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  • Chemists shed light on how age-related cataracts may begin

    Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness worldwide and are considered a priority disease by the World Health Organization. In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Irvine uncovered how a subtle chemical change in an eye lens…

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  • Q&A: Integrating tobacco treatment in HIV care

    Modern HIV treatment is one of medicine’s great success stories. With today’s therapies, many people living with HIV can expect long, full lives. But as patients age, a new reality has emerged: The biggest threats to their health are often the…

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  • Travel advisory: CDC urges ‘enhanced precautions’ in 32 countries, including some in Europe – FOX 8 News

    1. Travel advisory: CDC urges ‘enhanced precautions’ in 32 countries, including some in Europe  FOX 8 News
    2. CDC Issues Travel Advisory for 32 Countries, Including Several in Europe, Over Spread of Paralyzing Disease  People.com
    3. Atlanta-based CDC…

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  • Location, location, location: For potassium channels, it depends on functionality

    Potassium KCNQ2/3 channels are crucial for suppressing the excitability of brain cells, or neurons. When these channels don’t work properly, they can cause specific types of epilepsy like benign familial neonatal convulsions and early infantile…

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  • From dementia to diabetes: New tool tracks disordered proteins in solution

    A DGIST research team led by Prof. Yoo Wookyung (Department of Brain Sciences) and Prof. Kim Jin Hae (Department of New Biology) developed an innovative analytical technology in collaboration with a research team led by Dr. Lee Young-ho from the…

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  • Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy – BBC

    Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy – BBC

    1. Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy  BBC
    2. Lurie Children’s helps lead clinical trial for gene therapy targeting Dravet syndrome  FOX 32 Chicago
    3. Scientists laud life-changing drug for children with resistant form of…

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  • Early sports specialization linked to increased injury risk

    Parents of athletic children can protect them from injury by encouraging them to try out a wide variety of sports, a new study says. Repetitive stress from focusing on one sport at a young age increases an athlete’s risk of injuries into…

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