date:Sep 08, 2012
Intake of common nutritional supplements containing amino acids could help to combat a unique form of autism, according to new research published in the journal Science.
The study links certain types of autism to a genetic mutation that speeds up the metabolism of certain amino acids.
Led by Professor Joseph Gleeson from the University of California, San Diego, USA, the international team of researchers then revealed that mice with the same genetic mutation had eased neurobehavioural symptoms a