Friday 28 February 2014

Causal Link Between Vitamin D, Serotonin Synthesis and Autism: Study

Vitamin D may have an impact on social behaviour associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder, reveals a new study by Rhonda Patrick, PhD and Bruce Ames, PhD of Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI). Dr. Patrick and Dr. Ames show that serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin, three brain hormones that affect social behavior, are all activated by vitamin D hormone. Autism, which is characterized by abnormal social behavior, has previously been linked to low levels of ...

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