
Heparin Does Not Reduce Pregnancy Complications, and May Create Some
A commonly used blood thinner does not appear to lower the risk of blood clots or miscarriage during pregnancy
A commonly used blood thinner does not appear to lower the risk of blood clots or miscarriage during pregnancy
Surgeons have implanted a new prosthesis in four patients to correct disabling dizziness. The device may someday restore balance to hundreds of thousands more
Material from deadly pathogens triggers alerts directly, and could speed detection
A note from the authors: With this guest blog post we want to share the key features of an innovative method for the high-precision genome editing of wild populations that has been outlined by our team at the Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard School of Public Health...
Injecting the TBX18 gene into heart muscle could transform normal heart cells into special ones that can initiate a heartbeat
Experts say a $15-million trial to explore stem cells from cord blood for treating autism is premature
So-called gain-of-function pathogen research will likely receive closer scrutiny after three U.S. biolab incidents
The third recent mistake in handling of pathogens is a “wake-up call,” says Centers for Disease Control head
Implants to restore brain function lost to injury and disease win support from a defense agency
Liver transplant time from human donor to patient is limited to 12 hours, but rats that got livers specially stored for three days were going strong three months later. Cynthia Graber reports
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Firms are fighting with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Supreme Court for the right to patent natural products and processes
Miniature version of intestine and liver shows the tiny particles could breach an important barrier
Can excellent scientists be excellent physicians at the same time? "I would like to ask you about a trip to Thailand." This is not the kind of question I expected from a patient in my cardiology clinic at the Veterans Administration hospital in Indianapolis...
Health experts worry that a Dutch delivery device marketed as the “world’s first” electronic joint may not be safe, and could potentially increase the number of U.S. drug users...
History is rife with unethical experiments on inmates. But with proper safeguards prisoner studies may hold the key to the accurate representation of vulnerable groups and lead to health benefits...
Genomics can provide powerful tools against cancer — but only once clinical information can be made broadly available
The ReWalk exoskeleton allows some people paralyzed from the waist down to walk again, with the aid of crutches. Dina Fine Maron reports
While testing crops are legal, it's unlikely farmers will be persuaded to convert to the new bananas without a way to physically sell the fruit
Columbia University start-up Neuroscout is developing a tool that would allow baseball and other sports teams to evaluate talent by examining players’ brain waves
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