Familial advanced sleep-phase syndrome: a short-period circadian rhythm variant in humans
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There may be a genetic basis for some sleep disorders, indicating that a gene controls circadian rhythms. Researchers report three families with a predisposition to a phase-advanced sleep-wake cycle.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 1999
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Lyme disease agent borrows a practical coat
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The role of bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium in causing Lyme disease is discussed. The bacterium exploits a tick in the saliva of its vector for facilitating invasion of vertebrate hosts.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2005
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