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Effects of simulated tidal and deep breathing on immature airway contraction to acetylcholine and nerve stimulation

In adults, respiratory movements, such as tidal and deep breaths, reduce airway smooth muscle force and cause bronchodilation.

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Inner speech impairment in children with autism is associated with greater nonverbal than verbal skills

We present a new analysis of Whitehouse, Maybery, and Durkin's (2006, Experiment 3) data on inner speech in children with autism (CWA).

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Tumor eradication after cyclophosphamide depends on concurrent depletion of regulatory T cells

Tumor cell death potentially engages with the immune system. However, the efficacy of anti-tumor chemotherapy may be limited by tumor-driven...

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Guidelines for management of scoliosis in Rett syndrome patients based on expert consensus and clinical evidence

To develop guidelines for the clinical management of scoliosis in Rett syndrome through evidence review and consensus expert panel opinion.

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Risk factors for full- and partial-syndrome early adolescent eating disorders: a population-based pregnancy cohort study

To identify prospective predictors of eating disorders in a population-based sample of 14-year-old boys and girls, using previously collected antenatal...

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The risk of cerebral palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies with cofetal loss or death

This study investigated the risks for cerebral palsy in survivors of multiple pregnancies with cofetal loss (< 20 weeks' gestation) or cofetal death...

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Hemispheric division of function is the result of independent probabilistic biases

Causal theories propose that functional asymmetry is an obligatory pattern of organisation, while statistical theories maintain this is a reflection...

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Qualitative aspects of developmental language impairment relate to language and literacy outcome in adulthood

Developmental language disorder is a heterogeneous diagnostic category. Little research has compared the long-term outcomes of children with different...

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Adult psychosocial outcomes of children with specific language impairment, pragmatic language impairment and autism

Evidence that some children also develop autistic symptomatology over time has raised suggestions that developmental language disorder...

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The common BDNF polymorphism may be a modifier of disease severity in Rett syndrome

Rett syndrome (RTT) is caused by mutations in the transcriptional repressor methyl CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2).