Autism Risk Determined by Health of Mom’s Gut

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 13:47 in Health & Medicine

The risk of developing autism-spectrum disorders is determined by the mother’s microbiome – the collection of microorganisms that naturally live inside us – during pregnancy, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. The work raises the possibility that preventing forms of autism could be as simple as an expectant mom modifying […]

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