Yulan Xiong, associate professor of neuroscience at UConn Health, and her team have discovered one more piece of the puzzle ...

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Chronic conditions, on the other hand, are long-lasting. They develop and potentially worsen over time (e.g., Crohn's disease). These descriptions can vary somewhat, though, depending on who you speak ...