibiotics Improve Symptoms of Autism – Medical Xpress
Read the full story hereJohn Rodakis, the parent of a child with autism was not looking to launch an international investigation into the microbiome (the collection of microorganisms that live on and in us) and autism, but, as he describes in his newly published article in the scientific journal Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, when his young son’s autism unexpectedly and dramatically improved while taking an antibiotic for strep throat, he began a quest to understand why.
Brains Are Recoverable: New Alzheimer’s Treatment Fully Restores Memory Function – Science Alert
Read the full story hereAustralian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques – structures that are responsible for memory loss and a decline in cognitive function in Alzheimer’s patients.
Georgia: The Disorder That Came Out of Nowhere – The Brunswick News
Read the full story hereHunter Miller was like any child her age — a happy, outgoing 9-year-old who always had a smile on her face. But that all quickly changed. “Everything was normal, and we were looking at the Target circular from the newspaper. When we were done, I went to throw it away and she got very upset,” Miller said. Fear of losing the circular completely paralyzed Hunter. She practically crumbled to the floor, digging feverishly through the garbage to find the tossed newspaper insert.
Kansas Family Challenged by PANDAS – The KANSAN
Read the full story hereCarrie Hochstetler remembers the day her son, Jasper Krehbiel, started showing odd behavior. Jasper was in kindergarten and had just turned 6. He started crossing his eyes and told his parents he couldn’t stop. “I thought he was wrapped up in his imagination,” Hochstetler said. A couple of days later at school, Jasper stuck his fingers down his throat, trying to make himself gag.
