angelman syndrome

Gotta Do It: Benefit supports Minooka soccer player

May 16Sammy Gewalt benefit: On May 16, 10 percent of all purchases at Buffalo Wild Wings in Shorewood (some exclusions apply) accompanied by a flier (available at www.mchs.net) will be donated to the Sammy Gewalt Benefit. Sponsored by the Minooka Community High School soccer program. Gewalt is a senior at MCHS and is undergoing treatment for leukemia. Buffalo Wild.[...]

Gotta Do It
May 12Potato bar: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 12 at Elwood Community Church. Drinks and dessert included. Tickets sold in advance or at the door for $7. Call 815-423-5631 or 815-423-6463. All proceeds benefit Operation Care Package to help pay postage to send packages to the troops.Spaghetti dinner: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 12, American Italian Cultural Society, 1918 Donmaur Drive , Crest Hill. Cost.[...]
Long non-coding RNA promotes melanoma cell survival and invasion
Traditionally, RNA was mostly known as the messenger molecule that carries protein-making instructions from a cell's nucleus to the cytoplasm. But scientists now estimate that approximately 97 percent of human RNA doesn't actually code for proteins at all. A flurry of research in the past decade has revealed that some types of non-coding RNAs switch genes on and off and influence protein function.[...]
LaGrange Park family organizes walk for Angelman's Syndrome
It's hard to catch 9-year-old Grace Geraghty of LaGrange Park without a smile on her face, especially with the arrival of sunny spring days. "She loves being outside and moving, whether it's riding her bike on the driveway or going on the swing" said Grace's mom, Sue Geraghty. The Geraghty …[...]
Alycia Lane Wins Murrow Award
The Today in LA anchor is honored for writing[...]
Why normal kids with Rett syndrome become abnormal later?

Washington, Apr 14 : A study has unravelled the mystery as to why children suffering from Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder on the autism spectrum, start out developing normally in infancy and then become progressively abnormal at 12 to 18 months of age.[...]

Why Does Brain Development Diverge From Normal In Autism Spectrum Disorders?
Model of Rett syndrome suggests a deficit in processing cues from the environment Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder on the autism spectrum, is marked by relatively normal development in infancy followed by a loss of loss of cognitive, social and language skills starting at 12 to 18 months of age. It is increasingly seen as a disorder of synapses, the connections between neurons that.[...]