Many people have tried using toothpaste on pimples, but this alternative treatment method is one to avoid. Learn why this…
Causal association of type 2 diabetes with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: new evidence from Mendelian randomization using GWAS summary statistics
Associations between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) were discovered in observational studies in both European and…
Patterns of symptoms before a diagnosis of first episode psychosis: a latent class analysis of UK primary care electronic health records
The nature of symptoms in the prodromal period of first episode psychosis (FEP) remains unclear. The objective was to determine…
The Curious Case of the Calcified Pancreas
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease characterized by non-caseating granulomas of any organ. Hypercalcemia is a complication of sarcoidosis, and a…
I awoke with a bloody nose: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
A 40-year-old Latino man presented to the emergency department (ED) after he awoke at 4 AM with blood oozing from…
Tech startups gravitate toward cities with strong social networks, study finds
The presence of technology startups can drive economic growth for their home cities. So how can cities better appeal to…
Siting cell towers needs careful planning: Health impacts?
The health impacts of radio-frequency radiation (RFR) are still inconclusive, but the data to date warrants more caution in placing…
Highly sensitive epigenomic technology combats disease
Much remains unknown about diseases and the way our bodies respond to them, in part because the human genome is…
Transition to exhaustion: Clues for cancer immunotherapy
Research on immune cells ‘exhausted’ by chronic viral infection provides clues on how to refine cancer immunotherapy. The Immunity paper…
Lack of specialists doom rural sick patients
Residents of rural areas are more likely to be hospitalized and to die than those who live in cities primarily…