When it comes to saving American lives, don’t look to cardiologists, oncologists or even the made-for-TV heroes in the ER. It’s primary-care providers who offer the best hope of reversing the devastating decline in U.S. life expectancy.
More women and underrepresented racial/ethnic groups have entered into medicine, but bias and discrimination still exist, which can lead to poorer care, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Brain inflammation as a child can affect the development of two rare types of cerebellar neurons and could provide an insight into its role in conditions such as autism and schizophrenia.
Compared to traditional approaches in the field of geroscience — which studies how to treat aging-related diseases — Yale's new initiative hopes to focus on the underlying mechanisms that drive aging, rather than treating specific diseases linked to growing older.
Using artificial intelligence, scientists have been able to correlate the composition of an individual's gut with certain diseases, taking personalized medicine to the next level.