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🚨Could bifidobacteria—a key gut bacteria that supports a strong immune system—also play a role in autism treatment? sabine hazan md is leading pioneering research, comparing the microbiomes of twins—one neurotypical, one autistic—to see if introducing gut microbes from the healthy sibling might help. In one case, she saw results...

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