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Gene Therapy Can Correct Forms of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Study Suggests
May 24, 2012 — Scientists found that loss of the ADA gene directly contributes to B cell tolerance problems and that these defects are mostly corrected after gene ... > full story -
Fever During Pregnancy More Than Doubles the Risk of Autism or Developmental Delay
May 23, 2012 — Mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with autism or developmental delay than were mothers of typically developing children, and that taking ... > full story -
Aggregating Instead of Stabilizing: New Insights Into the Mechanisms of Heart Disease
May 23, 2012 — Researchers have gained new insights into the mechanisms of heart ... > full story -
Excess Maternal Weight Before and During Pregnancy Can Result in Larger Babies
May 22, 2012 — Excess weight in pregnant women, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, is the main predictor of whether mothers will have larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk ... > full story -
Stem Cell Research Paves Way for Progress on Dealing With Fragile X
May 22, 2012 — Researchers have achieved, for the first time, the generation of neuronal cells from stem cells of Fragile X patients. The discovery paves the way for research that will examine restoration of normal ... > full story -
New Discoveries About Severe Malaria
May 21, 2012 — Researchers have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interaction in severe malaria, concerning how malaria parasites are able to bind to cells in the brain and cause cerebral malaria -- ... > full story -
Folic Acid May Reduce Some Childhood Cancers
May 21, 2012 — Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in children, finds a new study. Incidence reductions were found for ... > full storyMore: -
Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children With Autism
May 19, 2012 — Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study shows that oxytocin -- a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body -- increased brain function in regions that ... > full story -
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Children With Rare, Incurable Brain Disease Improve After Gene Therapy
May 16, 2012 — Taiwanese doctors have restored some movement in four children bedridden with a rare, life-threatening neurological disease using gene transfer. The first-in-humans achievement may also be helpful ... > full story -
Human Genes Transplanted Into Zebrafish: Helps Identify Genes Related to Autism, Schizophrenia and Obesity
May 16, 2012 — Researchers have transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head size at birth. This finding also is related to some cases of autism and ... > full story
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