Autism Vox gastrointestinal

March 17th, 2008

New Study Casts Doubt on Leaky Gut Theory of Autism

A new study in the Archives of Disease in Childhood suggests that autistic children do not appear to have proteins leaking into their intestinal systems and causing damage, today’s BBC News reports. Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and the University of Edinburgh found that autistic children did not have […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 13 comments