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Divergent Pregnancy and Uterine Anomaly: Failure of Standard Maternity Care

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© Alexandra Chambers | Neurotopia CIC | January 2026 During my first pregnancy, the foetus remained in breech position throughout. As I approached term, NHS clinicians became increasingly insistent on scheduling an external cephalic version (ECV) – a manual procedure to turn the baby into a head-down position. I declined because I had a deep, […]

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What is the SMAD Signalling Pathway – and why is it Important for Divergent Bodies?

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© Alexandra Chambers | Neurotopia CIC | January 2026 In connective tissue divergence, immune sensitivity, or genomically divergent bodies, fibrosis is one of the most damaging long-term outcomes. Here I will explain what actually drives that scarring process deep in the tissues. At the heart of the fibrosis response is a powerful molecular communication route

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My Perspective on Neurodivergence: Inherited and Acquired, Biological and Political

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© Alexandra Chambers | Neurotopia CIC | January 2026 I want to take a moment to be clear about where I stand when it comes to neurodivergence – especially in relation to inherited vs acquired forms, and how I understand their biological and social dimensions. Neurodivergence is Real – Even When it’s not Diagnosed The

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Endometriosis: not the Cause, but the Expression

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© Alexandra Chambers | Neurotopia CIC | January 2026 Mainstream science has just “discovered” what many of us have known for years: that endometriosis is connected to more than the reproductive system. New research from Penn State finds that people with endometriosis have blunted blood pressure responses to physical stress – contradicting their initial hypothesis

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Another Piece of a Self-Made Jigsaw

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© Alexandra Chambers | Neurotopia CIC | December 2025 The recent study from Yale (linked at the bottom of the post) claiming that autistic adults have reduced mGlu5 receptor availability may feel like a breakthrough to some. However, it’s another fragment in a long trail of fragmented science. For decades, autistic people have been used

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Strengthening the Blood-Brain Barrier & Connective Tissue in Divergent Bodies

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© Alexandra Chambers | Neurotopia CIC | December 2025 Disclaimer: Every individual’s biology is unique. Genetic variation, methylation status, nutrient processing, and environmental factors all influence what supports or disrupts internal systems. What strengthens one person’s blood–brain barrier may overwhelm another’s. This article is written from a divergent genomics perspective, with emphasis on terrains that

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Rethinking Folic Acid Fortification: a pharmacogenomic and policy-based reappraisal of neural tube defect trends

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©Alexandra Chambers | Neurotopia CIC | September 2025 All research is available for PDF digital download on https://studio.buymeacoffee.com/extras and all money goes directly to Neurotopia CIC to fund further research, thank you. Abstract This investigative research critically re-evaluates the widely accepted attribution of reduced neural tube defect (NTD) rates in Canada to folic acid fortification.

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