Third International Congress on Twin Studies

Highlights from the 15th International Congress of Twin Studies/Twin Research: Differentiating MZ Co-twins Via SNPs; Mistaken Infant Twin-Singleton Hospital Registration; Narcolepsy With Cataplexy; Hearing Loss and Language Learning/Media Mentions: Broadway Musical Recalls Conjoined Hilton Twins; High Fashion Pair; Twins Turn 102; Insights From a Conjoined Twin Survivor.

Highlights from the 15th International Congress of Twin Studies are presented. The congress was held November 16-19, 2014 in Budapest, Hungary. This report is followed by summaries of research addressing the differentiation of MZ co-twins by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), an unusual error in infant twin-singleton hospital registration, twins with childhood-onset narcolepsy with cataple...

Russian twin studies: colleagues, controversies, case studies and current events.

The 2001 honoring of Russian twin researcher, Dr. Inna V. Ravich-Shcherbo, at the Tenth International Congress on Twin Studies (ISTS), in London, brought timely recognition to an international colleague. It also marked an occasion for reflecting on the course of twin studies in Russia. Historical trends and current accomplishments are examined with an eye toward future developments. Next, the d...

Introduction to the special issue: transitions in substance use across time, gender, and culture.

This special issue had its origins in a symposium arranged for the Ninth International Congress on Twin Studies, held in Helsinki, June 1998. The symposium consisted of six submitted or solicited papers that used twin comparisons to examine transitions in substance use and abuse across time, gender, and culture. It was well received, and before the Congress ended, plans were formulated to turn ...

Abstract Book of the Third National Congress on \"Cellular and Molecular News in Non-contagious Diseases\"

Review on the Third International Neuroinflammation Congress and Student Festival of Neuroscience in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Neuroinflammation congress was the third in a series of annual events aimed to facilitate the investigative and analytical discussions on a range of neuroinflammatory diseases. The neuroinflammation congress focused on various neuroinflammatory disorders, including multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative diseases. The conference was held in June 11-13, 20...