Is the Treatment for Autism About to be Discovered?

In the article (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130313182019.htm) from Science Daily, researchers from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created a theory that has cured autism in mice. "Our (cell danger) theory suggests that autism happens because cells get stuck in a defensive metabolic mode and fail to talk to each other normally, which can interfere with brain development and function," says Robert Naviaux who is the professor of medicine and co-director of the Mitochondrial and Metabolic Disease Center at University of California San Diego. Even though the treatment worked on mice, it is not guaranteed to work on humans  "but we are encouraged enough to test this approach in a small clinical trial of children with autism spectrum disorder in the coming year. This trial is still in the early stages of development. We think this approach -- called antipurinergic therapy or APT -- offers a fresh and exciting new path that could lead to development of a new class of drugs to treat autism."says Naviaux. Autism disorders are complicated and are difficult to understand and treat. When the treatment changes the cell, it alters the genetic makeup which is thought to cure autism.

This article is very important to life today. Autism is a big problem and affects many people worldwide. A treatment to this disorder would change many lives.


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