Presentation of Case. Dr. Christian C. Mewaldt (Medicine): An 83-year-old man was transferred to this hospital because of pancytopenia and…
Activating Immunity to Fight a Foe — A New Path
The discovery of antibiotics is perhaps the single most important advance in medicine in the past century. However, the emergence…
Telacebec (Q203), a New Antituberculosis Agent
To the Editor: Shortly after the discovery of streptomycin in 1943, it became clear that successful treatment of tuberculosis and…
Significance of Pangolin Viruses in Human Pandemic Remains Murky
Scientists haven’t found evidence that the new coronavirus jumped from pangolins to people, but they do host very similar viruses
Mechanisms to prevent Crohn’s disease unveiled
In a series of four studies published today, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) researchers describe the identification of predictive tools and…
Brain mapping study suggests motor regions for the hand also connect to the entire body
Investigators report that they have used microelectrode arrays implanted in human brains to map out motor functions down to the…
Microbiome may hold key to identifying HPV-infected women at risk for pre-cancer
Gardnerella bacteria in the cervicovaginal microbiome may serve as a biomarker to identify women infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) who…
The genetic quest to understand COVID-19
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 is now likely to become the fifth endemic coronavirus in humans. Scientists are…
Legal marijuana products too strong for pain relief
More than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have…
Scientists create model to measure how cells sense their surroundings
Our body’s ability to detect disease, foreign material, and the location of food sources and toxins is all determined by…