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Autism Reversed in Mice at MIT Lab

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the only-one-man-would-dare-give-me-the-fragile-x dept.

ClayTapes writes "It seems that scientists at MIT have been able to reverse the effects of autism and some forms of mental retardation in mice caused by fragile X chromosomes. They do so by targeting an enzyme that changes the structure of connections between brain cells. The treatment actually repairs these structural abnormalities which suggests that it may be possible to reverse the effects in children who already show symptoms."

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  1. Re:Not so Definitely by kklein · · Score: 0, Troll

    God bless you.

    Unfortunately, I think you're wrong about it not being a lot of people. Ask around. People are stupid.

    Perhaps that's why they want to have retarded kids around. Makes them feel intelligent.

  2. Re:No vaccinations? by misterplow · · Score: 0, Troll
    Many parents give testimonials that their children were "made" autistic through mercury poisoning. Where did the mercury come from? The most easily-discoverable source of a relatively large influx of mercury is through the preservative Thimerosal (used in vaccines).

    If you want to hear the parents' side of the "does mercury in vaccines cause autism?" debate, PLEASE PLEASE visit the website http://www.generationrescue.org/ There are links to testimonial videos which show before and after footage of children who were deemed to be (sometimes profoundly) autistic, but then after the mercury and other heavy metals came out of their children's body (through chelation), the results are absolutely incredible.

    The "experts" who dismiss Thimerosal as a causative agent in autism may have their points, but you can NOT dispute the video footage. And if you are a parent of a child who shows symptoms of autism (which overlap almost exactly with symptoms of mercury poisoning), and then that child comes back to the point where he/she is "recovered" through biomedical intervention -- there is nothing that the naysayers can say which will convince you that it is all about genetics, etc.

    What almost everybody can agree on is that . . . nobody agrees on the cause of autism. However, I have found that http://www.generationrescue.org/ is a very persuasive source of information about the autism debate. Please read and decide for yourself.