Fragile US vaccine system needs improvement despite dramatic gains in health over past century
A comprehensive system of vaccine development in the U.S. resulted in a reduction of 87 to more than 99 percent in illness from ten vaccine-preventable diseases during the twentieth century. These dramatic successes should not be taken for granted, however, as the vaccine system now faces numerous challenges in manufacturing and development, according to a review article in the May/June issue of...Corals that can fight global warming may one day help fragile reefs
While humans can survive large temperature fluctuations, such species as corals are only comfortable within a 12-degree temperature range. And rising global temperatures appear to be threatening their survival, according to Drew Harvell, Cornell professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. However, she noted in presenting a paper at the annual meeting of the American Association for the...Study warns deep-sea mining may pose serious threat to fragile marine ecosystems
Undersea habitats supporting rare and potentially valuable organisms are at risk from seafloor mining scheduled to begin within this decade, says a new study led by a University of Toronto Mississauga geologist. Mining of massive sulphide deposits near "black smokers"—undersea hydrothermal vent systems that spew 350-degree Celsius water into the frigid deep-sea environment, and support su...Babies Brains Are more Fragile
An American study that says babies are more vulnerable to serious brain injuries when they fall than previously believed may help child abuse investigators distinguish between accidental and intentional injury.// The University of Pennsylvania study found that rotational forces generated by a baby's head hitting a hard surface can cause widespread, potentially serious brain injuries. T...Fragile X-Associated Tremor /Ataxia Syndrome Need Guidelines For Diagnostic Tests
Fragile X-associated tremor /ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) needs guidelines to have diagnostic// tests designed for early detection, as it is difficult to diagnose. According to a study published in the July 26 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, diagnosis of the disease early is required as the disease is often confused with other similar disor...New Findings in Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein
Researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine have done crucial progress in understanding Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), laying the groundwork for possible new treatments for Fragile X syndrome(FXS). Fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited form of mental retardation is mainly caused by a mutation in the F...Enriching Environment Stimulates Neurons: Hope For Fragile X Syndrome
A new finding by a team of researchers, led by Huibert Mansvelder reveals that a stimulating environment can restore the malfunctioning neuronal machinery of Fragile X syndrome . The findings have been published in the May 24, 2007 issue of the journal Neuron, published by Cell Press. A type of inherited mental retardation; Fragile X syndrome affects 1 in 3600 males and 1 in 4000 to...Benoits Son Suffered from Fragile X Syndrome, a Rare Mental Disability
Late wrestler Chris Benoits son suffered from a rare mental disability called Fragile X Syndrome. He had had a tempestuous argument with his wife Nancy on who should take care of their mentally challenged son only days before he killed them and went on to commit suicide. An attorney for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Jerry McDevitt says, ''I think it's fair to say th...Cytogenetics, High Resolution & Fragile X DNA
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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...Fragile X Syndrome, DNA Testing, Fetal
Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...High Resolution & Fragile X DNA
Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...Fragile X, Down Syndromes Linked to Faulty Brain Communication, Stanford Researcher Finds
STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 10, 2007 - The two mostprevalent forms of genetic mental retardation, Fragile X and Downsyndromes, may share a common cause, according to researchers atStanford University School of Medicine. The problem, a crippledcommunication network in the brain, may also be associated withautism. Although the genetics of the disorders are very different, theend...