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For Clues To Fetal Growth Restriction In Cloned Swine, Researchers Look To Imprinted Genes
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), which results in low birth weight and long-term deleterious health effects in cloned swine, is linked to a type of gene - known as an imprinted gene - found only in placental mammals. Imprinted genes play an important role in the normal fetal development of all mammals, and this study could have future implications for the study of IUGR in humans.
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Media Devotes Little Attention To Sotomayor's Catholicism Compared With Conservative Nominees, WSJ Columnist Writes
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor would be the sixth Roman Catholic currently on the court if she is confirmed, but there have been no more than "a few scattered references to this fact," Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn writes. He continues that "for the most part the judge"s religion has been greeted, as a USA Today headline put it, with a "yawn."" McGurn adds, "How different from just a few years ago," when Catholics Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts were nominated by former President George W. Bush.According to McGurn, when Alito was a Supreme Court nominee, "talk was about the "fifth Catholic" on the bench." He adds that Feminist Majority Foundation President Eleanor Smeal "complained that "with Alito, the majority of the court would be Roman Catholics."" McGurn writes that prior to the confirmation hearings for Chief Justice John Roberts, the Los Angeles Times "ran a piece headlined, "Wife of Nominee Holds Strong Antiabortion Views."" According to the Times, Roberts" wife worked for Feminists for Life, and the paper "characterized [her] as an "extremely, extremely devout Catholic,"" McGurn writes."It"s possible, of course, that Democrats and their allies in the media and activist community no longer regard Catholics with the suspicion they did back when ... Bush"s nominees were up for consideration," according to McGurn. "More likely, the relatively soft reaction to Ms. Sotomayor"s Catholicism is because of a calculation that when it comes to hot-button issues such as abortion or gay marriage, she doesn"t really believe what her church teaches," he writes.McGurn continues that if the "indifference" to "Sotomayor"s Catholicism were truly a sign of a new respect for the "no religious test" provisions of the Constitution, that would be something to celebrate." He concludes, "But in the unlikely case that this "wise Latina" ever comes to see the legal wisdom of overturning [Roe v. Wade] and returning abortion to the democratic process, we"ll be reading a very different story" (McGurn, Wall Street Journal, 7/14).
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A National Autistic Society (NAS) Response To The National Audit Office (NAO) Report On Adults With Autism

Mark Lever, NAS chief executive said; "In the current economic climate the Government cannot possibly ignore the huge cost savings and benefits, identified by their own auditing body, of providing adults with autism with the right support at the right time. Neither the Government, people with autism nor the taxpayer are getting value for money from existing autism services and support, leaving those affected by the condition feeling isolated, ignored and often at breaking point. This is simply unacceptable. Real savings will only be made if all Government departments work together to address the gaps in understanding and specialist support, enabling people with autism to lead more independent lives. We are, therefore, calling on the Government to ensure the NAO"s critically important findings are reflected in the forthcoming adult autism strategy." The NAO"s comprehensive study looks at all the Government departments who have responsibilities towards people with autism, and finds that identifying and supporting just a small proportion more of those with the condition could save up to ÷£67 million. It crucially reinforces what adults with autism and the NAS have been telling the Government for some time. Whether it is in education, at work or in health and social care settings, people with autism are frequently misunderstood and discriminated against often with profound consequences for individuals, families and the economy. At least 1 in 3 adults with autism told the NAS* they are experiencing serious mental health difficulties due to a lack of help, often meaning they require more intensive and expensive support at a later stage. For the first time, the NAO has evidence that providing this severely excluded group with appropriate health, social care and employment support could prevent their needs from escalating and result in cost savings in their millions. The report cites a lack of awareness of the numbers of people with autism, too few diagnostic services and a poor understanding of the condition amongst GPs and other health and social care professionals as some of the key issues, which currently prevent the Government from being able to plan and deliver the services people with autism really need. The Government committed, over a year ago, to doing a prevalence study on the numbers of adults with autism. This has not yet happened and urgently needs to be undertaken. The NAS is urging as many people with autism as possible to have their say in the consultation for the Government"s strategy to improve support. The adult autism strategy could have the force of primary legislation via the Autism Bill currently going through Parliament. Consequently, it is absolutely crucial that the Government gets it right by listening to both the NAO and people affected by the condition to ensure the strategy delivers real change. Notes *Statistic comes from the NAS I Exist campaign. The campaign was launched in February 2008, to tackle the devastating lack of support for adults with autism and resulted in a Government commitment to develop a future adult autism strategy for England. - The National Audit Office"s report Supporting people with autism through adulthood is available from www.nao.org.uk - For more information on the adult autism strategy and the Autism Bill, drafted by the NAS on behalf of a coalition of autism charities, please visit http://www.autism.org.uk - Autism (including Asperger syndrome) is a lifelong developmental disability. It is a spectrum condition occurring in varying degrees of severity. Over 500,000 people have autism in the UK today and over 2 million people are affected by the disability. It is characterised by a triad of impairments: difficulties forming social relationships, problems with verbal and non-verbal communication and the development of strong narrow obsessional interests. The National Autistic Society


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