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Bacterium Can Reverse Autism-Like Behaviour in Mice
Published December 5, 2013
in Cell
Caltech researchers gave probiotics to mice that had been bred to have autism-like symptoms and found promising results. After being given the probiotics, the mice were more communicative and less anxious. The treatment also reduced gastrointestinal problems in the animals that were similar to those that often accompany autism in humans.
http://www.cell.com/retrieve/pii/S0092867413014736
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