Publications by authors named "L J Twohill"

The aim of this study was to investigate whether a combination of nutrients designed to promote gut and brain health also lowers psychological distress. The hypothesis is that a probiotic with fish oil, and glutamine supplement will reduce psychological distress. A multiple baseline design was used to collect data from seven naturopathic patients in private naturopathic clinics in Australia.

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Severe autonomic dysfunction occurs in Rett syndrome (RS). Substance P, a tachykinin peptide that localizes to several brain regions, including the autonomic nervous system, is reduced in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with RS. The anatomic localization and intensity of substance P immunoreactivity and glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive astrocytes in the brains of 14 patients with RS were compared with those in the brains of 10 age-matched normal patients.

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