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New Penn Med center in Philadelphia aims to help people with Williams syndrome, develop better treatments
A new specialty center opened Tuesday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. It's one of the ...
Williams Syndrome: The people who are too friendly
People with Williams Syndrome treat strangers as their new best friends. Now the condition is revealing clues to our ...
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D-backs lace 'em up to raise awareness for rare disease
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For Penn researcher and her son, new center focused on Williams syndrome has special meaning
For Jocelyn Krebs and her son Rhys, the Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome at the University of ...
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What is Williams Syndrome? The rare condition that makes people unusually friendly
For people with Williams Syndrome (WS), this isn’t unusual, it's how they experience the world every day. A rare genetic disorder, Williams Syndrome, affects around 1 in 7,500 to 10,000 people ...
With $25M gift, Penn Medicine and CHOP open Armellino Center for Williams syndrome
The new center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was established through a $25 million gift from a Wharton ...
Who Is Love on the Spectrum’s Callie? Meet Tanner’s Ex Who Has Williams Syndrome
Even though it didn't appear that Love on the Spectrum's Tanner Smith wanted to pursue a romance with Callie Truelove, the pair have been "hanging out." In Touch takes a closer look at the Netflix ...
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Williams Syndrome: The people who are too friendly
People with Williams Syndrome treat strangers as their new best friends. Now the condition is giving clues to our evolutionary past – and what makes us human. Imagine walking down the street and ...