Motor defects in a Drosophila model for spinal muscular atrophy result from SMN depletion during early neurogenesis.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the most common autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease, and is characterised by spinal motor neuron loss, impaired motor function and, often, premature death.Mutations and deletions in the widely expressed survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene cause SMA; however, the mechanisms underlying the selectivity of mot

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Social Networking Addiction among Health Sciences Students in Oman

Objectives: Addiction to social networking sites (SNSs) is an international issue with numerous methods of measurement.The impact of such addictions among health science students Plush Baby is of particular concern.This study aimed to measure SNS addiction rates among health sciences students at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Muscat, Oman.Method

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SARS-CoV2, the COVID-19 Pandemic and Community Perceptions

The purpose of this study was to describe knowledge and beliefs about SARS-CoV2 and COVID-19 and explore the gaps between current media coverage of health risks and what the general public knows about the virus and its outcome.A 37-question survey was developed and administered to a community collaborative group in a Midwestern state in the United

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