Sunday, December 8, 2013

Does a Bacteria Cause Autism?

http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/12/08/probiotic.therapy.alleviates.autism.behaviors.mice

 

If they can give Autism to someone then, in theory, they should be able to cure it. If you know what causes something you should be able to prevent it or find a way to prevent it. If they found out that this bacteria caused Autism then they would be able to find a prevention for it or a cure for it. This could mean a big step towards finding a cure for it. It also brings researchers closer to finding out why and how it happens.

I do not personally think that the bacteria is what causes autism because there are so many different forms of it. I think that they can use the bacteria to come up with different ways to help cope with the disorder. It might cause some forms of it, but Autism is a broad term for something that we do not fully understand, so there is a possibility that there are other things that could cause it.

This is still a huge discovery to me because it can help us develop drugs to help with the symptoms and side effects from the disorder.

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