Publications by authors named "C J M Whitty"
Individuals with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), an immune-modulated disorder, experience exacerbation-related neuropsychiatric symptoms, functional impairments, and high rates of developmental diagnosis. The literature describes links between giftedness and mental illness, and giftedness and autoimmune disorders. We sought to explore rates of giftedness among children with PANS as perceived by their caregivers, and to examine whether giftedness was related to PANS symptom severity, persistence, or duration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiet can protect from autoimmune disease; however, whether diet acts via the host and/or microbiome remains unclear. Here, we use a ketogenic diet (KD) as a model to dissect these complex interactions. A KD rescued the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model of multiple sclerosis in a microbiota-dependent fashion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClimate change, malaria and neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how climate change impacts malaria and other tropical diseases over the past 13 years.
- Researchers found that many studies focus on malaria and dengue, but less on some other important diseases.
- There’s still a lot we don’t know about how climate change will affect these diseases, so we need better research to figure it out.
Diet can protect from autoimmune disease; however, whether diet acts via the host and/or microbiome remains unclear. Here, we use a ketogenic diet (KD) as a model to dissect these complex interactions. A KD rescued the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model of multiple sclerosis in a microbiota-dependent fashion.
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