Treating autonomic dysfunction can relieve symptoms of treatment-resistant depression
Consider a house with the water main half shut. The faucets sputter. The toilet runs all night. The…
Lifestyle care in primary clinics allows for safe diabetes deprescribing
A new research study provides real-world evidence that deprescribing glucose‑lowering medications is both feasible and safe when patients…
Pain & your brain: The more traumatic events we experience, the greater our risk of developing chronic pain
In this edited extract from Tell Me Where It Hurts, Rachel Zoffness writes that the link between trauma…
Higher sugar intake raises gallstone risk in adults, study finds
Researchers analyzing recent NHANES data found that adults with higher total sugar intake had greater odds of gallstones,…
Drugs targeting TIE2 protein could help prevent formation of cerebral cavernous malformations
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cell surface receptor…
Machine learning model predicts liver cancer risk with high accuracy
Bottom line: A machine learning model that analyzes patient demographics, electronic health record data, and routine blood test…
Stroke may trigger younger brain patterns in unaffected regions
In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and…
Hormonal contraception not associated with prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Hormonal contraception, including birth control pills and intrauterine devices (IUDs), is not associated with an increased prevalence of…
Whole wheat diets may reduce the risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Enriching the diet with wheat fiber protects mice against intestinal inflammation, according to a study published by researchers…
New skin atlas maps over one million cells across the human body
Mount Sinai researchers have published the first organ-wide human skin spatial atlas from across the body. It provides…
Systematic review identifies stress-induced biological triggers in oncology
Stress is a constant companion in the oncologist’s office. It appears at the time of diagnosis, increases with…
Study links gut microbiome imbalance to worsening kidney disease
Researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine have uncovered how an imbalanced gut microbiome escalates the production of…