Posted by SLS on September 23, 2015, at 14:23:40
In reply to Re: Young people on SSRI's commit more crimes? » hello321, posted by europerep on September 23, 2015, at 10:13:11
Most scientists are adamant in concluding that vaccinations like MMR do not cause autism. So far, this conclusion is based on empirical studies of association.
Here is a mega study:
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2275444
The causes of autism have yet to be elucidated. There are some ongoing studies to identify any genes that may be involved. So, there is a lot of work to do.
The one thing that I find striking is that there is an association between autism and brain inflammation. I was wondering if the MMR vaccinations were the cause of this inflammation. I read that brain inflammation is indeed a consequence of MMR if one has problems with their immune system. It is conceivable that MMR leads to brain inflammation, which leads to regression autism. Of course, just because something is conceivable doesn't make it true.
Brain inflammation also occurs with depression and bipolar disorder. Some researchers are looking at inflammation as being involved in the cause of these disorders. I tend to believe that inflammation is the result of, rather than the primary cause. I wonder, though, if inflammation, once induced, doesn't help drive the illness. It is conceivable.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25128861
I am leaning in the direction of believing that brain inflammation is the result of autism rather its cause.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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