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National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases

NHGRI Seeks DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:45:00 -0400
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today awarded more than $20 million in grants to develop innovative sequencing technologies inexpensive and efficient enough to sequence a person's DNA as a routine part of biomedical research and health care.
Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0400
The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Instead, most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia following influenza virus infection. The pneumonia was caused when bacteria that normally inhabit the nose and throat invaded the lungs along a pathway created when the virus destroyed the cells that line the bronchial tubes and lungs.
Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:25:00 -0400
The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells. Researchers supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, found an association between the disorder and variation in two genes that make components of channels that manage the flow of the elements into and out of cells, including neurons.

CNN.com - Health

Is your kid really gifted? Probably not
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:58:38 -0400
Did your child walk and talk early? Does she have a brain like a sponge? Scribble magnificently? Love learning? Ask questions that leave you marveling (and scrambling to Google an answer)? Wow, clearly she's a genius! Or, um, maybe not.
Doctor dives in to repair Torres' shoulder
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:58:51 -0400
A nagging injury almost kept 41-year-old Dara Torres from competing in her fifth Olympics in Beijing, China. Instead she swam through the pain to capture three silver medals.

 

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Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome - News, descriptions, contacts, and other information concerning this leukodystrophy.
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Alexander Disease - Information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Meta Description: [ Alexander Disease information sheet compiled by NINDS. ]

Devoted to Brianna - Medical experiences and terminology helpful for parents to understand and cope with genetic disorders. One little girl's story, concerning Canavan Leukodystrophy offers help and hope to many.

Dylan Samuel Freeman - Dylan has a very rare neurological disorder, Alexanders disease (Leukodystrophy). His story, his progress, and photographs.

Family Village / Library / Leukodystrophy - Resources on Adrenoleukodystrophy, Alexander Disease, Canavan Disease, Krabbes Disease, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, and Refsum's Disease.

Joe Johnson and the Call Again Soon BBS - Directed at making life better for people affected by Leukodystrophy and those who know and love them.

Leukodystrophy - CHORUS document on the different types of Leukodystrophy. A little technical.
Meta Description: [ a CHORUS notecard document about leukodystrophy ]

Leukodystrophy - A short information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Meta Description: [ Leukodystrophy information sheet compiled by NINDS. ]

MCW HealthLink - Alexander Disease - Information sheet from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Meta Description: [ Alexander disease is a rare, genetic, degenerative disorder of the nervous system. ]

Undiagnosed Leukodystrophy - Lauren's homepage, a six year old from Melbourne, Australia with an as yet undiagnosed neurological condition thought to be genetic.

United Leukodystrophy Foundation - Nonprofit, voluntary health organization dedicated to providing patients and their families with information about their disease and assistance in their health.
Meta Description: [ United Leukodystrophy Foundation: The leukodystrophies are = genetically determined progressive disorders that affect the brain, = spinal cord and peripheral nerves. The term leukodystrophy derives from = the Greek words "leuko" meaning white and referrin ]