Posted on 02/18/2007 5:39:43 PM PST by Incorrigible
A team of New Jersey scientists believes it has found ways to detect biological risk factors for autism through simple urine and blood tests, a discovery that could lead to groundbreaking medical treatment for the neurological disorder.
The team of 16 scientists, mostly drawn from the campuses of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, say their findings, the result of more than two years of study on how the body breaks down fatty acids, could be a breakthrough for what is the fastest-growing developmental disorder in the nation, with no known cause or cure.
The UMDNJ researchers say they have found that children with autism are unable to metabolize key fatty acids that help the body fight inflammation that causes damage to the brain and other organs.
"It's an exciting story that's unfolding," said George Lambert, coordinator of the 15-member research team.
The potential treatment, members of the team say, is a kind of "therapeutic cocktail" tailored to each child, which would give them a dose of a "good" fatty acid that they are not able to make on their own. Team member Bernd Spur of UMDNJ-Stratford created the chemical process to replicate one of those good fatty acids.
"The pathway doesn't work (in the body), so we circumvent it," said Spur, a chemist.
Currently, the only way to diagnose autism is by a clinical assessment of symptoms, which include difficulty with communication and social interaction, as well as obsessive behaviors and interests. New Jersey has a high incidence of the disorder, affecting 1 in 94 children in the state, compared with 1 in 150 in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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We'll get to my other questions after that.
BTW, it is also a courtesy to italicize or in some other way separate quotes from another poster from your own. It only takes a few keystrokes ( < I > at the start of the quote and < /I > at the end...remove the spaces). Why not try it?
Your argumentum ad hominem have obliterated/evicerated all my arguments by diabolically hurting my feelings. Let me guess…Government Schooled?
No, parochial HS. BS University of Notre Dame. Doctorate at Pittsburgh.
Now that we've dispensed with the curriculum vitae , are you ready to discuss the substance of the issues? Because from all the screwing around you are doing, it doesn't seem to me you know what you are talking about.
IMO, anybody who tries to scare people away from vaccines is beyond the pale. Especially people who don't know what they are talking about and can only parrot what they read on websites.
Now admit it, you really don't understand the issues, do you?
"Now that we've dispensed with the curriculum vitae , are you ready to discuss the substance of the issues? Because from all the screwing around you are doing, it doesn't seem to me you know what you are talking about.
IMO, anybody who tries to scare people away from vaccines is beyond the pale. Especially people who don't know what they are talking about and can only parrot what they read on websites.
Now admit it, you really don't understand the issues, do you?"
Well doc. I not only gave you my opinions, but the basis for them, which is a lot more than your condescension.
As far parroting what I read on websites…how do you divine your opinions?
POPULATION CONTROL, THE FINAL SOLUTION (1 of 3) [Free Republic]
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3926ba0b3bfa.htm
No you didn't, you posted links to websites. That isn't discussion, it's cut-and-paste.
As far parroting what I read on websites…how do you divine your opinions?
School. LOTS of it.
POPULATION CONTROL, THE FINAL SOLUTION
And what does that have to do with vaccines?
And it isn't condescension, its disdain
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