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Fundamental Protein Instrumental To Brain Development And Repair Identified
July 8, 2007 Scientists have demonstrated conclusively that a specific protein and its signaling activity are instrumental in myelination and remyelination, processes essential to the creation and repair of the ... > full story -
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Children With Cerebral Palsy Have Similar Quality Of Life To Other Children
July 6, 2007 Most children aged 8-12 years with cerebral palsy will have similar quality of life to other children. The findings should guide social and educational policy to ensure that disabled children ... > full story -
African-American Girls Consume Fewer Micronutrients Than Caucasian Girls
July 6, 2007 African-American adolescent and teenage girls consume less vitamin A and D, calcium and magnesium compared to Caucasian girls, according to recent research. Regardless of race, the researchers also ... > full story -
Grain Fiber And Magnesium Intake Associated With Lower Risk For Diabetes
May 14, 2007 Higher dietary intake of fiber from grains and cereals and of magnesium may each be associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Gene Raises Newborns' Cerebral Palsy Risk
February 5, 2007 Apolipoprotein E (APOE), a gene associated with heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease in adults, can also increase the likelihood that brain-injured newborns will develop cerebral palsy, ... > full story -
Updated Rates Of Common U.S. Neurological Disorders
January 29, 2007 In an up-to-date review of most of the common neurological disorders in the United States published in the January 30, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of ... > full story -
Could Improved Wheats Reduce Magnesium Deficiencies?
January 2, 2007 Newly developed low-phytate breeding lines of wheat have been found to produce flour with 25 percent more magnesium than commercial varieties, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ... > full story -
Innovative Surgery Corrects Vision In Kids With Neurological Disorders
October 12, 2006 Children with cerebral palsy and other neurological problems often have extremely poor eyesight. Their ability to read, pick up objects and "see" the world is so impaired and complicated to treat ... > full story -
Study Identifies Factors Correlated With Cerebral Palsy
October 3, 2006 Several factors, including maternal infection during pregnancy, very preterm birth and certain findings on brain MRI scans, were correlated with cerebral palsy, according to a study in the Oct. 4 ... > full story -
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New Study: Preterm Birth Causes One-Third Of All Infant Deaths
October 2, 2006 Nearly twice as many babies died because they were born premature than official government statistics indicate, according to a new analysis of birth and death certificates. Preterm birth, birth at ... > full story
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