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Study Connects Vitamin D, Serotonin Synthesis & Autism.

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      The article reports on a research conducted by Rhonda Patrick and Bruce Ames of the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, which suggests a link between vitamin D, serotonin synthesis, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). According to the research, vitamin D hormone activates serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin, brain hormones that affect social behavior. Facts about autism that are explained by the research are noted.