Emily Rivera stares unblinkingly at a visitor. The 2 ½-year-old is undeniably cute. But what is cute now will not be in a few years. Emily suffers from Moebius syndrome, a rare condition that paralyzes the muscles of her face and eyes. Her face is ...
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Sunseri, an Incline High School athlete, demonstrates a stretch created by Phil Whaton, a Flagstaff, Ariz.- based therapist. Exercising has changed in the past 20 years. Athletes wear shoes specially designed for their performance instead of the thin ...
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A new genetic test offers to predict the sports at which a baby will someday excel. But even if the science were sound — it's not — this might not be a good idea. The $150 test, offered by Colorado-based Atlas Sports Genetics , looks at ACTN3, a ...
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It's rare that two teams that use the Flex offense as one of their staples play in the same game, let alone three in the same tournament. But Maryland and Gonzaga, which are about to meet in the semifinals of the Old Spice Classic outside Orlando ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — If O.J. Simpson is looking for a break from the Nevada judge who will sentence him for kidnapping and armed robbery, he may be in the wrong courtroom. Judge Jackie Glass is known for giving severe sentences and tongue-lashings to ...
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Peter Sommer-Larsen at Technical University of Denmark wins a prestigeous award for his work on making artificial muscles. Peter Sommer-Larsen at the Technical University of Denmark receives a prize for his contribution to the research about ...
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Rich Vos points out that he made several appearances on cable comedy shows before he was featured in the first season of NBC's "Last Comic Standing," so his wasn't a pure overnight-success story. But Vos admits there's no comparison to the exposure ...
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