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Karl Oskar Illmensee (1939–)
By: Cheryl Lancaster
| Published: Feb 26, 2017
Karl Oskar Illmensee studied the cloning and reproduction of fruit flies, mice, and humans in the US and Europe during the twentieth and twenty-first…
CloningMolecular CloningClone CellsTwinsEmbryos
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Feb 26, 2017
In the 1989 case Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a Missouri law regulating abortion…
LawBirth control clinicsAbortionFamily planning servicesAbortion--Law and legislation--United States
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014)
By: Reem Gerais
| Published: Feb 26, 2017
In the 2014 case Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the US Supreme Court ruled that the contraceptive mandate promulgated under the Patient Protection and…
LawUnited States. Supreme CourtContraceptionEmployer-sponsored health insuranceEmployer-sponsored health insurance--Law and legislation
Robert Guthrie (1916–1995)
By: Meilin Zhu
| Published: Feb 23, 2017
Robert Guthrie developed a method to test infants for phenylketonuria (PKU) in the United States during the twentieth century. PKU is an inherited…
PhenylketonuriaMental RetardationMaple Syrup Urine DiseaseGalactosemiaMicrobiology
Neonatal Jaundice
By: Arianna Bradley
| Published: Feb 23, 2017
Neonatal jaundice is the yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes due to elevated bilirubin levels in the bloodstream of a newborn. Bilirubin is a…
Jaundice, NeonatalHyperbilirubinemia, NeonatalErythroblastosis FetalisPhototherapyChildren's Hospital Medical Center (Boston, Mass.)
The Effectiveness of Phototherapy in Premature Infants (1968)
By: Arianna Bradley
| Published: Feb 23, 2017
In 1968, pediatric researchers Jerold Lucey, Mario Ferreiro, and Jean Hewitt conducted an experimental trial that determined that exposure to light…
PhototherapyJaundiceKernicterusBilirubinHyperbilirubinemia
Camillo Golgi (1843–1926)
By: Isra Mishqat
| Published: Feb 23, 2017
Camillo Golgi studied the central nervous system during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Italy, and he developed a staining…
Nerve TissueGolgi ApparatusSilver NitrateNervous SystemNobel Prize winners
“Pelvic Scoring for Elective Induction” (1964), by Edward Bishop
By: Carolina J. Abboud
| Published: Feb 23, 2017
In the 1964 article, “Pelvic Scoring for Elective Induction,” obstetrician Edward Bishop describes his method to determine whether a doctor should…
LiteratureBishop, Edward H.ChildbirthLabor, Induced (Obstetrics)Obstetrics
“Diethylstilbestrol in the Prevention and Treatment of Complications of Pregnancy” (1948), by Olive Watkins Smith
By: Alexis Abboud
| Published: Feb 21, 2017
In 1948, Olive Watkins Smith published 'Diethylstilbestrol in the Prevention and Treatment of Complications of Pregnancy' in the American Journal…
LiteraturePregnancyEndocrine disrupting chemicalsHormonesObstetrics
Gene Transfer Strategy Used to Treat Tay - Sachs Disease (2005), by Sabata Martino’s Research Group
By: Tiffany Nardi
| Published: Feb 21, 2017
In the early 2000s, Sabata Martino and a team of researchers in Italy and Germany showed that they could reduce the symptoms of Tay-Sachs in…
Tay-Sachs DiseaseVirus-vector relationshipsGloboid Cell LeukodystrophyGangliosidesGene Therapy