“Cradle to grave” — that is the promise and privilege of family medicine: the opportunity to care for individuals and…
An Outbreak of Covid-19 on an Aircraft Carrier
The U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt was conducting operations in the western Pacific Ocean when an outbreak of infection with severe acute…
SARS-CoV-2 in the U.S. Military — Lessons for Civil Society
Barr and Podolsky recently commented in the Journal on the long-term influence that military medicine has historically had on medical…
Persistence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in an Immunocompromised Host
To the Editor: A 45-year-old man with severe antiphospholipid syndrome complicated by diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, who was receiving anticoagulation therapy,…
The ageing syndromes of sarcopenia and frailty
Sarcopenia describes the accelerated loss of skeletal muscle, manifesting as a combination of low muscle strength and low muscle mass.…
Urinary and faecal incontinence in older adults
Urinary incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms and faecal incontinence are common in the general population and increase in association with…
Impact of the common MTHFR 677C→T polymorphism on blood pressure in adulthood and role of riboflavin in modifying the genetic risk of hypertension: evidence from the JINGO project
Genome-wide and clinical studies have linked the 677C→T polymorphism in the gene encoding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) with hypertension, whilst limited…
Researchers 3D print biomedical parts with supersonic speed
Forget glue, screws, heat or other traditional bonding methods. Engineers have now developed a 3D printing technique that creates cellular…
Gene signature predicts whether localized prostate cancer is likely to spread
Researchers have identified a gene signature in localized prostate cancer that predicts the cancer’s odds of spreading and its response…
Research identifies ‘volume control’ in the brain that supports learning and memory
A molecular regulator made of analog signals is found to regulate electrical signals in the brain.