Can autism be treated with a simple microbial-based therapy?

Friday, December 21, 2018 - 14:10 in Health & Medicine

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have successfully reversed social deficits associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in mice through a bacterial-based therapy. The unconventional approach, which was described in a recently published paper in the journal Neuron, has widespread potential for the development of noninvasive therapies for autism and suggests a future in which the microbiome plays […]

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