Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, the start of a new academic year is upon us. It feels like it has snuck up on us —…
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Rice University neuroengineers have created a tiny surgical implant that can electrically stimulate the brain and nervous system without using a battery or wired power…
Obesity affects more than 40 percent of adults in the United States and 13 percent of the global population. With obesity comes a variety of…
Researchers have identified key ingredients for producing high-value chemical compounds in an environmentally friendly fashion: repurposed enzymes, curiosity, and a little bit of light. A…
A large study of middle-aged women shows that age-related changes in skeletal muscle are part of everyday life for women in their fifties. During this…
Even in non-pandemic years, the summertime “back-to-school” rush of appointments in many pediatric practices can be a logistical challenge. This year could be even more…
Secukinumab (Cosentyx) did not demonstrate superiority compared with adalimumab (Humira) in the first head-to-head study of these agents in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a researcher reported…
Physicians should strive to maintain their patients’ trust during today’s difficult times, outgoing American Medical Association (AMA) President Patrice Harris, MD, told her colleagues on…
Medical schools make physicians. This has been the case for quite a long time. The modern medical school has existed, in something like its current…
For Jessica, an ICU nurse at Mount Sinai Morningside in New York City, 12-hour shifts were usually fast-paced, challenging, and productive. But all that changed…