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Drug development for rare diseases affecting children is increasing

03/04/2020 affecting, children, development, diseases, Drug, for, increasing, Is, rare

The number of treatments for rare diseases affecting children has increased, a new study suggests. But federal incentives intended to

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The most influential socioeconomic factor in cognitive development during childhood

02/13/2020 Childhood, Cognitive, development, during, Factor, in, influential, Most, socioeconomic, The

An investigation in which different Spanish institutions have participated, including the University of Valencia, has shown that the factors that

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Health Problems 

Researchers study how altered protein degradation contributes to the development of tumors

12/02/2019 altered, contributes, degradation, development, How, of, protein, Researchers, Study, The, to, Tumors

To understand the molecular bases of cancer, it is imperative to determine the genetic alterations responsible for the development and

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Childhood chores not related to self-control development

11/05/2019 Childhood, chores, development, NOT, related, self-control, to

Although assigning household chores is considered an essential component of child-rearing, it turns out they might not help improve children’s

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Researchers identify key areas of measles virus polymerase to target for antiviral drug development

08/23/2019 antiviral, areas, development, Drug, for, identify, key, MEASLES, of, polymerase, Researchers, target, to, virus

Targeting specific areas of the measles virus polymerase, a protein complex that copies the viral genome, can effectively fight the

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Research links development of childhood leukaemia to mistakes by the immune system

03/22/2019 by, Childhood, development, immune, leukaemia, links, mistakes, of, research, system, The, to

Genetic mutations that drive the development of a common type of childhood leukaemia can be traced back to errors by

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Implantable ‘tea bag’ in development releases insulin for children with diabetes

03/08/2019 bag', children, development, Diabetes, for, Implantable, in, insulin, releases, Tea, with

Children with Type 1 diabetes have only one option to control their blood sugar: insulin treatment. Ravaged by an autoimmune

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Electrical activity early in fruit flies’ brain development could shed light on how neurons wire the brain

02/13/2019 activity, Brain, could, development, early, Electrical, flies', Fruit, How, in, light, neurons, on, shed, The, wire

Neurons somehow know which of their neighbors to connect with and which to avoid in the crowded environment of the

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