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 Friday, September 17, 2004
Deaf Kids in Nicaragua Give Birth to New Language. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deaf children thrown together in a school in Nicaragua without any type of formal instruction invented their own sign language -- a sophisticated system that has evolved and grown, researchers reported on Friday. [Reuters: Science]
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Therapy for Alzheimer's in sight?. Immunoglobulins which are already being used to treat multiple sclerosis may also be able to help patients with Alzheimer's. This, at least, is the finding of a pilot study on five patients at the University of Bonn. Immunoglobulins contain, among other things, anti-bodies against a protein which is... [Science Blog]
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