Is the Goliath in Autism Research About to Fall?

“An extensive meta-analysis of 25 autism studies could shift the focus of research into the cause of autism from genetics to environmental triggers. That shift could open up new, revolutionary avenues for potential treatments.

The new study, published June 26 in Nature Neuroscience, has linked autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to a distinct microbial signature that’s dysbiotic, or unnaturally out of balance.

‘Genetic diseases aren’t responsible for epidemics,’ Dr. Arthur Krigsman, a specialist who treats children with ASD around the world, told The Epoch Times. ‘There’s something in the environment that’s triggering a gene that otherwise would be silent. There is no gene responsible for an epidemic.’”

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