Dr. Geir Bjørklund, MD, has provided groundbreaking insights into the zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) dynamics associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), featured in a recent interview in ARS Medica Tomitana, the official journal of Ovidius University of Constanta (Semenova, 2023). Through international collaborations spanning various countries, Bjørklund’s research has uncovered compelling evidence of altered […]
Exploring the Environmental Dimensions of Autism Spectrum Disorder
A recent review article published in Current Medicinal Chemistry sheds light on the interplay between environmental factors and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Authored by a distinguished team of researchers from Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) – Konstantin Yenkoyan and Meri Mkhitaryan – alongside Geir Bjørklund from the Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, the paper […]
The Interwoven Global Epidemics of Mercury Toxicity and Autism
In October 2017, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. published an article on the website of the World Mercury Project about one of CONEM’s studies (1). Kennedy is the son of former New York senator and U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy. He is an attorney, environmental activist and […]