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O’Dor, S.L., Zagaroli, J., Belisle, R. et al. The COVID-19 pandemic and children with PANS/PANDAS: an evaluation of symptom severity, telehealth, and vaccination hesitancy. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01401-z […]

Thank you to Massachusetts School Nurse Organization – MSNO for including ASPIRE’s School Nurse Toolkit and In-Service in your June 2022 Newsletter!  

Northeastern University School of Nursing 2022 Summer Academy August 8th and 9th, 2022, 8:30-4:00 pm ET, Cape Codder Resort Topics: Pediatric Cardiac Emergencies and COVID impact, Trauma and Pediatric Brains […]

Konstantinou GN, Konstantinou GN, Koulias C, Petalas K, Makris M. Further Understanding of Neuro-Immune Interactions in Allergy: Implications in Pathophysiology and Role in Disease Progression. J Asthma Allergy. 2022;15:1273-1291. https://doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S282039 […]

A comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease, from a leading naturopathic physician who has managed his symptoms for more than fifteen years.

Lexi’s story exemplifies the absolute devastation patients and families go through as a result of being misdiagnosed for too long. In our article on Clinical Urgency of Diagnosing and Treating, […]

Education Seminar All educators are invited to attend a seminar on PANS PANDAS. An overview of symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and how it affects learning will be provided.  Seminar hosted by […]

Oroojzadeh, P., Bostanabad, S.Y. & Lotfi, H. Psychobiotics: the Influence of Gut Microbiota on the Gut-Brain Axis in Neurological Disorders. J Mol Neurosci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-022-02053-3 Psychobiotics are a probiotic strain […]

T Bhikram, P Sandor, Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios as inflammatory biomarkers in psychiatric patients, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 105, 2022, Pages 237-246, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.07.006. Conclusion: The consistent findings of elevated NLR across […]

In this companion to Dress Coded, an eighth-grader starts a podcast on climate activism and rallies her friends to create lasting change in their local community and beyond. The First Rule of Climate Club, a mid-grade novel, focuses on an eighth grader’s efforts to help diagnose her friend’s “mystery illness,” which eventually is identified as PANS from Lyme disease.

Pourshahid S, Khademolhosseini S, Giri B, et al. (July 12, 2022) A Case of Steroid-Responsive Severe Pneumonia Following a Recent COVID-19 Infection in a Patient With Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders […]

A landmark exploration of one of the most consequential and mysterious issues of our time: the rise of chronic illness and autoimmune diseases