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      <title>Kidney Failure Signaled by Protein</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The current system for measuring the severity of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is based on the kidneys' ability to filter and remove waste products -- called glomerular filtration, or eGFR -- with lower eGFR associated with higher risk of adverse outcomes. 










 







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      <title>SIDS and Brain Chemical Levels</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New preliminary research indicates sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) can now be viewed as a disorder caused by a decrease in levels of serotonin and tryptophan hydroxolase in the brainstem.





















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      <title>Birth Defect Linked to Crop Chemical</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cases of gastroschisis, an abdominal wall birth defect, have risen two to four times in the last 30 years, and researchers have now linked it to the agricultural chemical atrazine. 




















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      <title>Birth Defect Screening Not Cost Effective? </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New findings suggest screening for spinal muscular atrophy -- the most common genetic cause of infant death -- is not cost effective.
















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      <title>Premature Birth: A Better Predictor </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Using 3-D ultrasound methods, researchers at the University of Maryland and Yale University have determined that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring cervical length.





















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      <title>Video-The Future Human: Unlocking the Mind</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's not science fiction anymore. ]]></description>
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