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A promising new treatment for infants with Noonan syndrome

April 30, 2019 A, for, infants, New, Noonan, promising, syndrome:, treatment, with

Noonan Syndrome (NS) is a rare genetic syndrome typically evident at birth and often linked to early-onset severe heart disease.

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Newfound autoimmune syndrome causes muscle pain, weakness

April 26, 2019 Alan Pestronk, large-histiocyte-related immune myopathy., muscle disease, myopathy, Neuromuscular Disease Clinic

A previously unknown autoimmune muscle disease involving sudden onset of debilitating muscle pain and weakness has been identified by researchers

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Humanization of antibodies targeting human herpesvirus 6B

April 26, 2019 6B, antibodies, herpesvirus, Human, Humanization, of, Targeting

A research group led by Professor Yasuko Mori (Division of Clinical Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University) has succeeded

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Rehabilitation psychologists: #SayTheWord disability

April 25, 2019 #SayTheWord, Disability, psychologists, Rehabilitation

Why are people afraid to use the term “disability”? “Attempts to avoid the use of the word ‘disability’ and couch

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Researchers learn how ‘bad cholesterol’ enters artery walls

April 25, 2019 artery, bad, Cholesterol, enters, How, learn, Researchers, walls

UT Southwestern researchers have determined how circulating “bad cholesterol” enters artery walls to cause the plaque that narrows the blood

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Proteins stand up to nerve cell regression

April 24, 2019 cell, nerve, proteins, regression, stand, to, up

A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found that members of the multiprotein ‘Integrator complex’, known for its role in

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Time doesn’t erase grief, strong emotions connected to the victims of mass shootings

April 24, 2019 'erase', connected, doesnt, emotions, grief, mass, of, shootings, Strong, the, Time, to, victims

It was April 1999 when the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado shocked a nation. Video of students

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Experiences of ‘ultimate reality’ or ‘God’ confer lasting benefits to mental health

April 24, 2019 'God', 'ultimate, Benefits, confer, experiences, health, Lasting, Mental, of, or, reality, to

People over the millennia have reported having deeply moving religious experiences either spontaneously or while under the influence of psychedelic

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New biomarkers associated with ‘chemobrain’ found

April 23, 2019 'chemobrain', associated, Biomarkers, found, New, with

Cognitive impairment associated with cancer, also known as “chemobrain,” has gained recognition as a complication of the disease and its

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Asia’s diabetes epidemic preferentially kills women, the middle-aged: study

April 22, 2019 Asia's, Diabetes, epidemic, kills, Middle-Aged, preferentially, study, the, women

Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Asia and has dramatically increased the risk of premature death, especially among women and

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