Specific Patient Profiles Face Up to 30% Risk of Severe Asthma Progression
A large Danish cohort study identifies key risk factors and patient characteristics associated with progression from mild-to-moderate to severe asthma
Bupivacaine-Dexamethasone TAP Blocks Reduce LOS, Opioid Use in DIEP Flap Patients
A retrospective study suggests bupivacaine with dexamethasone improves early pain control and shortens hospital stay after DIEP flap breast reconstruc
Secreted GPNMB Drives Alpha-Synuclein Spread in Parkinson's Disease
A new study identifies a microglial-neuronal feedback loop involving GPNMB that exacerbates alpha-synuclein pathology, offering a therapeutic target.
Critically Ill Women in India Receive Less Organ Support, Show Similar Mortality
A large registry-embedded cohort study reveals sex-based differences in critical care provision without impacting adjusted mortality.
Indian ICUs: Women Receive Less Organ Support, Similar Mortality to Men
A large registry-embedded cohort study in India reveals sex-based differences in critical care resource utilization.
Gram-Negative Bacteria Dominate Neonatal Infection Deaths in LMICs
A multicountry study identifies Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii as leading causes of neonatal infection mortality.
Recent Trauma Exposure Linked to Increased V1 Thickness, Independent of PTSD Symptoms
A two-sample study identifies greater V1 thickness in recently trauma-exposed individuals, a finding distinct from PTSD symptom severity.
Hippocampal Lesions Reduce Visual Working Memory Precision in Epilepsy Patients
Postoperative hippocampal damage selectively degrades memory quality rather than quantity, offering a marker for functional monitoring.
Extra-Pulmonary TB Linked to Persistent Lung Function Deficits
A new study reveals that extra-pulmonary tuberculosis survivors experience lasting respiratory impairment, similar to pulmonary TB.
Extrapulmonary TB Linked to Persistent Lung Function Deficits, Respiratory Symptoms
A new study reveals that individuals treated for extrapulmonary tuberculosis frequently develop lasting ventilatory defects and respiratory symptoms.
Reduced ULK1 Links Impaired Cellular Clearance to Alzheimer's Pathology
Lower levels of ULK1 correlate with Alzheimer's disease, and its upregulation improves pathology and cognition in animal models.
Thalamic Connections to Medial Prefrontal Cortex Predict Impulsivity
A new study links specific thalamic subregions, defined by cortical connectivity, to individual differences in delay discounting.