Sex, age, and severity of disease may be useful in identifying COVID-19 survivors who are likely to have high levels…
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Fear and anxiety share same bases in brain
A recent report provides new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits. The findings run counter to popular…
Scientists find medieval plague outbreaks picked up speed over 300 years
Researchers who analyzed thousands of documents covering a 300-year span of plague outbreaks in London, England, have estimated that the…
Restoration of retinal and visual function following gene therapy
A breakthrough study results in the restoration of retinal and visual functions of mice models suffering from inherited retinal disease.
An unusual mechanism of robustness in charge of brain mRNAs
A specific region of messenger RNAs, the 3′ untranslated region (3’UTR), plays an important role for cells to function properly.…
“Popcorn” in the brain: A cause for confusion
A 20 year-old right-handed, male medical student presented to the emergency department with confusion. Originally from Thailand, he had no…
Medical Staff Responses to Covid-19 “Data”: Have We Misplaced Our Skeptic’s Eye?
The size and speed of the COVID-19 tsunami and associated public apprehension that slammed into health care systems world-wide, blew…
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae-Induced Rash and Mucositis in a Young Adult
A 19-year-old previously healthy male presented to the emergency room with a painful blistering rash, conjunctival injection, odynophagia, and fever.…
Doctors May Have Found Secretive New Organs in the Center of Your Head
They appear to be a fourth pair of large salivary glands, tucked into the space where the nasal cavity meets…
Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
A signaling system implicated in liver fibrosis and immune activation is better understood thanks to this creative chemical fishing lure.