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Scientists find genes linked to migraines

2011-06-12T15:30:18Z

Scientists have uncovered a trio of genes tied to migraine headaches, including one in which the link is exclusive to women, according to a study published Sunday.

Migraines are acutely debilitating headaches -- sometimes with an "aura", in which patients have the impression of seeing through frosted glass -- that strike up to 20 percent of the population.

Scientists describe the condition, which is three to four times more common in women, as a brain disorder in which neuron...

2009 Infection Prevention-Hospital Cleaning Survey

2010-11-02T16:44:07Z

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A Decade Later, Genetic Map Yields Few New Cures

2010-09-10T18:08:40Z

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MicroRNA-33 and the SREBP Host Genes Cooperate to Control Cholesterol Homeostasis

2010-10-27T07:55:08Z

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Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mechanism Identified

2010-10-25T05:47:14Z

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How clean is clean?

2010-11-02T16:43:49Z

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Hospital to Collect Patients' Genomic Data

2010-10-26T20:26:00Z

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Genes Found Related to Onset of Menstruation and Menopause

2010-10-26T20:28:10Z

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Global Protein Stability Profiling in Mammalian Cells

2010-10-26T12:07:15Z

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Identification of SCF Ubiquitin Ligase Substrates by Global Protein Stability Profiling

2010-10-26T12:07:15Z

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Interrupted Night Sleep Worse for Cognitive Function

2010-10-23T19:02:46Z

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Targeting QseC Signaling and Virulence for Antibiotic Development

2010-10-26T10:13:16Z

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New Antibiotic Development Strategy

2010-10-26T10:13:13Z

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Quantitative Imaging of Nitrogen Fixation by Individual Bacteria Within Animal Cells

2010-10-26T10:11:12Z

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Face Transplant Recipient

2010-04-07T12:35:41Z

This 2009 photo released by Brigham and Women's Hospital shows James Maki before he received a face transplant at the hospital on April 9, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/Brigham and Women's Hospital)

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