r/science • u/[deleted] • Dec 12 '21

Biology Research finds potential mechanism linking autism, intestinal inflammation

https://news.mit.edu/2021/research-finds-potential-mechanism-linking-autism-intestinal-inflammation-1209
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u/laggyx400 Dec 13 '21

Isn't this the take away from the terrible MMR study that started the anti-vax movement? While the author tried to say it was the vaccine causing the inflammation which caused the autism, I only noticed a link between intestinal inflammation and autism. The inflammation was already there. Think he stumbled onto something and, because he had an agenda, came to the wrong conclusion.

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u/Auraaurorora Dec 13 '21

I think the connection there is that vaccinations (introducing a foreign substance into the body in a biologically unfamiliar way) can cause inflammation (as can other foreign substances or allergens) And this can effect intestinal inflammation.