Johns Hopkins researchers stumbled upon mutations associated with familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD), a rare disease that disrupts normal patterns of fat distribution throughout the body while studying a protein that gives structure to the nucleus of cells. "Our findings open new paths for learning how and why fat cells are disproportionately affected by mutations in the protein lamin A, which is found in the nucleus of most cells of the body," says Katherine ...
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A new procedure developed by Johns Hopkins researchers in treating pseudotumor cerebri, which is caused by a dangerous narrowing of a vein located at the base of the brain, is being reported to be more effective than current treatments. The Johns Hopkins team's latest study, to be published in the iJournal of Neuro-Ophthalmology/i online March 14, is believed to be the first to show how directly lowering pressure inside the vein alleviates the condition and ...
