Gerard Malanga, MD, and Nathan Hogaboom, PhD, of Kessler Foundation received a $185,707 award from The Geneva Foundation (Geneva) to study factors contributing to the…
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Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome (LNSS) / Schimmelpenning Syndrome
Linear nevus sebaceous syndrome (LNSS) is known by several other names, including Jadassohn nevus phakomatosis, Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims syndrome, and simply Schimmelpenning syndrome. Clinical Features LNSS is…
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Ask the Pediatrician: How can I help my child, who has a developmental disability, during the pandemic?
Q: How can I help my child, who has a developmental disability, cope during COVID-19? A: Being a parent or caregiver of a child with…
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Why people with intellectual disability experience lower life expectancy: study
Researchers have shown why people with intellectual disability experience lower life expectancy and suggest better public health could improve outcomes. Life expectancy for people with…
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People who qualify for Medicare due to disability account for most opioid-related deaths
New findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show that patients qualifying for Medicare because of a disability have the highest rates…
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Artificial muscles bloom, dance, and wave
Researchers from KAIST have developed an ultrathin, artificial muscle for soft robotics. The advancement, recently reported in the journal Science Robotics, was demonstrated with a…
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A new method of tooth repair? Scientists uncover mechanisms to inform future treatment: The study showed that a gene called Dlk1 enhances stem cell activation and tissue regeneration in tooth healing
Stem cells hold the key to wound healing, as they develop into specialised cell types throughout the body — including in teeth. Now an international…
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Dialogue at eye level? I feel like a child speaking with an adult
By the end of 2015, I was after a serious epileptic seizure for ten days in a coma. Before I was paralyzed after a brain…
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High-intensity interval training increases injuries, research shows: White men aged 20 to 39 were injured most, study finds
People who engage in high-intensity interval training are at greater risk for injury, especially in the knees and shoulders, a Rutgers study found. These workouts,…
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Machine learning tracks moving cells
Both developing babies and elderly adults share a common characteristic: the many cells making up their bodies are always on the move. As we humans…
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