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Can We Stop the Heart From Aging? This Landmark Genetic Study Is a Start

Can We Stop the Heart From Aging? This Landmark Genetic Study Is a Start Hearts aren’t meant to be broken. Yet with age, it happens. Even with a healthy diet and exercise, as our age slowly ticks up, so does the risk for clogged arteries, brittle blood vessels, and ultimately

First Transplant of a Genetically Altered Pig Heart into a Person Sparks Ethics Questions

First Transplant of a Genetically Altered Pig Heart into a Person Sparks Ethics Questions A medical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center announced Monday that it had accomplished a world-first: Its surgeons had transplanted a heart from a genetically engineered pig into a human. The doctors performed the

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The Missouri Cures Education Foundation is a statewide nonprofit public education and advocacy alliance working to promote and protect medical advances to improve the health of Missourians and stimulate the economy in our state.