Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that disclosing genetic risk information to adult children of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who request this information does not result in significant short-term psychological distress.
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A scary unknown for many children, the prospect of surgery can cause intense preoperative anxiety. While some amount of stress is normal, what many parents do not know is that extreme anxiety before surgery can contribute to the occurrence of emergence delirium, a distressing incidence of acute behavioral changes experienced when “waking up” from anesthesia.
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A virus (from the Latin virus meaning toxin or poison) is a microscopic organism consisting of genetic material (RNA or DNA) surrounded by a protein, lipid (fat), or glycoprotein coat. Viruses are unique organisms because they cannot reproduce without a host cell. After contacting a host cell, a virus will insert genetic material into the […]
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Adolescent alcohol use and behavior problems are influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. A new study has found that socio-regional factors moderate the importance of genetic influences on early adolescent behavior problems in a way that parallels moderating effects observed for alcohol use later in adolescence. Results will be […]
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The Genetics Society of America is pleased to announce the recipients for the first place poster awards from the 17th International C. elegans meeting held June 24-28 at the University of California, Los Angeles. Eighteen posters from among the 375 graduate posters reviewed by the selection committee were selected for the first award of $55 […]
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Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified 27 genes that are associated with either Asperger Syndrome (AS) and/or autistic traits and/or empathy. The research is published in the journal Autism Research. This is the first candidate gene study of its kind. The research was led by Dr Bhismadev Chakrabarti and Professor […]
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“There was a scandal this week” involving Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s comments on abortion rights during an interview with the New York Times Magazine, according to Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson.
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The word bacteria is the plural of bacterium. Grammatically the headline should just say “What are bacteria?” The incorrect usage has been included in the headline to remind readers that it is wrong - and hopefully help correct an increasingly common mistake in the English language. Bacteria are tiny living beings (microorganisms) - they are […]
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What is going on in teenagers’ brains as their drive for peer approval begins to eclipse their family affiliations? Brain scans of teens sizing each other up reveal an emotion circuit activating more in girls as they grow older, but not in boys. The study by Daniel Pine, M.D.
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Memantine improves functional communication skills in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD), noticeable by caregivers. These are the study results discussed at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD). The data of two recent clinical trials support that AXURA®/AKATINOL®- an uncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist - effects language skills in AD patients and […]
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