Why aren't they hibernating?
What do aging, telomeres and torpor have in common? It may be that torpor slows the process of aging.
Aging is directly linked to telomere lengths. Telomeres, the caps on the end of …
Several times a year I get a patient who comes in for scabies. Generally, they have been in contact with someone and are concerned that they have contracted this little mite that burrows under the …
Patients sometimes forget if they have removed one of their contact lenses and worry if the lens has become lost somewhere in the eye. The eye is anchored in place and does not move around …
Scientists create a functioning heart using a heart “shell” and stem cells.
This article published in the NY Times shows that the reformulated version of OxyContin, which turns to pasty substance when altered, has prompted more people to turn to other, easier to get drugs of addiction …
In this image of heart cells in a mouse that has had a heart attack, some of the red cells are new cells generated to repair the heart attack damage.
Scientists discovered that mice who received …
Iron can be hard on the stomach and many patients complain of constipation or GI upset such as diarrhea or abdominal cramping when they take iron. Given all that you have to go through when …
It is less than a week since the tornado struck killing 4 people and causing significant tornado damage to Springfield, MA, my home town. It was my father’s 85 birthday and my mother had planned …
This article showcases some of the research currently being done at National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. It was published recently on the National Institutes of Health website.
Scientists funded in part by the National Institutes of Health …
Bedbugs which are on the rise again in the U.S., are notoriously hard to kill largely because they are so hard to detect. They hide in crevices and cracks and unlike cockroaches, don’t respond …
It’s that time of year again, and this season, more patients have been coming in complaining of allergy-related symptoms. Sinus infections can develop because of an upper respiratory infection or because seasonal allergies cause so …
This is a great video but it really needs to be slower – so be sure to hit the pause button in order to read the material.
As we age, our respiratory tract becomes less elastic and more rigid including the tiny air sacs where oxygen exchange occurs. In addition, our chest wall becomes a little more rigid, not expanding in the …
