New Technique to Monitor Pressure in the Brain Is Much Less Invasive
New technique could help doctors determine whether patients are at risk from elevated pressure. Traumatic brain injuries, as well as infectious diseases such as meningitis,…
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International Team of Scientists Reveal a New Type of Botox
A new source of the botulinum neurotoxin was discovered by Canadian and American scientists in a strain of animal gut bacteria known as Enterococcus faecium….
Researchers Reverse Diabetes in a Mouse Model Using Modified Stem Cells
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in a mouse model by infusing blood stem cells pre-treated to produce more of…
Researchers Generate Blood-Forming Stem Cells in the Lab Using Pluripotent Stem Cells
For the first time, researchers have generated blood-forming stem cells in the lab using pluripotent stem cells, which can make virtually every cell type in…
Stem Cell Researchers Use iPS Cells to Find Drugs For Rare Blood Disorder
For the first time, a team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Stem Cell Research Program were able to use patients’ own cells to create…
Engineers Develop Soft Robotic Sleeve to Help the Heart Beat
A team of researchers from Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital has developed a customizable soft robot that fits around the heart and helps it…
A Light-Reflecting Balloon Catheter Repairs the Heart without Surgery
Using a catheter aided by UV light, researchers have developed a new technique to repair holes in the heart without surgery. Harvard-affiliated researchers have designed…
New System Converts MRI Scans into 3D-Printed Heart Models for Surgical Planning
Engineers and computer scientists at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a new system that can convert MRI scans of a patient’s heart into…
New Test Diagnoses Ebola in Minutes
Harvard Medical School researchers and their partners have shown that a new test can accurately diagnose the Ebola virus disease within minutes at the point…
GIANT Research Shows Large Number of Genes Linked to Human Height
A newly published study from the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium gives scientists a better look at the biology of height and…
Researchers Link Genetic Mutation to Severe Obesity
Researchers have identified a genetic cause of severe obesity, finding that mice with the genetic mutation gained weight even while eating the same amount of…
A Low-Glycemic Diet is More Effective at Burning Calories
A new study from Boston Children’s Hospital found that all calories are not created equal, suggesting that a low-glycemic load diet is more effective than…
Scientists Restore Basic Elements of Vision in Live Mice
A new study from a team of scientists hints that people blinded by optic nerve damage from trauma or glaucoma might be able to regain…