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Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant

(AP) -- A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes - and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones ...

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Boston hospital performs double hand transplant

(AP) -- A quadruple amputee who received new hands through a transplant operation says he is looking forward to doing ordinary things again: getting dressed, taking a shower, making coffee and, sweetest of ...

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created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Boston hospital performs 2nd full-face transplant

(AP) -- Doctors at a Boston hospital have performed the nation's second full-face transplant, less than a month after the first.

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created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Aligning the eyes: A simpler surgery for a complex condition

People with strabismus (misalignment and limited movement of one or more eyes) are often teased about their crossed-eye appearance; those with more complex, disfiguring strabismus can become socially isolated and develop ...

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Even moderate air pollution can raise stroke risks

Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have found.

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4.5 million Americans living with total knee replacement

New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that more than 4.5 million Americans are living with a total knee replacement (TKR), as the number of TKR surgeries ...

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created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds residence in US a risk factor for preterm birth

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that duration of stay in the United States ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New insight from whole-genome sequencing of Europe's 2011 E. coli outbreaks

Using whole-genome sequencing, a team led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Broad Institute has traced the path of the E. coli outbreak that sickened thousands and killed over 50 people in Ger ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find clues to common birth defect in gene expression data

Researchers at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), The Jackson Laboratory and other institutes have uncovered 27 new candidate genes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), a common and often deadly birth defect.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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.

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created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Decoding keys to a healthy life

For 74 years, one of the longest-running studies of normal adult development has been examining not disease and illness, but what may be life’s magic question: How can you live long and happy?

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created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why two new studies represent important breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease research

Two different research groups have independently made the same important discoveries on how Alzheimer's disease spreads in the brain. The groups' findings have the potential to give us a much more sophisticated understanding ...

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created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sickle cell anemia stroke prevention efforts may have decreased racial disparities

The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell ...

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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