(FORT LEE, NJ) Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, a rare Asian American women-led dance company, has been mourning the loss of its artistic leader Nai-Ni Chen for the past week. Ms. Chen is an embodiment of immigrant Chinese American dance artists who came to America to contribute to the world of dance and has since created a company with deep roots in many aspects of community life. Her sudden passing also leaves a legacy of 30 years of work to create cross-cultural dances that empower the next generation of immigrant artists and honors diverse influences in mainstream American culture.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office announced a criminal investigation into allegations of child abuse and neglect at Eckerd Connects in Largo, Florida.
The friends and family of six Los Altos-based Scouts recently celebrated earning their Eagle Scout rank, the highest designation in Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America.
Mountain View High graduates Noah Ghosh, Josh Lillie, Ian Ma, Tyler Marlett and Sam Thome and Stanford Online High School graduate Andrew Chiang of Saratoga were honored June 30 during a ceremony at Los Altos Lutheran Church, the headquarters for their weekly Troop 31 meetings.
To earn the Eagle rank, Scouts must complete a service project that benefits the community. Their projects included;
⢠Ghosh: retaining wall at Los Altos Lutheran Church.
⢠Lillie: redwood bridge play structure at Mountain View Parent Nursery School.
Truncating mutation locations tied to diversity, severity of autism symptoms
One of the most recognizable characteristics of autism is an amazing diversity of associated behavioral symptoms. Clinicians view autism as a broad spectrum of related disorders, and the origin of the disease s heterogeneity has puzzled scientists, doctors, and affected families for decades.
In a recent study, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have made an important step towards understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the cognitive and behavioral diversity of autism cases triggered by de novo truncating mutations. These mutations occur in parents germline cells and usually strongly disrupt the functions of target genes. De novo truncating mutations are responsible for close to 5% of autism cases and up to 20% of cases seen clinically.
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NEW YORK, NY (Dec. 22, 2020) One of the most recognizable characteristics of autism is an amazing diversity of associated behavioral symptoms. Clinicians view autism as a broad spectrum of related disorders, and the origin of the disease s heterogeneity has puzzled scientists, doctors, and affected families for decades.
In a recent study, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have made an important step towards understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the cognitive and behavioral diversity of autism cases triggered by de novo truncating mutations. These mutations occur in parents germline cells and usually strongly disrupt the functions of target genes. De novo truncating mutations are responsible for close to 5% of autism cases and up to 20% of cases seen clinically.