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A team from the Minot Fire Department took top honors in the Special Olympics North Dakota Bearcat Pull on Saturday. Special Olympics North Dakota (SOND) work

Writers also share thoughts on the CD1 race, poor decisions by local adults and supporting a good cause.

We call upon area civic, charitable and public leaders to evaluate how they accommodate special needs children and adults when holding events. The announcement this week — featured on Page A1 in today’s edition — that a new one-day Camp Cadet for special needs youth has opened our eyes. Alyssa Lacy is a special needs […]

We call upon area civic, charitable and public leaders to evaluate how they accommodate special needs children and adults when holding events. The announcemen

The following report is compiled using a disposition report provided by Clinton County Municipal Court. The information includes the defendant’s name

New approach to tame botulinum toxin for drug delivery While rare, botulism can cause paralysis and is potentially fatal. It is caused by nerve-damaging toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum -- the most potent toxins known. These toxins are often found in contaminated food (home canning being a major culprit). Infants can also develop botulism from ingesting C. botulinum spores in honey, soil, or dust; the bacterium then colonizes their intestines and produces the toxin. Once paralysis devel...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The toxin-based delivery platform consists of the modified botulinum toxin at upper left (protease domain in gold, translocation domain in blue, and receptor-binding domain in purple) and the nanobody (the... view more  Credit: Sicai Zhang/Dong Lab, Boston Childrens Hospital While rare, botulism can cause paralysis and is potentially fatal. It is caused by nerve-damaging toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum -- the most potent toxins known. These toxins are often fou...