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It is an evident fact that regular physical activity improves blood pressure, insulin sensitiveness and lipid profile, reducing, at the same time, abdominal fat and inflammation markers. But now, a team of researchers in Germany has also shown that physical exercise is capable to increase the [...]
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Fragile X syndrome (or Martin Bell syndrome) is one of the commonest causes of mental retardation, caused by a complex chromosome mutation involving an unstable CGG sequence in the FMR1 gene, present on the X chromosome and being hereditarily transmitted. In normal people there are no more than 45 [...]
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The most frequent cause of death in patients with Marfan syndrome is aortic dissection. Since beta-blockers are generally used to slow aneurysm dilation down, researchers have wondered whether the use of these drugs can improve prognosis in patients with Marfan syndrome. 63 children (average age 9 [...]