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Baby with a visible vascular anomaly visible as a blemish on the baby's arm.

March 21, 2017

Not Just Skin Deep: the Hidden World of Vascular Anomalies

Vascular anomalies are often the result of abnormal development in blood vessels. About one in 5,000 people experiences some kind of vascular anomaly, sometimes as an inherited condition.

Zebrafish

March 14, 2017

You, Zebrafish, and Liver Cancer: What's The Connection?

You may have seen zebrafish in aquariums: small, striped, darting fish, originally found in slow streams and rice paddies in the Indian subcontinent. Did you know they’re also our virtual cousins? That is, these fish are rockstars of vertebrate scientific research—because 70 percent of their genes are related to similar genes in humans, and 80 percent of the disease-causing genes in humans have at least one related gene in zebrafish.

You’re Not Alone; Strep Resides in Your Throat and Beyond

March 6, 2017

You’re Not Alone; Strep Resides in Your Throat and Beyond

There are many strep species, and fortunately, most are treatable with antibiotics. They exist as microscopic spheres and other unseen shapes on and below our own surfaces.

Everybody Should Tune Into This Beat: Genetic Heart Conditions

February 22, 2017

Everybody Should Tune Into This Beat: Genetic Heart Conditions

If a genetic disorder is found early in a young child, the person can be monitored and a healthy life may result.

Another Way to Show Love This Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2017

Another Way to Show Love This Valentine’s Day

Not all hearts need love (or roses) this Valentine’s Day. Some need blood.

Marzia Pasquali talks with a colleague in a laboratory.

February 8, 2017

Your Baby’s First Step? Newborn Screening

Around the U.S., infants entered the world full of life. Those new babies received a heel prick to test their blood and metabolism for abnormalities. That routine is all about early detection.

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