March 21, 2017 | 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. |
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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. |
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March 6, 2017 | 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. |
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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. |
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February 13, 2017 | Not all hearts need love (or roses) this Valentine’s Day. Some need blood. |
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February 8, 2017 | 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. |