Heat a trigger for seizures
Fever is the most common trigger for seizures in children between 5 months and 6 years of age. But the underlying cause is not always clear.
Sep 7, 2017
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Archive: 07/09/2017
Scientists Discover Mechanism Behind 'Paused' Genes
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered the mechanism driving a protein that influences transcription, a crucial step in gene expression. The study, recently published in Science, could lead to drugs that control ...
Sep 7, 2017
Why can't more American women access medications for preterm birth?
There are two medications that prevent preterm birth, the most common cause of perinatal death in the U.S. One costs 16 cents a week, one US$285. Poor black women aren't getting either. Why?
Sep 7, 2017
Researchers find correlation between hookworm infection, extreme poverty and poor sanitation in rural Alabama
Hookworm infection is commonly seen in resource-limited areas of Latin America, China and Africa, but problems with poor sanitation linked to extreme poverty also have resulted in a recurrence or persistence of the infection ...
Sep 7, 2017
