Duraisamy Kempuraj,1 Shahrzad Asadi,1 Bodi Zhang,1 Akrivi Manola,1 Jennifer Hogan,1 Erika Peterson,2 and Theoharis C Theoharides1,3,4,5 ABSTRACT: Background Mercury is known to be neurotoxic, but its effects on the immune system are less well known. Mast cells are involved in allergic reactions, but also in innate and acquired immunity, as well as in inflammation. Many […]
Delayed Acquisition of Neonatal Reflexes in Newborn Primates Receiving a Thimerosal Comtaining Hepatitis B Vaccine: Influence of Gestational Age and Birthweight
Laura Hewitson (1,2), Lisa A Houser (1), Gene Sackett (4), Jaime L. Tomko (1), David Atwood (5), Lisa Blue (5), E. Railey White (5) (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. (2) Thoughtful House Center for Children, Austin Texas, USA. (3) Independent British Psychological Society Chartered Scientist, […]
Influence of pediatric vaccines on amygdala growth and opioid ligand binding in rhesus macaque infants:
Laura Hewitson1,2,*, Brian J. Lopresti3, Carol Stott4, N. Scott Mason3 and Jaime Tomko1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 2Thoughtful House Center for Children, Austin, TX, USA; 3Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 4Independent Chartered Scientist, Cambridge, UK; This longitudinal, case-control […]
