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Supplement trio REVERSES autism in mice - it may work in humans too

A low-dose supplement cocktail of zinc, serine and BCAAs restored neuronal connectivity and improved social behavior in autistic mice, indicating potential for human therapeutic development.

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Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid

Experiments show that many brain tumours called glioblastomas grab serine, a crucial amino acid, from their environment rather than synthesizing it themselves: a metabolic Achilles' heel. The scientists fed mice with certain kinds of glioblastoma a diet that lacked serine and found that the rodents' tumours, unable to get their fix the usual way, grew more slowly. The animals also lived longer.

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Supplement trio REVERSES autism in mice - it may work in humans too

Brain tumours in mice grow more slowly when starved of key amino acid

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#dietary-therapy