A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from Eurasia.
The study shows, among other things, that the earliest known evidence of zoonotic…
In the last year, there has been a surge in proteins developed by AI that will eventually be used in the treatment of everything from snakebites to cancer. What would normally take decades for a scientist to create — a custom-made protein for a particular disease — can now be done in seconds.
Pain isn’t just a physical sensation — it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a fleeting injury into long-term suffering.
Researchers at the Salk Institute have now identified a brain circuit that gives physical pain its emotional tone, revealing a new…
Immigrants fill a majority need in the US healthcare workforce. Will they continue to play this … More
Immigrants are in the news a lot these days. Too often, the prevailing narrative casts them as laborers performing menial jobs that native-born citizens are…
The CDC recently reported that the number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a 33 year high, … More
More cases of measles have occurred in the United States in 2025 than in any…
COL Kevin O’Connnor, MC, USA speaking with Anthony Blinken, circa 2010.
Yesterday, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who served as Physician to the President throughout Joe Biden’s term, was deposed by staff of the House Oversight…
What can lemurs tell us about inflammation and aging, aka “inflammaging” in humans? That’s the question Elaine Guevara, a biological anthropologist who studies the evolution of life history and aging in primates, set out to understand.
In newly published research on age-related inflammation in…
Exercise is extremely important, especially if we don’t move around much at work. There are plenty of apps and watches that can tell us when to move and be active. Primary care physicians emphasize exercise as a preventive measure against symptoms of aging….
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a type of immunotherapy or cancer treatment that targets specific immune cells known as T cells, which are responsible for eliminating infection. In cancer, T cells express a checkpoint marker, which when bound to…
“There’s little point in pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into creating a biosimilar if PBMs … More
The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice recently kicked off a series of listening sessions to examine barriers to…