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Genetic Variant of High-risk Childhood Leukemia Revealed
A genetic mutation changing just one base pair of nucleotides greatly increases risk of a lethal subtype of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a recent study.
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Olfactory Processing Comes in Waves
Neural waves of three distinct registers combine to give the brain a picture of what’s being smelled, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Response to Exercise is Key to Novel Device Therapy for the Most Common Type of Heart Failure
A new Northwestern Medicine study suggests that some patients with the most common type of heart failure may benefit from a novel, minimally invasive cardiac implant device called an atrial shunt.