A new measurement approach could lead to a better way to calibrate computed tomography (CT) scanners, potentially streamlining patient treatment…
Coffee Intake and Chronic Kidney Disease
I read the paper by Jhee et al.1 with interest. The authors conducted a prospective study to investigate the effect…
‘Are We Ready to Practice Lifestyle Medicine?’ The Point Is to Keep Within Bounds
Rippe’s article on lifestyle medicine highlights physician’s lack of dedicated time and also real-life limits when it comes to 1)…
Aspirin Use to Reduce the Risk of Sports-Related Cardiac Arrest in High-Risk Athletes
I respectfully wish to challenge the conclusion by Rao et al that the jury is still out on the potential…
Mother’s dengue immunity worsens baby’s response to Zika
New research uncovers previously unknown mechanism behind why some, but not all, Zika virus infections during pregnancy lead to fetal…
Scientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice
Scientists have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice. The revitalized stem cells improve the…
Supercomputing enables sound prediction model for controlling noise
Combining principles from computational fluid dynamics and acoustics, researchers have developed an analytical model that could simplify the process of…
Blood test developed to predict spontaneous preterm birth
Results from a multicenter study show that five circulating microparticle proteins found in first-trimester blood samples may provide important clues…
An abundance of beneficial mutations
Despite its key importance, the genetic architecture of adaptive processes remains largely unresolved. Now a team of researchers, experimenting with…
Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette’s syndrome
A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette’s syndrome (TS) — a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic…