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Children with rare brain disease improve after gene therapy
Florida Jewish JournalUsing gene transfer techniques pioneered by University of Florida faculty, Taiwanese doctors have restored some movement in four children bedridden with a rare, life-threatening neurological disease. The first-in-humans achievement may also be helpful...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, MRI (imaging), Chemicals
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Pamela F. Engel, teacher
Pamela Furness Engel, an Anne Arundel County biology teacher and teaching adviser, died of pancreatic cancer May 16 at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center. She was 58 and lived in Linthicum.
Born Pamela Furness in Baltimore and raised in Catonsville...Tags: Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Medical Research, Pancreatic Cancer
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com
May 21, 2012
Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...Tags: Synthroid (drug), Travel, Sociology, Football, Diabetes
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Market Watch: New cherry varieties worth a pit stop
Special to the Los Angeles Times— Early cherries are reason enough to head to the farmers market, but be careful. Erratic winter chill, freezes during bloom, hail and late rains have made for a short crop of early cherries from the southern San Joaquin Valley. But there's still...Tags: Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Cherries, Biology, Health
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Buchanan named NDSU associate dean in College of Ag
David Buchanan, a North Dakota State University professor in the Animal Sciences Department, has agreed to become the associate dean for academic programs in the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources. "Dr. Buchanan brings a...Tags: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Medical Specialization, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Industry
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Breast cancer classification promises better therapies
Researchers have found a way to classify breast cancer tumors into 10 distinct categories ranging from very treatable to extremely aggressive, a major step on the way to the long-sought goal of precisely targeting therapies for patients. The new...
Tags: Harvard Medical School, University of Cambridge, Biotechnology Industry, Oncology, Herceptin (drug)
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Howard County weddings and engagements
Sharon and Jerry Kramer, of Ellicott City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Elizabeth Kramer, to Stephen Robert Heussler, son of Robert and the late Marcia Heussler, of Hamden, Conn. Allison E. Kramer and Stephen R. Huessler Sharon and...Tags: Marriage, Ellicott City, Weddings, Howard County, Colleges and Universities
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Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming
Analyzing DNA from four ancient skeletons and comparing it with thousands of genetic samples from living humans, a group of Scandinavian scientists reported that agriculture initially spread through Europe because farmers expanded their territory...
Tags: University of Cambridge, Chemicals, Biotechnology Industry, Sweden, Medical Research
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Genetic mutations that cause intestinal obstruction discovered
Florida Jewish JournalA research group from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center led by Prof. Ohad Birk has discovered genetic mutations that lead to intestinal blockages in newborns from two Bedouin tribes in Israel. The new paper...Tags: Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Israel, Medical Research, Cystic Fibrosis
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Pet Corner: Is your pet at risk for bladder stones?
Most people are familiar with kidney stones and probably know someone who has experienced the pain of passing one of these stones. The most painful part is passing the stones from the kidneys through the ureters and into the urinary bladder. Dogs are...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Specialization, Urinary Tract Infection, Science and Technology, Biology
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Facial expressions lack universal meaning
If you were to travel anywhere in the world, would people be able to read your emotions from your facial expressions (happiness, sadness, disgust, etc.), and would you be able to read theirs? Scientists have long thought so, but authors of a study...
Tags: Medical Research, Newspaper and Magazine, Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology
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Leslie Hornig, 1957-2012
Leslie Hornig was born into an academic family of science. Her father, Donald, was a science adviser to Presidents John F. Kennedyand Lyndon B. Johnsonbefore serving as president of Brown University. Her mother, Lilli, the daughter of a Schering AG...
Tags: Schools, Schering AG, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago, Cancer
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