We read with interest the recent commentary titled “Discriminatory and Sexually Inappropriate Remarks from Patients and Their Challenge to Professionalism”…
Off-the-shelf artificial cardiac patch repairs heart attack damage in rats, pigs
Researchers have developed an ‘off-the-shelf’ artificial cardiac patch that can deliver cardiac cell-derived healing factors directly to the site of…
Aligning biological clock with day-night cycles
Scientists studying bacteria have identified the roots of a behavior that is regulated by the circadian clock. The research provides…
Public policies push schools to prioritize creating better test-takers over better people
Personal growth and job skills have taken a backseat to an increased focus on standardized test scores in schools across…
Whether marijuana helps with pain is unclear
Medical marijuana users who say they have high levels of pain are more likely than those with low pain to…
Babies in popular low-riding pushchairs are exposed to alarming levels of toxic air pollutants
Parents who are using popular low-riding pushchairs could be exposing their babies to alarming levels of air pollution, finds a…
Correlation between MBI and Alzheimer’s
New research has found that the presence and severity of mild behavioral impairment (MBI) in cognitively healthy individuals is strongly…
Drug shows promise in reversing kidney damage caused by lupus
A drug used for cancer therapy has shown promise in reversing kidney damage caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or…
Protecting thin, flexible brain interfaces from the human body
Researchers have demonstrated the ability to implant an ultrathin, flexible neural interface with thousands of electrodes into the brain with…
Exploring mechanisms of resistance to HIV in people with sickle cell disease
A new analysis supports prior reports that people with sickle cell disease have lower rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…