A record of fifty-three patients admitted to the Infectious Diseases Department of the Royal Free Hospital between April 1955 and September 1957 suffering from 'epidemic neuromyasthenia' establishes the fact that the condition was endemic in the general population before, during and after the outbreak among the staff of the hospital. A further outbreak occurred in North Finchley between 1964 an...

Stefan Jentsch, whose unusual creativity and trailblazing work changed forever the fields of ubiquitin biology, DNA repair, splicing, and autophagy, sadly passed away in Munich on October 29 after a short and severe illness. Stefan was born in Berlin on May 29, 1955. Following his school and university years, Stefan embarked on his graduate thesis in his still-divided hometown and joined Thomas...

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The thalamus plays crucial roles in the development and mature functioning of numerous sensorimotor, cognitive and attentional circuits. Currently limited evidence suggests that autism spectrum disorder may be associated with thalamic abnormalities, potentially related to sociocommunicative and other impairments in this disorder. We used functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging and di...

After a long and hard fight against cancer, Ralph Byers passed away on Saturday December 15, 2007. He is survived by his wife Margaret Bayer and his daughters Ruth and Nora. Ralph received his bachelors degree in Mathematics from McGill University in 1977, his masters degree in 1980 and his doctorate in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University in 1983 under the supervision of Charles Van Loa...

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Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, SA – 5095, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contaminants Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE), University of South Australia, SA-5095; USDA-ARS, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, 2611 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC, 29501, USA; Indian Institute of Horticultural ...