The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that emerged in late 2019, and the resulting Covid-19 disease has been…
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MINOCA in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder in which microvascular occlusion causes complications across multiple organ systems. Acute myocardial infarction…
Five Questions Every Mentee Should Have an Answer To
When we began forming a mentor-mentee relationship in academic medicine a decade ago, it became clear that both structure and…
Mapping movement
Our day-to-day lives can be seen as a series of complex motor sequences: morning routines, work or school tasks, actions…
Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativity, study indicates
Want to boost creativity? Caffeine may not be the way to go according to a news study.
Air pollution is one of the world’s most dangerous health risks
Researchers calculate that the effects of air pollution shorten the lives of people around the world by an average of…
New sleep method strengthens brain’s ability to retain memories
A new study has yielded an innovative method for bolstering memory processes in the brain during sleep.
Two-faced bacteria
The gut microbiome, which is a collection of numerous beneficial bacteria species, is key to our overall well-being and good…
Researchers discover new stem cells that can generate new bone
A population of stem cells with the ability to generate new bone has been newly discovered by a group of…
Tissue-digging nanodrills do just enough damage
Scientists show light-activated molecular drills effectively kill cells in whole eukaryotic organisms. The drills, designed to target drug-resistant bacteria, cancer…