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New insight into Rett syndrome severity
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 20, 2009 |
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A research collaboration between Australia and Israel has identified a genetic variation that influences the severity of symptoms in Rett syndrome.
Rett Syndrome scientist makes significant discovery
Feb 23, 2009 |
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A paper published online today in Nature Neuroscience reveals the presence of methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) in glia. MeCP2 is a protein associated with a variety of neurological disorders, including Rett Syndrome, the mo ...
Study suggests possible treatment for neurological disorder Rett syndrome
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Using injections of a small derivate of the protein insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), scientists at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have successfully treated ...
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UFO-obsessed Briton loses bid to block US extradition
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A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA computers faces extradition to the United States after the British government Thursday rejected last-ditch requests to block the move.
CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- U.S. health officials say there's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects.
Feeding the clock: Cycles of feeding and fasting drive circadian gene expression in the liver
Nov 25, 2009 |
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When you eat may be just as vital to your health as what you eat, found researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their experiments in mice revealed that the daily waxing and waning of thousands ...
New data emerges on liver transplant survival rates
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine compared the outcomes of cirrhotic patients who underwent liver transplants for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) versus alcoholic liver disease (ETOH) and found ...
Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped ...
New tool for helping pediatric heart surgery
Nov 24, 2009 |
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A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Stanford University has developed a way to simulate blood flow on the computer to optimize surgical designs. It is the basis of a new tool that may help ...
Study pinpoints causes of 'runner’s knee'
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as “runner’s knee” is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people - although until now, it has been unclear ...
Insomnia prevalent among cancer patients who receive chemotherapy
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients' ability to fully recover, according to scientists at the ...
Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.
Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests
Nov 20, 2009 |
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The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics an ...
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