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Cerebral palsy also has genetic underpinnings (Links to an external site)

Cerebral palsy also has genetic underpinnings
Now, scientists have identified mutations in single genes that can be responsible for at least some cases of cerebral palsy, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, and Yale University.

Families with long, healthy life spans focus of $68 million grant (Links to an external site)

Families with long, healthy life spans focus of $68 million grant
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $68 million grant to investigate and discover what contributes to extreme longevity. The researchers are studying hundreds of families — over several generations — with individuals who have had exceptionally long lives. Many of these families have unusual concentrations of people living to at least age 100.

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