New Study Shows That Antibiotics Given To Children Effect Brain Development And Gut Health

The following report is from Study Finds:

The average child in the United States receives around three different antibiotic treatments before reaching their second birthday. Now, researchers from Rutgers University find that exposure to antibiotics early in life may actually mess with brain development in areas responsible for both cognitive and emotional functioning.

On a more detailed level, this new research indicates that penicillin is capable of changing both the body’s gut microbiome and elements of gene expression within key areas of the developing brain. The microbiome refers to the trillions of beneficial microorganisms and bacteria living within the human body. Gene expression, meanwhile, helps cells respond and adapt to a changing environment.

Study authors believe their work makes a strong case for the reduction of widespread antibiotic use in order to avoid neurodevelopment problems. Troublingly, penicillin and other similar drugs such as ampicillin and amoxicillin are the most common antibiotics doctors prescribe for young children.

Our previous work has shown that exposing young animals to antibiotics changes their metabolism and immunity. The third important development in early life involves the brain. This study is preliminary but shows a correlation between altering the microbiome and changes in the brain that should be further explored.

Lead author Martin Blaser, director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers, in a university release.

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Researchers made these findings by comparing two groups of mice. The team exposed one group to low-dose penicillin while still in the womb, while the second group was not. Rodents given penicillin showed significant changes within their intestinal microbiota. Additionally, those mice also displayed altered gene expression in the frontal cortex and amygdala of their brains. Both of those areas are essential to memory development, as well as fear and stress responses.

Study authors say it’s becoming more and more apparent that what happens within our stomachs and intestinal tracts influences brain signaling; a connection scientists call the “gut-brain-axis.”

If something disrupts this pathway however, it can lead to permanent structural and functioning changes in the brain. While unconfirmed, such disruptions may even lead one day to neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative disorders years or decades down the line.

Early life is a critical period for neurodevelopment. In recent decades, there has been a rise in the incidence of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities. Although increased awareness and diagnosis are likely contributing factors, disruptions in cerebral gene expression early in development also could be responsible.

Moving forward, more research is needed to conclusively determine if antibiotics indeed directly change brain development, as well as if microbiome molecules traveling to the brain end up disturbing gene activity and causing cognitive issues.

The study appears in the journal iScience.

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AUTHOR COMMENTARY

But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

Job 13:4

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Revelation 22:15

I have said this so many times over, but the Greek word for ‘witchcraft’ and ‘sorcery’ is “pharmakeia” where the word ‘pharmacy’ gets its translation.

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And yet studies like these, or the hundreds upon hundreds of them just like this and even more compelling than this one, never gets screen time or so much as a 5-second blurb: the networks all work in tandem with big-pharma, hence, why none of the mainstream outlets will ever talk about this stuff.

Will anyone go to jail? Will anyone affected by these poisons receive compensation and reoperations? Nope. At the worst, these big pharma gangsters and druglords only have to payout less than 0.01% of their entire yearly income if the government decides to act like the heroes and come after these murderous scum. But that money just goes right to the government, only to be gifted right back to the big pharma cartels.

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The WinePress recently did a report about how fermented foods and beverages are fantastic for strengthening gut health and bacteria. So, if you have been affected by these drugs, I suggest incorporating foods such as those to strengthen your immune and digestive systems.

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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).

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