Unlike other mammals, newborn dolphins and orcas stay active 24/7 during first months of development
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...ved a dramatic 78 percent decline in the number of newborns statewide who are infected with HIV. The results are derived from a recent State Health Department study of infants born between 1997 and 2002. In addition, New York has the largest AIDS Drug Assistance Program in the nation, which ensures that all H...Infants with Rare Genetic Disease Saved By Cord Blood Stem Cells
...e first to demonstrate a life-saving treatment for newborns with Krabbe Disease, in which children are missing...argument for mandatory, universal screening of all newborns for the genetic lysosomal storage diseases. The major barrier to universal newborn screening is buil...MUHC scientists describe genetic resistance to rampant virus
...mmune system, such as organ transplant recipients, newborns and persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Dr. Vidal believes her groundbreaking discovery increases the likelihood that therapies will be developed to fight CMV. ...Scientists journey to southern Africa to unravel the secret world of elephant communication
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...e first to demonstrate a life-saving treatment for newborns with Krabbe Disease, in which children are missing...argument for mandatory, universal screening of all newborns for the genetic lysosomal storage diseases. The major barrier to universal newborn screening is buil...Rats infected as newborns grew up vulnerable to memory problems during an immune challenge
... that rats who experienced a one-time infection as newborns didn't learn as well as adult rats who were not in...tal programming." Understanding how infection in newborns can disrupt memory in immune-challenged adults may help scientists to understand how exposure to ger...Newly discovered virus linked to childhood lung disorders and Kawasaki disease
... 11 of thoseinfected with the new coronavirus were newborns hospitalized inintensive care.Analysis of the New Haven coronavirus's genetic structure showed manysimilarities to that of a coronavirus recently identified by two groupsin the Netherlands, suggesting that the virus may have worldwidedistribution.Tha...