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Learning to ride a bike comes with a lot of mixed emotions — for both you and your child. You’re excited to see them learn and succeed at trying something new, but possibly a little hesitant when it comes to falling and their safety. One of the best ages to start the training process is around 3-years-old. Instead of hopping […]
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A balanced production of pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines at two years of age protects against clinical malaria in early childhood, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). The results also indicate that early exposure to the parasite does not affect the risk of developing the disease, although it could affect the parasite-specific immune response […]
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Though mutations in a gene called MLL3 are common across many types of cancers, their relationship to the development of the disease has been unclear. Now, a Northwestern Medicine study has identified an epigenetic imbalance that silences the expression of tumor-suppressing proteins, allowing cancerous cells to proliferate. In the study published in Nature Medicine, Northwestern investigators applied a simple molecular […]
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