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Toxoplasma gondii parasite uses unconventional method to make proteins for evasion of drug treatment

A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment.

'My autistic son had no safety net when in crisis'

A family whose autistic son died after being taken to a mental health unit raise concerns....

Scientists identify a probable contributor to weakness of the aorta in people with genetic disorder

Studying the cells of people and genetically engineered mice, scientists say they have uncovered a potential reason why patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder, are especially prone to developing aneurysms at the root of the aorta.

Study helps solve mystery between repeated head impacts in sports and location of brain degeneration in CTE

A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that cumulative repetitive head impacts are driving the specific patterns of brain degeneration found at the base of the folds of the surface of the brain, known as the cortical sulcus.

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