A new study led by researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have discovered key risk factors that can help predict when surgery for gallbladder cancer may not be beneficial, leading to ER or complications.

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen’s survival when it’s exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies that simultaneously treat infection and prevent transmission.

Collective dissociation is preventing people from taking effective action to tackle the overwhelming climate emergency, research published in Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health has found.

The overwhelming scale and complexity of the climate emergency often leave individuals feeling powerless, leading to a sense of futility in their ability to effect meaningful change. Collective dissociation is a form of trauma processing, and it threatens the cooperation needed to address the climate emergency. Instead, it reinforces isolation and prevents objective assessment of a destructive reality.

Mount Sinai named best in New York for third straight year