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  Brain Discovery Could Help Schizophrenics

  July 15, 2013 — The discovery of brain impairment in mice may eventually lead to better therapies for people with schizophrenia and major ... > full story
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  Drug Shows Dramatic Reduction in Seizures in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

  July 15, 2013 — A drug originally developed to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs has now been shown to dramatically reduce seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) -- a genetic disease ... > full story
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  Surprise Finding Reveals How Adaptive Our Immune Systems Can Be

  July 15, 2013 — Studies of patients with immunodeficiencies involving single gene mutations can reveal a great deal about our immune systems, especially when actual symptoms do not accord with clinical expectations. ... > full story
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  Gene Therapy Using Lentivirus to Treat Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Promising

  July 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new gene therapy approach to treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, a fatal inherited form of ... > full story
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  Cry Analyzer Seeks Clues to Babies' Health

  July 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new tool that analyzes the cries of babies, searching for clues to potential health or developmental problems. Slight variations in cries, mostly imperceptible to the ... > full story
• Autism
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  First Full Genome Sequencing for Autism: Promise for Future Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment

  July 11, 2013 — New research has found that full genome sequencing provides the definitive look at wide ranging genetic variations associated with ASD. Inherited, de novo and X-linked genetic alterations found in ... > full story
• Autism
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  Excessive Cerebral Spinal Fluid and Enlarged Brain Size in Infancy Are Potential Biomarkers for Autism

  July 10, 2013 — Children who were later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder had excessive cerebrospinal fluid and enlarged brains in infancy, a new study has found, raising the possibility that those brain ... > full story
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  Female Obesity Linked to Lower Rates of Live Birth and Embryo Implantation in the Uterus

  July 9, 2013 — An analysis of almost 10,000 first cycles of egg donation treatment at one of Europe's largest IVF centres shows that female obesity reduces the receptivity of the uterus to embryo implantation and ... > full story
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  Suspicions Confirmed: Brain Tumors in Children Have a Common Cause

  July 9, 2013 — An overactive signaling pathway is a common cause in cases of pilocytic astrocytoma, the most frequent type of brain cancer in children. In all 96 cases studied, researchers found defects in genes ... > full story
• Autism
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  Exposure to Maternal Antibodies Affects Behavior, Researchers Find

  July 9, 2013 — Researchers have found that prenatal exposure to specific combinations of antibodies found only in mothers of children with autism leads to changes in the brain that adversely affect behavior and ... > full story

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