Cardiology
Six-day-old baby has youngest US heart transplant (Update)
A six-day old premature baby has become the youngest infant to receive a heart transplant at a US hospital, doctors and her proud parents said Thursday.
Feb 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US, Brazilian health teams brave slums to start Zika study
Teams of U.S. and Brazilian health workers ventured into dicey slums, fought through snarled traffic and braved torrential downpours on the first day of their effort to determine if the Zika virus is causing babies to be ...
Feb 24, 2016
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Surgery
How orthopedic surgeons fix your shoulder when it's injured
Ever hear of your glenohumeral joint? Probably not.
Mar 30, 2022
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Medications
EXPLAINER: COVID-19 pills must be taken within 5 days
Newly infected COVID-19 patients have two treatment options that can be taken at home. But that convenience comes with a catch: The pills have to be taken as soon as possible once symptoms appear.
Apr 26, 2022
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Medical research
1st babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people
Britain's fertility regulator on Wednesday confirmed the births of the U.K.'s first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people, an effort to prevent the children from inheriting rare genetic ...
May 10, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers identify how multiple genes impact vision development and result in rare sight disorder
An international team of health researchers have, for the first time, described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development and cause problems in developing babies' eyes.
Apr 6, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers aiming to cure spina bifida get a step closer to their goal
Researchers on the path to finding a cure for spina bifida have identified specific elements in stem cell secretions as key to protecting neurons and ultimately reducing the lower-limb paralysis associated with the birth ...
Mar 7, 2019
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Genetics
CRISPR used to repair blindness-causing genetic defect in patient-derived stem cells
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and University of Iowa scientists have used a new gene-editing technology called CRISPR, to repair a genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited condition ...
Jan 27, 2016
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Medical research
Single-cell imaging to completely define tumor micro-metabolic state
Many big pharma companies were able to roll out vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in record time by retooling their existing experimental mRNA gene therapies to carry a new payload. Whereas these cancer vaccines originally coded ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of congenital Zika syndrome greater than previously thought
Zika virus infection during pregnancy was first linked to birth defects during the outbreak in the Americas in 2015 and 2016; however, the Zika virus was discovered decades ago. Why then were adverse outcomes during pregnancy ...
Apr 19, 2019
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