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Autism: What’s the Gut Got to Do With It?

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Stool Transplant Reduces Autism Symptoms By 45%

Early Life Antibiotic Exposure & Autism

People diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a distinct microbial footprint. Does this mean that alterations in the gut microbiome cause autism? It’s probably not that simple, but the gut microbiome may play an important role in ASD diagnosis and treatment. A recent study published in Nature Microbiology found that children with ASD have […]

Autism: What’s the Gut Got to Do With It?

Multiple scientific studies have connected the gut microbiome & the brain in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), so there's potentially lots to be gained from changing the diet to improve gut health in ASD.

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Stool Transplant Reduces Autism Symptoms By 45%

Stool transplantation proves effective in reducing autism symptoms by nearly 50% two years post transplant. A recent study conducted a special type of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) known as Microbiota Transfer Therapy (MTT – a 10-week treatment process in which a stool transplant is performed daily for 7 to 8 weeks) and found that initial […]

Early Life Antibiotic Exposure & Autism

Early life antibiotic exposure shows no association with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A recent study including all live births in Manitoba, Canada between 1998 and 2016 looked at antibiotic exposure (defined as having filled one or more antibiotic prescriptions in the first year of life) and ASD diagnosis. The study found that antibiotic exposure (both number […]