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"? MULTIMEDIA Dr. Francis Collins mapped the human genome. Now hea TMs putting his heart into using that data to find new cures.

So rare is the child form of schizophrenia, it has taken researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health 18 years to diagnosis and collect data on 110 children.

A University of Guam scientist and one of her students will attend the National Human Research Institute's 2009 Summer Workshop in Genomics.

Therapists discuss the pros and cons of two friends or family members sharing their services.

At 6:30 a.m. ET today, Tiger Woods and Tony Romo will be teeing it up in the Earl Woods Memorial Pro-Am at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended.

Members of President Obama's cabinet will hold a H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit next week to prepare for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of H1N1 flu.

Scientists in three studies have identified similar genetic causes behind both schizophrenia and manic depression in a discovery that could lead to new treatments for millions with the illnesses.

Jun 28, 2009 6:46 pm US/Eastern Reporting Gigi Barnett 1 of 1 Two days after a tree falls on a minivan killing a mother and her 7-year-old daughter, friends and family are remembering them.

BETHESDA, Md. - A student who has waited two years to attend public school in Montgomery County is now being allowed to go.

Middle-aged women who experienced migraine headaches with aura had a higher prevalence of cerebellar brain lesions when they were older, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Women with migraines accompanied by a visual disturbance called an aura are more likely to incur subtle, microscopic brain damage than are women without migraines, researchers report in the June 24 Journal of the American Medical Association .

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 26 Jun 2009 A protein called STAT3 has been found to play a fundamental role in converting normal cells to cancerous cells, according to a new study led by David E. Levy, Ph.D., professor of pathology and microbiology at NYU Langone Medical Center.

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Montgomery County planners approved Donohoe Development Co. 's 457-unit apartment building in Woodmont Triangle days before a moratorium on residential development takes effect.

Short and longterm freelance as well as direct placement opportunities exist for top talent.

Washington, June 24 : Women who experience migraines with aura during midlife are at increased risk of developing brain lesions in later life, says a new study.

June 23, 2009 -- Women who experience migraine headaches with aura may be more likely to develop brain lesions when they are older, according to a new study.

U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Thomas Patrick Moriarty, age 40, of Dickerson, Maryland, today to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud an insurance company by setting fire to an insured residence, announced United States Attorney for the District of ...

BETHESDA, Md. - A Bethesda family that has lived in the same split-level home for 43 years has a new address, but they didn't move.