Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness among the working-age population. A new…
Dopamine signaling allows neural circuits to generate coordinated behaviors
For a nematode worm, a big lawn of the bacteria that it eats is a great place for it to…
Neuroscientists discover neural circuits that control hibernation-like behaviors in mice
Neuroscientists have discovered a population of neurons in the hypothalamus that controls hibernation-like behavior, or torpor, in mice, revealing for…
The brain uses minimum effort to look for key information in text
The human brain avoids taking unnecessary effort. When a person is reading, she strives to gain as much information as…
Tropical disease in medieval Europe revises the history of a pathogen related to syphilis
Plague was commonplace in medieval times, so finding its victims in a 15th century Lithuanian graveyard was no surprise. However,…
From bacteria to you: The biological reactions that sustain our rhythms
Methylation and the circadian clock are both conserved mechanisms found in all organisms. Researchers found that inhibiting methylation with a…
Substandard hand sanitizers readily available on market, confirm pharmacists
Pharmacy experts have researched the effectiveness of hand sanitizers in the fight against CoViD-19 and warned the public to beware…
Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused clusters of severe respiratory illness in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. By…
Between Scylla and Charybdis — Oncologic Decision Making in the Time of Covid-19
“Doctor, should we activate the sepsis protocol?” my medical assistant asked with obvious concern. I triaged the patient in question.…
Paying for Medicaid — State Budgets and the Case for Expansion in the Time of Coronavirus
Medicaid — and how to pay for it — has become a recurring theme in several current critical policy debates.…