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Mrs. Cao waves to the camera after exiting the flying hospital post-operation
Access to Healthcare

New Orbis Flying Eye Hospital helps fight blindness in China

Patient Perspectives

Digital health: providing opportunities for advocacy groups and a community for patients

Facts about eyes
Discovery

The eye: the fastest muscle in the human body

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Special Olympian Ryan Groves suffers from TSC, a genetic condition that afflicts nearly 1 million patients worldwide.
From Our Labs

With a "brain in a dish," researchers take on neurological disorders

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Compounds spur insulin-producing cells to replicate in the lab
Discovery

Compounds spur insulin-producing cells to replicate in the lab

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Artistic rendering of beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.
Discovery

Stepping toward regenerative medicine for diabetes

Stopping Alzheimer's disease before it starts
Discovery

Stopping Alzheimer's disease before it starts

Rob Waddell and his son prepare for a bike ride
Discovery

The next phase in transplant medicine

Discovery

Could umbilical cords yield more stem cells for life-saving transplants?

Patient Perspectives

Shaping a vision for healthy aging

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