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Mothers of children with Autism might have higher risk of heart disease

Mothers of children with Autism might have higher risk of heart disease

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (KRON)—Mothers who are raising children with Autism are more likely to have high cholesterol and a lower level of protective progenitor cells.These are both factors that can increase people's chances of getting heart disease.The study was published Tuesday in the journal of Brain, Behavior and Immunity.Researchers from the University of California San Francisco studied women between the ages of 20 and 50 with children from 2 to 16 years old.


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Mothers of children with Autism might have higher risk of heart disease

Mothers of children with Autism might have higher risk of heart disease

SAN FRANCISCO(KRON)—Mothers who are raising children with Autism are more likely to have high cholesterol and a lower level of protective progenitor cells.These are both factors that can increase people's chances of getting heart disease.The study was published Tuesday in the journal of Brain, Behavior and Immunity.Researchers from the University of California San Francisco studied women between the ages of 20 and 50 with children from 2 to 16 years old.


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Mothers of children with autism may face chronic stress, higher risks for heart disease

Mothers of children with autism may face chronic stress, higher risks for heart disease

Credit: University of California, San Francisco Mothers who were raising children with autism and reported chronic stress were more likely to have high levels of "bad" cholesterol and lower levels of protective progenitor cells than lower-stressed mothers of "neurotypical" children – two factors that may boost their chances of heart disease.Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, killing close to 300,000 in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The study, published online today in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, looked at cardiovascular risk factors among healthy nonsmoking women between the ages of 20 and 50 with at least one child aged 2 to 16.One group consisted of 31 mothers with chronic stress who were raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder.