Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Link between autism and abnormal blood-vessel function and oxidative stress

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that children with autism showed signs of abnormal blood-vessel function and damaging levels of oxidative stress compared to healthy children. The children with autism possessed levels of biochemicals that indicate the presence of constricted blood vessels via the (cells that line vessels) endothelium with a higher tendency to form clots (through cells called platelets). child-autism-parent-cafe.com

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