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One of the diseases resulting from such mutations in the PHOX2B gene is the disease CCHS. This is a rare and life-threatening syndrome in which babies, children and adults stop breathing as soon as they fall asleep. The patients must be connected to ventilators in order not to die in their sleep
Degeneration of the cells of the immune system in the brain may be the biological cause of depression, and there may be substances that can restore these cells - and be antidepressants
Recently, Weizmann Institute of Science scientists compared neural networks of female and male worms, and discovered a molecular mechanism that may explain how differences between the sexes in neurological diseases in humans arise
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