Women who have gestational hypertension or preeclampsia in at least one pregnancy will have higher cardiovascular risk than women without…
Dose of medication more likely to put patients with pemphigus into remission
Researchers compare a lymphoma-dose regimen of rituximab to a rheumatoid arthritis regimen for the treatment of pemphigus.
Scientists explain the origin of brain mapping diversity for eye dominance
In a recent study researchers found evidence that ocular dominance patterns are diverse because the amount of cortex available to…
Injectable, flexible electrode could replace rigid nerve-stimulating implants
By electrically stimulating nerves, neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, soothe chronic pain, and treat depression and a host of…
New understanding of antibiotic synthesis
Researchers have made important strides in understanding the functioning of enzymes that play an integral role in the production of…
Anticoagulant benefits for atrial fibrillation decrease with age
The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF) — one of the most important causes of irregular heartbeats…
What do we know about the gut microbiota in Parkinson’s disease?
Since the discovery that the gut microbiome may play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), this fresh…
Medical News Today: Everything you need to know about shock
Shock is a medical emergency that causes several symptoms, some of which are life threatening. Learn more about shock and…
New research explains how HIV avoids getting ZAPped
Humans have evolved dynamic defense mechanisms against the viruses that seek to infect our bodies — proteins that specialize in…
How two strains of one bacterium combine to cause flesh-eating infection
A new study used genetic analysis to reveal how two different strains of a single species of flesh-eating bacteria worked…