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New hope for rare 'stone man' disease, where flesh turns to bone
2015-09-02 23:41:08| Biotech - Topix.net
Researchers working with mice believe there's hope for patients with a rare genetic disorder that turns their muscle into bone, in essence immobilizing them in an extra skeleton. Called "stone man syndrome," this lethal disorder appears to be caused by mutations in a gene called ACVR1 that controls bone and muscle development, researchers report Sept.
New hope for rare 'stone man' disease, where flesh turns to bone
2015-09-02 23:41:07| Biotech - Topix.net
Researchers working with mice believe there's hope for patients with a rare genetic disorder that turns their muscle into bone, in essence immobilizing them in an extra skeleton. Researchers working with mice believe there's hope for patients with a rare genetic disorder that turns their muscle into bone, in essence immobilizing them in an extra skeleton.
CSX Corp. - Don't Lose Hope
2015-08-30 00:16:03| Railroads - Topix.net
Since its Q2 results, CSX has declined almost 15% as the company sees weakness in the coal market to continue into 2016. Coal shipments, however, increased earlier this month, and the trend could continue in the long run as natural gas prices increase, which will improve the economics of coal-fired generation.
Cause for hope in teen obesity?
2015-08-23 21:09:25| Chemicals - Topix.net
But according to the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight, obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the last 30 years. These children are at increased risk for adult diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
A painful summer, and hope of a $20 billion fix, for NJ commuters who rely on rails to NYC
2015-08-21 08:15:29| Railroads - Topix.net
The Hudson River is 1,500 yards wide where it flows between Manhattan and Weehawken, New Jersey, but it can feel like 150 miles for the hordes of commuters who make the crossing via a pair of century-old rail tunnels that constitute one of the worst transportation bottlenecks in America. This year, people aboard the 472 trains that squeeze through the crumbling, single-track tunnels each weekday have been subjected to one maddening delay after another.
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