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Could Mast Cell Disorders Be a Result of Humanity’s Past Battles with Infections like the Black Plague?

February 16, 2021by Emily Casanova 2 Comments

Plagues and pandemics are on the forefront of peoples’ minds today. And though the coronavirus may be the current plague of the hour, our histories are spotted with a litany […]

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#LongHaulers – A New Infectious Disease But a Not-so-new Postviral Phenomenon

November 29, 2020by Emily Casanova 1 Comment

In early December, I’ll be giving a grand rounds lecture to clinicians on the topic of coronavirus “long haulers” or “long COVID.” Because the lecture is unfortunately not going to […]

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Links between Autism & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: The Science Behind the Association

June 13, 2020by Emily Casanova 2 Comments

For those of you within the zebra community, you are probably already aware of an association between autism (and other neurodevelopmental conditions like ADHD) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)/hypermobility spectrum disorders […]

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Spectrum News: What Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Can Teach Us about Autism

October 22, 2019by Emily Casanova 8 Comments

There is rapidly growing interest in the relationship between the hereditary connective tissue disorders, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)/hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD), and autism. As some of my regular readers already know, […]

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How mast cells learn

August 18, 2019by Emily Casanova 2 Comments

Many people with hereditary connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS)/hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) have immune problems. These immune problems often come in the guise of “mast cell activation syndrome” […]

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Gastrointestinal Disorders

June 24, 2018by Emily Casanova 1 Comment

For most people, if they’re at all familiar with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) or the closely related Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD), when they think of these conditions the first thing that […]

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Our Recent Study on the Overlap between Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders

March 18, 2018by Emily Casanova 27 Comments

Although much of my research efforts to date have focused on the genetics of autism, over the last year or so I’ve turned a significant part of my attention to […]

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Dysautonomia: A Common but Commonly Undiagnosed Condition

March 4, 2018by Emily Casanova 13 Comments

Dysautonomia is not a diagnosis but an umbrella term that refers to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which can have a variety of complex causes. To better understand […]

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Book Review: ‘Understanding Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder’

February 11, 2018by Emily Casanova 25 Comments

Although the syndromes we now know as Ehlers-Danlos (EDS) were first described as far back as 1892, the number of available materials for patients and medical professionals is surprisingly few. […]

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So Many Diagnoses!! Changes to Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Criteria

January 7, 2018by Emily Casanova 10 Comments

In the spring of 2017, a large group of papers were published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics summarizing the state of knowledge of the connective tissue disorders known […]

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Neuroscientist, biologist, biomedical scientist. I primarily focus on autism and connective tissue disorders, but am fascinated by all things biology. Science is my work, my passion, and my hobby. I relish reading history, especially as it relates to the development of the sciences. I am also a hobby-paleontologist, enjoy antique collecting and a bit of photography, love a good strong black tea, knitting, and spending time with my family (both the human and furry varieties).

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