68-year-old male with past medical history of kidney transplant (3 years ago) and diabetes mellitus presented with fever, shortness of…
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Small Vein Pulsations: An Overlooked Sign of Poor Prognosis
In 1925, Dr.’s Kerr and Warren described the association of peripheral vein pulsations secondary to severe heart failure and tricuspid…
Evaluation of opioid use in acute pancreatitis in absence of chronic pancreatitis: Absence of opioid dependence an important feature
Opioid use in the United States is a major public health crisis contributing to over 600,000 deaths, with the prevalence…
It’s now or never: Visual events have 100 milliseconds to hit brain target or go unnoticed
Researchers have defined a crucial window of time that mice need to key in on visual events.
River-groundwater hot spot for arsenic
Naturally occurring groundwater arsenic contamination is a problem of global significance, particularly in South and Southeast Asian aquifers.
Common coronaviruses are highly seasonal, with most cases peaking in winter months
Of the seven coronaviruses known to infect people, four cause common respiratory infections that are sharply seasonal and appear to…
How forest loss leads to spread of disease
In Uganda, loss of forested habitat increases the likelihood of interactions between disease-carrying wild primates and humans. The findings suggest…
Genes sow seeds of neuropsychiatric diseases before birth, in early childhood
From early prenatal development through childhood, the prefrontal cortex of the human brain undergoes an avalanche of developmental activity. In…
Evaluating embryo quality with ultrasensitive protein detection
Infertility is estimated to affect 9% of reproductive-aged couples globally, and many couples turn to assisted reproductive technology. Selecting embryos…
COVID-19: Scientists find promising first step in antiviral treatment
Researchers have identified a possible target for antiviral treatment for COVID-19.