Content by University of Alabama at Birmingham

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First Clinical-Grade Transplant of Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys into Human

The study was designed to meet standards directly comparable to those that would apply to a Phase I clinical trial
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Review Board Reports How It Monitored the COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

The COVID-19 Vaccine Data and Safety Monitoring Board have published details of their review process
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Sustained Immune Dysregulation in People Recovering from COVID-19

Patients' immune cells had phenotypes consistent with cellular exhaustion during the first months of infection
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Precision Medicine Guides Choice of Better Drug Therapy in Severe Heart Disease

Dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention uses aspirin and one other drug, among several choices. But which drug is best to use?
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Microbiome “Fingerprint” Allows Tracking of Mothers’ Microbial Strains Inherited by Infants

Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut
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Hydrogen Sulfide Heightens Disease in TB, Suggesting a New Therapeutic Target

The tuberculosis bacteria induce increased hydrogen sulfide production by human macrophages, which increases pathogenesis
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Human Fetal Lungs Harbor a Microbiome Signature

This microbiome signature suggests that bacteria, or bacterial products, colonize the lungs far before birth
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Review Identifies Four Hallmarks of Cancer Metastasis

Refining definitions and bringing together diverse data will identify vulnerabilities that metastasis researchers can exploit in the quest to treat cancer metastasis
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