Just as a small airport would have challenges handling massive plane traffic, people with psychosis may experience communication difficulties because
Month: February 2021
Research shows no link between radiotherapy and survival for terminal oesophageal cancer patients with stents
A breakthrough study has found that palliative-focused care is better placed than radiotherapy to maintain quality of life for people
Scalable representation of time in the hippocampus
Hippocampal time cells can encode specific moments of organized experiences in time to support hippocampal functions of episodic memory. But little is known
Why dental professionals should know about the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease
At the end of August 2019, a patient booked an urgent appointment with her dentist. A painful toothache had woken
How many people get ‘long COVID’ and who is most at risk?
A few months ago, a young athletic guy came into my clinic where I’m an infectious disease physician and COVID-19 immunology
Why do antibodies fade after a COVID-19 infection, and will the same thing happen with vaccines?
The goal of the COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide is to stimulate our immune systems into creating a protective response against
Why does L.A. have so many COVID-19 cases?
Despite a leveling off of the COVID spike in Los Angeles in recent weeks, the city’s death toll continues to
Artificial intelligence supports medical prognoses
Estimating the risk of patients dying is arguably one of the most difficult and stressful challenges physicians face. This has
Early warning for immune system overreaction in cancer treatment and COVID–19
An “immuno-storm chip” developed by University of Queensland researchers could diagnose cancer and COVID-19 patients at risk of a potentially
Viruses can ‘hijack’ cellular process to block immune response
Research led by McGill University and Queen’s University Belfast has found that viruses can ‘hijack’ an existing molecular process in
