The innate immune system is like a double-edged sword: it is absolutely required for host defense against infection, but when uncontrolled, it can trigger a plethora of inflammatory diseases. Here we ...

Drug addicts have deficits in frontocortical function and cognition even long after the discontinuation of drug use. It is not clear, however, whether the cognitive deficits are a consequence of drug ...

Aim/objective There is ongoing controversy about persistent neurological deficits in active and former football (soccer) players. We reviewed the literature for associations between football ...

Tracking longitudinal measurements of growth and decline in lung function in patients with persistent childhood asthma may reveal links between asthma and subsequent chronic airflow obstruction. Of ...

Investigators found that 38.7% of participants reported persistent pain, and 27.8% reported intermittent pain. “Persistent pain” was defined as being bothered by pain in the last month in two ...

Two placebo-controlled phase 3 studies of fostamatinib, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) inhibitor, for the treatment of persistent/chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in adults: Analysis of ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, most often caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to air pollutants. While there is ...