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  Drug Improves Cognitive Function in Mouse Model of Down Syndrome

  July 2, 2013 — An existing FDA-approved drug improves cognitive function in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to a new ... > full story
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  Gene's Key Role in Building the Developing Brain's Scaffolding Discovered

  July 2, 2013 — Researchers have pinpointed the role of a gene known as Arl13b in guiding the formation and proper placement of neurons in the early stages of brain development. Mutations in the gene could help ... > full story
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  Gene Therapy Cures a Severe Pediatric Neurodegenerative Disease in Animal Models

  July 2, 2013 — A single session of gene therapy cures Sanfilippo Syndrome A in animal models. This syndrome is a neurodegenerative disease that affects between 1 and 9 out of every 100,000 children, and causes the ... > full story
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  Pregnancy as Window to Future Health

  July 1, 2013 — The development of complications in pregnancy provides a new window of opportunity for early heart disease risk screening and intervention for ... > full story
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  New Regulatory Autism Gene Discovered

  July 1, 2013 — A new study reports that RORA, a novel candidate gene for autism discovered in a 2010 study, regulates a large number of other genes associated with ... > full story
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  Liver Protein Crucial for Pregnancy

  June 30, 2013 — A protein first shown to function in the liver plays a crucial role in pregnancy in mice and has a key role in the human menstrual cycle, according to ... > full story
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  Primary Care Doctors Prefer NSAIDS for Chronic Pain Treatment

  June 25, 2013 — For treating the estimated 100 million Americans with chronic pain -- a population larger than those with heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined -- research reported shows that primary care ... > full story
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  Autism in Children Affects Not Only Social Abilities, but Also a Broad Range of Sensory and Motor Skills

  June 25, 2013 — Scientists are shedding a new light on the effects of autism on the brain. Researchers have identified that connectivity between the thalamus, a deep brain structure crucial for sensory and motor ... > full story
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  Genes Involved in Birth Defects May Also Lead to Mental Illness

  June 24, 2013 — Gene mutations that cause cell signaling networks to go awry during embryonic development and lead to major birth defects may also cause subtle disruptions in the brain that contribute to psychiatric ... > full story
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  A Valve Inside a Valve: A New Heart Valve Can Be Implanted in People Suffering With Adult Congenital Heart Disease Without Open Heart Surgery

  June 24, 2013 — A new heart valve that can be implanted inside an existing valve will help adults with congenital heart disease avoid open heart ... > full story

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