Medications

Medication apremilast leads to fat loss in people with psoriasis

For years, apremilast (brand name Otezla) has helped psoriasis patients achieve clearer skin and ease the symptoms of their psoriatic arthritis. Now, new data from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

A call for improving researchers' mental health and well-being

While much attention has been given to protecting the mental health of employees in the workplace, such support has been historically lacking within the research community. Researchers—especially those working in intense ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Monkeypox has likely spread undetected 'for some time': WHO

The WHO said Wednesday that hundreds of monkeypox cases have surfaced beyond the African countries where the disease is typically found, warning the virus has likely been spreading under the radar.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Thousands quarantined after Beijing man breaks COVID rules

A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbours in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a police investigation.

Medical research

Cryo-EM imaging of STING protein reveals new binding pocket

Imaging at near-atomic resolution of a key immune protein commonly known as STING has revealed a previously unrecognized binding site that appears to be pivotal for launching immune attacks, UT Southwestern scientists report ...

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