Held by Science, Lifted by Love
World Health Day I was admitted to the hospital with a bilateral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) affecting my inferior vena…
How Everyday Life Factors Can Speed Up Brain Aging
A recent study published in Nature Medicine explores how our environment and life conditions shape how our brains age. The…
Why Developmental Regression in Autism Deserves Greater Attention
World Autism Awareness Day Approximately 1 in 31 children and 1 in 45 adults are diagnosed as Autistic (1), a…
Postpartum: What Might Happen
Motherhood is often portrayed as a time of joy and fulfillment. However, for many women the postpartum period can also…
Mapping the Future: A New Blueprint for Understanding Down Syndrome
For over 60 years, science has known the “what” of Down syndrome: an extra copy of chromosome 21. It is…
Ending Tuberculosis Is Achievable — If We Act Now
Global targets under the End TB Strategy of the World Health Organization have not been met — not only because…
Why do we have a “standing pandemic”?
Let’s give TB the attention it deserves, especially now. Why now? Three reasons.
Our DNA holds part of the key to endometriosis
Endometriosis is a debilitating complex disease where endometrial-like cells grow on organs outside of the uterus and which has been…
Rethinking Parkinson’s: A Brain Network Disorder
For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been primarily understood as a movement disorder. When we think of Parkinson’s, we typically picture…
Wake-Up Call: Why Sleep Disorders Deserve Urgent Attention
World Sleep Day There is increasing recognition that sleep is a critical component of human health. The statement is often…