Genes from a group of healthy individuals were investigated using a new software. From these genes 1,000, new mutations have been discovered.
A recent study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that the transfusion of blood stored for six weeks releases large and potentially harmful amounts of iron into a patient's bloodstream.
While maternal breast milk has proven an effective way of passing vital nutrients and immune-boosting proteins into a newborn baby’s system, a new study published in journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests that it may leave premature infants particularly vulnerable to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. In most cases causing serious disease, and in chronic infections, may even lead to death.