Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette’s syndrome

A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette’s syndrome (TS) – a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics – finds that variants in hundreds of genes, working in combination, contribute to the development of the syndrome and suggests that Tourette’s is part of a continuous spectrum of tic…

Tool reveals molecular causes of disease, including infant cancer

IMAGE: In a demonstration of a tool for revealing molecular differences between diseases, researchers discovered four genes associated with a rare pediatric cancer. The image on the left shows a normal… view more  Princeton University researchers are gaining new insights into the causes and characteristics of diseases by harnessing machine learning to analyze molecular patterns across…

The Palmy Days of a South Beach Shtetl

MIAMI BEACH — Mitchell Kaplan remembers Lundy’s market with the kosher butcher shop, Friedman’s Bakery and the Art Deco synagogue down the street. He remembers the Yiddish in the air. He remembers the deli-grocery where he picked up a sesame bagel with cream cheese on the way to school. Back then, everyone on South Beach…