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US girl, 9, gets six-organ transplant
A nine-year-old girl is making what doctors described as a remarkable recovery Sunday, days after surgeons transplanted six of her organs in a groundbreaking medical procedure.
Feb 5, 2012
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News tagged with internal organs
Health
How extreme heat affects the body
The moment you step into oppressive heat, the body senses life-threatening danger and starts fighting to keep things cool.
Jul 22, 2011
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Diabetes
The secret to preventing harmful fat building up around internal organs may lie in the genetics of fat stem cells
A molecular mechanism that influences the development of fat cells has been identified by A*STAR researchers. The discovery suggests that an excessive amount of vitamin A could have a role in obesity, and the work could lead ...
Oct 21, 2016
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Neuroscience
Gut and heart signals affect how we see ourselves
New research has discovered that the strength of the connection between our brain and internal organs is linked to how we feel about our appearance.
Sep 3, 2021
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Medical research
Growing new arteries, bypassing blocked ones
Scientific collaborators from Yale School of Medicine and University College London (UCL) have uncovered the molecular pathway by which new arteries may form after heart attacks, strokes and other acute illnesses bypassing ...
Apr 29, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Philippines warns against geckos as AIDS treatment
(AP) -- The Philippines warned Friday against using geckos to treat AIDS and impotence, saying the folkloric practice in parts of Asia may put patients at risk.
Jul 15, 2011
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Medications
Cancer drug may also work for scleroderma
A drug used to treat cancer may also be effective in diseases that cause scarring of the internal organs or skin, such as pulmonary fibrosis or scleroderma.
Sep 22, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with rare scleroderma have deadlier organ damage, despite getting standard treatment
A Michigan Medicine-led study found that patients in the United States with a rare form of scleroderma have a greater chance of dying from related kidney, heart and lung problems, despite taking medications used to treat ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Surgery
Mathematician helps surgeon save those injured in explosive blasts
An applied mathematician and a military doctor have developed the first simulator to test treatments for patients with blast lung injury caused by explosions.
Apr 3, 2019
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Medical research
Digestive problems early in life may increase risk for depression, study says
Depression and anxiety may result from short-term digestive irritation early in life, according to a study of laboratory rats by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The findings suggest that some human ...
May 12, 2011
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