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Autism parents 'infection risk' 		   
Summary Statement:

Caring for children with developmental problems such as autism or Down's syndrome can weaken parents' immune systems, research suggests.

Researchers at Birmingham University found they had a poorer immune response to a vaccine against pneumonia.

It appears that stress causes the immune system to function less efficiently, the team wrote in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Tags:

weak immune systems,  stress,  parenting
Submission Date:

07/21/2008by: shannonj
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