Not exact matches
Remarkably, giving animals injections of lithium salts — which mimics WNT signaling by inhibiting the molecule GSK3 — or giving animals a
more specific GSK inhibitor, the researchers were able to restore normal synapse and spine numbers and also improve some of the most
significant psychiatric - like behavioral
abnormalities in these mice.
A major target of such poor development is the gut and thus any
abnormality in gut nerve development (the gut contains
more neurones than the spinal cord) would have a
significant effect not only on gut functions and probably gut microbiome, but also on information flowing back to the brain that may cause interference in normal brain functions, perhaps precipitating ASD - like behaviour in a developmentally challenged brain.
When faced with a dangerous virus that can be sexually transmitted and cause
significant fetal
abnormalities, it should be common sense to invest in
more family planning, not less.