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		<title>DUX4 Gene Product May Cause FSHD, A Form of Muscular Dystrophy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research points to a DNA sequence that causes the DUX4 gene to become more active in producing proteins that are toxic to muscle cells, leading to a form of muscular dystrophy.]]></description>
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		<title>Pesticides Linked to ADHD and Attention Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have found evidence linking pesticides to attention problems in children. ]]></description>
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		<title>Regeneration of Nerve Connections after Spinal Cord Injury &#8211; PTEN Deletion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deleting the enzyme PTEN allowed neurology researchers to regenerate corticospinal tract neurons after spinal cord injuries in rodents.]]></description>
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		<title>3q29 Deletion: Large Risk Genetic Marker For Schizophrenia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large risk genetic marker of schizophrenia has been discovered by scientists. The researchers found that a specific deletion at 3q29, which contains two genes already known to be associated with intellectual disabilities , PAK2 and DLG1, increased the odds of schizophrenia symptoms by nearly 17 times those with no deletion.]]></description>
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		<title>Bullying, Genetics and Emotions: New Research Shows Links</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genetics research into the emotional responses of bullying shows that many bullied victims that later experience more emotional problems have genetic similarities.]]></description>
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		<title>Learning and Memory Not Boosted by High Levels of SIRT1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIRT1 was again found to be important in learning and memory for mice, but boosting SIRT1 above the normal levels of expression did not lead to an improvement in learning and memory.]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Substance NT-020 Increased Neural Stem Cells, Memory and Neurogenesis in Aging Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NT-020, a combination of nutrients, increased neural stem cell proliferation, neurogenesis and helped improve memory in the aging brains of mice. ]]></description>
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		<title>Gut Bacteria Can Affect Onset of Multiple Sclerosis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gut bacteria, previously considered benign, has the ability to alter the immune system of mice enough to affect the rate of Multiple Sclerosis occurance. ]]></description>
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		<title>3 Blind Mice Could See? ipRGCs Help Rods and Cones with Image Formation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mice without rods and cones were able to use ipRGCs to detect light and possibly form low acuity images.]]></description>
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		<title>Research Shows Sirt1 Enhances Synaptic Plasticity And Memory</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at MIT have discovered that Sirtuin1, a protein encoded by the SIRT1 gene, promotes synaptic plasticity and boosts memory.]]></description>
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