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Autoimmune Disease May Be Triggered By Neurotransmitter Defect
Published October 7, 2008, 6:06 am, Medical News Today
A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis (MS), has now become a little less mysterious. A new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, may have uncovered the cause of Devic's disease.
Kasen's Hope: Family embarks on journey for disabled son
Published October 6, 2008, 11:13 pm, Lincoln Journal Star
NEBRASKA CITY — The little boy holds his face a few inches from the light box in a darkened corner of the classroom. Kasen Sipple’s underdeveloped optic nerves make him blind. But doctors believe he can tell light from darkness.
Neurotransmitter defect may trigger autoimmune disease
Published October 6, 2008, 11:02 am, PhysOrg
A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis (MS), has now become a little less mysterious. A new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, may have uncovered the cause of Devic's disease. Their new study, which will appear online on October 6th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could result in new treatment options for this ...
Neurotransmitter Defect May Trigger Autoimmune Disease
Published October 6, 2008, 8:22 am, Science Daily
A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis, has now become a little less mysterious. A new study may have uncovered the cause of Devic's disease. The research could result in new treatment options for this devastating disease.
Neurotransmitter defect may trigger autoimmune disease
Published October 6, 2008, 6:30 am, EurekAlert!
( Rockefeller University Press ) A potentially blinding neurological disorder, often confused with multiple sclerosis, has now become a little less mysterious. A new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., may have uncovered the cause of Devic's disease. Their new study, which will appear online on Oct. 6 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, could result in new treatment ...
Chris Buzinski, at 12 years old, is Holy Name High School football captain
Published October 4, 2008, 1:48 am, The Plain Dealer
The buzz at Holy Name High School as the pep rally began was that Chris Buzinski had secured the phone numbers of 35 girls. That's right, 35. But no, Chris is not the Green Wave's quarterback. He's never thrown a football farther than a few feet.
Blind Calgary baby travelling overseas for stem cell therapy
Published October 3, 2008, 5:23 pm, CBC
The Calgary parents of a 10-month-old blind baby are heading to China in the hopes a controversial stem cell therapy will give him some sight.
Blind Calgary baby travelling overseas for stem cell therapy
Published October 3, 2008, 4:51 pm, CBC via Yahoo! Canada News
The Calgary parents of a 10-month-old blind baby are heading to China in the hopes stem cell therapy will give him some sight.
Tooele couple raising money for China trip to treat daughter’s rare disease
Published October 2, 2008, 6:10 pm, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
A Tooele couple is trying to raise money to help their blind infant daughter see. Tony and Tenille Benton are trying to solicit up to $65,000 in donations to pay for a month-long treatment in China for their 11-month-old daughter Kenidee, who was diagnosed with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia.
Mother looks to China to restore daughter's sight
Published October 1, 2008, 6:42 pm, Oak Park Leaves
Hayley Pelletier runs around her living room in Elmwood Park like any other girl her age. She runs to her room and returns with a device that resembles a typewriter. "You push the keys, then the space bar," she explains. "You can feel the dots. I understand Braille but I don't understand print." Her mother hopes to change that by taking Hayley to China for a stem cell transplant.
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