BRCA is no longer the only gene that identifies hereditary breast cancer (BC) syndromes. Pathogenic variants of CDH1 identify a form of hereditary lobular BC…
BASEL, Switzerland — Early reduction of blood pressure has a beneficial effect in hemorrhagic stroke but a detrimental effect in ischemic stroke, new trial data…
Tell someone you're a doctor, and the reaction is often: "You must be rich." But physicians who are just finishing medical school or are in…
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) officially moved to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III controlled substance on Thursday, marking a major shift in US…
Some patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) who died because life support was withdrawn may have survived and recovered at least partial independence if…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The rich research portfolio of the Monell Chemical Senses Center on sweet taste goes way back: Monell scientists were one of…
Fruit fly wing disc cross section. Credit: Mark Alber/UCR If fruit fly wings do not develop into the right shape, the flies will die. UC…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate use…
Health-care workers received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Patients seen by a female gastroenterologist for an initial consultation are less likely to use medical care in the emergency department,…