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Researchers discover β-blockers could supplement surgery to regenerate infant heart muscle; UPMC Children’s Hospital rocks their annual Radiothon; and MWRI expands to benefit the Erie community.

New research is beginning to establish guidelines for maternal weight gain while pregnant with twins.

Classic drug could protect children born with congenital defects against heart failure later in life.

Pitt and UPMC Children's Hospital researchers publish first comprehensive look at the immune system of the fetal gut.

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Bernhard Kühn, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and director, Pediatric Institute for Heart Regeneration and Therapeutics at UPMC Children’s Hospital, and his research team published a study that shows β-blockers could supplement surgery to regenerate infant heart muscle and mitigate the lasting effects of congenital heart disease.

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