Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Marshall H. Chin
Summary: Chronic-disease care in the United States lacks support for optimal patient health and experience, especially for marginalized populations, often driven by tradition, self-interest, and revenue generation.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kristin Walter
Summary: This article describes the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies for Vibrio vulnificus infection.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bianca Nogrady
Summary: Radiation in the water will be diluted to almost-background levels, but some researchers are uncertain if it will be enough to mitigate the risks.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michelle C. Dimitris, Sandro Galea, Julia L. Marcus, An Pan, Beate Sander, Robert W. Platt
Summary: This commentary reflects on the lessons and themes that modern epidemiology as a science can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers topics such as the role of the scientific process in a public health emergency, the importance of epidemiologic methods and data for an effective pandemic response, disparities in the impact of the pandemic and the diversity within the epidemiologist workforce.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
E. Richard Gold
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has shattered some misconceptions about intellectual property policies and highlighted how stakeholders can use existing tools and explore open science to expedite development and ensure accessibility.
NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jinchang Liang, Jiwen Liu, Xiaolei Wang, Hao Sun, Yulin Zhang, Feng Ju, Fabiano Thompson, Xiao-Hua Zhang
Summary: This study compared the genomes of five Vibrio campbellii strains isolated from different depths of the Mariana and Yap Trenches and identified genomic characteristics that facilitate survival in the deep sea. Pelagic strains showed genome streamlining, while deep-sea strains had more genes involved in amino acid metabolism, cell wall biogenesis, and ion transport and metabolism. Deep-sea strains also had specific antibiotic resistance and substrate degradation genes. In contrast, pelagic strains had the ability for assimilatory nitrate reduction.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marina D. A. Scarpelli, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Camila P. Teixeira
Summary: The ecoacoustics approach is used to analyze environmental recordings and understand big ecological patterns related to different sound sources. The study found that different acoustic indices respond to different scales, and their medians vary according to the amount of surrounding vegetation cover.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
David R. Murdock, Jill A. Rosenfeld, Brendan Lee
Summary: This review discusses the current state of genomic testing performed within the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), focusing on the strengths and limitations of whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing in clinical diagnostics and the importance of ongoing data reanalysis. It also describes the role of emerging technologies in improving diagnostic rates within the UDN.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Amanda A. Cardoso, Cade N. Kane, Ian M. Rimer, Scott A. M. McAdam
Summary: Maintaining water transport in the xylem is crucial for vascular plant growth and survival. The optical vulnerability (OV) technique, which allows direct quantification of embolised xylem area, has high spatial and temporal resolution, and can be used in different organs and species. It has been used to study embolism formation, spread, and effects in plant tissues.
FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Marc M. Himmelberg, Justin L. Gardner, Jonathan Winawer
Summary: This article discusses how our knowledge of the brain has advanced our understanding of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and contributed to scientific discoveries beyond vision science. By utilizing scientific knowledge about the human and animal visual systems, we are able to answer fundamental questions about fMRI as a brain measurement tool and apply these answers to other fields of scientific research.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Colin R. Twomey, Gareth Roberts, David H. Brainard, Joshua B. Plotkin
Summary: Names for colors vary widely across languages, but color categories are remarkably consistent. The study reveals that communicative needs for colors are not uniform among different languages, and are correlated with the colors of salient objects in the environment.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Book Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ann Finkbeiner
Summary: The history of US oceanography shows the impact of military funding on discovery.
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Andre Shomorony, Alexander Chern, Sallie M. Long, Noah Z. Feit, Sarita S. Ballakur, Mariam Gadjiko, Katie Liu, Daniel A. Skaf, Andrew B. Tassler, Anthony P. Sclafani
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, otolaryngology consultations remained stable, with an increase in ICU consults and a decrease in ER and floor consults. There was an increase in airway-related consults and a decrease in other consult types. Changes in consultation patterns suggest a focus on essential otolaryngologic issues like acute airway problems in inpatient care during the pandemic.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Karina Ryterska, Agnieszka Kordek, Patrycja Zaleska
Summary: Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is a common condition affecting women of procreative age, characterized by a variety of factors such as stress, poor nutrition, and excessive exercise. Therapeutic interventions may not address all causes, potentially impacting women's health. Research suggests that modifying the underlying causes can reverse this condition.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Mingzhu Li, Haiyan Xu, Yuqi Tian, Youkun Zhang, Xinan Jiao, Dan Gu
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and characteristics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in freshwater food and found that it was more common in freshwater food than in seafood. The isolates from freshwater food showed higher motility and lower biofilm-forming capacity compared to seafood isolates. Multilocus sequence typing revealed that the same sequence type was found in freshwater food and clinical samples, indicating a potential link between V. parahaemolyticus-contaminated freshwater food and clinical cases.