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March 2009

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All in the Family: Faulty Gene Can Lead to Brain Disease

All in the Family: Faulty Gene Can Lead to Brain Disease.

Some families can be at a higher risk for the degenerative brain disease acute necrotizing encephalopathy due to a mutation of the gene that helps proteins migrate in and out of the cell’s nucleus.

 

MySpace Medicine: Prescription for Harm

MySpace Medicine: Prescription for Harm.

A study determines that teens are receiving potentially harmful health information on MySpace.

 

 

Pulmonary Hypertension: Early Diagnosis Tricky, But Essential

Pulmonary Hypertension: Early Diagnosis Tricky, But Essential.

The Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic offers expert care for patients suffering from this potentially life-threatening disease.

 

 

Snoring and Brain Function

Relationship Between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Brain Function.

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s examine relationship between sleep, breathing and brain regional cerebral oxygenation.

 

 

New Role for Herpes Virus

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Targeted biological therapies may help people with stubborn cancers like neuroblastoma.

 

 

Researcher Discovers What's Behind the Dust Mite-Asthma Connection

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A research team lead by Cincinnati Children’s unveils why dust mites trigger asthma attacks.

 

 

Stopping Leukemia in its Tracks

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Discovery could lead to better treatments with fewer side effects for some forms of acute myeloid leukemia.