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Lauran Neergaard

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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Health
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressFebruary 5, 2025
Dementia risk is soaring as Americans live longer. 4 steps can help reduce your risk
Health
Dementia risk is soaring as Americans live longer. 4 steps can help reduce your risk
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressJanuary 13, 2025
A genetically modified pig chews on a chain in a cage
Health
Patients are so sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant that they’re signing up in droves to receive vital organs from pigs
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressDecember 17, 2024
New COVID vaccine in its box
Health
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
By The Associated Press and Lauran NeergaardAugust 22, 2024
pig plays with toy
Health
These gene-edited pigs that provide organs for humans listen to Tom Petty and enjoy luxury accommodations
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressJuly 21, 2024
President Biden wearing a navy jacket, white shirt and blue tie sitting in a high-backed chair
Health
What cognitive tests can show—and what they can’t
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressJuly 10, 2024
Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first
Health
Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressFebruary 22, 2024
More than 24 million Americans, by some estimates up to 50 million, have an autoimmune disorder — diseases such as vitiligo (as pictured), lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and dozens more.
Health
Autoimmune diseases like lupus, MS, and rheumatoid arthritis strike far more women than men. Scientists now think they know why
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressFebruary 1, 2024
The second man to receive a transplanted pig heart has died. His last wish: for doctors to ‘make the most of what we have learned’
Health
The second man to receive a transplanted pig heart has died. His last wish: for doctors to ‘make the most of what we have learned’
By The Associated Press and Lauran NeergaardOctober 31, 2023
A U.S. man is working to regain his strength a month after receiving a heart transplant—from a genetically modified pig. His body has yet to reject it
Health
A U.S. man is working to regain his strength a month after receiving a heart transplant—from a genetically modified pig. His body has yet to reject it
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressOctober 20, 2023
side view close-up of pregnant woman touching her belly.
Politics
First RSV vaccine for pregnant women wins FDA green light
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressAugust 22, 2023
Doctor convinced animal parts are needed to meet demand for organ transplants ‘in awe’ of potentially game-changing decision to donate man’s body for research
Health
Doctor convinced animal parts are needed to meet demand for organ transplants ‘in awe’ of potentially game-changing decision to donate man’s body for research
By Lauran Neergaard, Shelby Lum and The Associated PressAugust 19, 2023
A genetically altered pig kidney transplanted into a human a month ago is still working: ‘It looks even better than a human kidney’
Health
A genetically altered pig kidney transplanted into a human a month ago is still working: ‘It looks even better than a human kidney’
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressAugust 16, 2023
Covid booster
Health
Forget the original coronavirus vaccine. Your next booster will tackle the ‘Gryphon’ family of Omicron variants
By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Erin Prater and The Associated PressJune 16, 2023
1 in 10 people get long COVID after Omicron, NIH study finds
Health
1 in 10 people get long COVID after Omicron, NIH study finds
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressMay 26, 2023
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