Surgeons reported using the novel technique known as REUP (rapid recovery with extended ultraoxygenated preservation) to transplant five donor hearts in children. Since then, five more children were saved successfully.

Jonathan’s secret involves entropy, the tendency of biological systems to become disordered over time.

A recent study shows what's involved in bringing polygenic risk to bear in chronic disease clinical decision-making.

There are many more known pathogenic gene variants than there are clinical solutions for dealing with them. A new Vanderbilt Health-led NIH-funded research consortium will use machine learning and AI to help usher in genome-informed clinical decision support.

“For too long, patients who survive these reactions have been left without clear answers about why it happened, which medicines are safe, and what the future holds,” said Elizabeth Phillips, MD, who is leading the consortium.

Individuals taking the drug saw a significant drop in inflammatory cell clumps within just two weeks, and the reduction grew even stronger by week 12.

The human monoclonal antibodies were isolated from two individuals who had been infected by measles. Further development and clinical testing could lead to the first monoclonal antibody therapy against the highly infectious respiratory virus.