The Wayne Focus

"Marfan syndrome is a genetic condition that affects the body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue holds all the body’s cells, organs and tissue together. It also plays an important role in helping the body grow and develop properly." Marfan syndrome was named after the French physician Antoine Marfan, who first described the disorder in 1896. Dr. Marfan encountered a young girl who exhibited several distinct physical characteristics and abnormalities. He noted her unusually long limbs, slender fingers, and loose joints, along with other manifestations such as a sunken chest and abnormal curvature of the spine. Intrigued by this collection of symptoms, Dr. Marfan continued to study and document similar cases, ultimately publishing his findings in medical literature. His observations and subsequent research helped establish Marfan syndrome as a distinct medical condition. Since then, further advancements have been made in understanding the genetic basis of Marfan syndrom...

 How To Deal With Adolescent Misbehavior In Cities And Other Communities?   I was talking to someone today and they were concerned about reports of adolescents and young adults misbehaving in public, especially in cities where most of the reports come from. Concerns included reasons why this happens and what could be done about it. It turns out that there are a lot of reasons or causes that that can start or add to adolescent misbehavior in cities.   Most are well known but in today’s electronic society the weight of each one has changed from the past. First of all poverty remains a key force in all of this.   We all know hungry children can be uncooperative and impatient.   To see what this means for our society all you need to do is multiply that hunger over nearly every day in the year and you will get an idea of the seriousness of the issue.   Any society that does not adequately provide a nutritious and reasonably priced, accessible food supply i...