In a set of identical twins, investigators led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a mitochondrial disease not previously reported.
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Loss of myelin—a protective insulating layer around neurons—is a key contributor to many neurological diseases including multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, stroke, and dementia; however, there ...
Oct 5, 2022
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An advanced hydrogel that promotes wound healing for second-degree burns and can be dissolved quickly and easily during dressing changes while minimizing pain and trauma for patients has been developed by bioengineers at ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Organoids—lab grown cells or tissues that resemble organs—serve as a new tool for disease modeling, but researchers often have difficulty replicating the biophysical conditions in which the organs operate within the body.
Sep 21, 2022
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Monkeypox was rarely seen outside West and Central Africa until the current 2022 global outbreak, and clinicians are now on alert to identify, isolate, and treat individuals infected with the virus that causes it. A team ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Pregnancy is often thought of as a time of excitement and anticipation.
Sep 9, 2022
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Chronic use of e-cigarettes, commonly known as vaping, can result in progressive small airway obstruction and asthma-like symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest pains, according to researchers at Massachusetts General ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Fentanyl is used to supplement sedation and to relieve severe pain during and after surgery, but it's also one of the deadliest drugs of the opioid epidemic. In research conducted by investigators at Massachusetts General ...
Aug 30, 2022
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The structure of chromatin—the mixture of DNA and proteins that form chromosomes—can affect gene expression, and certain chromatin "readers" are important for monitoring this structure often in response to environmental ...
Aug 22, 2022
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Reductions in many types of surgical procedures precipitated by SARS-CoV-2 have not fully recovered to their pre-pandemic levels, resulting in severe backlogs and deferred surgeries that could have serious health care and ...
Aug 19, 2022
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