Monday, September 14, 2015

Breastfeeding your baby could protect them from autism, new study says: Express UK

"The shocking research has found breastfeeding could boost social behaviour in children born with a genetic predisposition to autism.
The findings suggest that a chemical passed from mother to child in breast milk could help protect babies from the behavioural disorder."
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Friday, September 11, 2015

Vasopressin Emerges as a Hormone of Interest in Autism Research: Scientific American

"Ask a physician what the hormone vasopressin is good for, and she will explain that it regulates the volume of water in your body and also affects blood pressure. But since the 1990s, vasopressin has been a hot topic in a very different field: social behavior. And recently it has emerged as a possible target for treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which are characterized by social, behavioral and communication impairments. The research is still in early stages, however, and has yielded more questions than answers."
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