“Chameleon” Immune Cells Linked To Severe Asthma

A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients.

Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to be able to get around cutting-edge asthma treatments by transforming into another type of immune cell.

Targeted biologic drugs have revolutionized the treatment of...

Overactive Bladder Diagnoses Tripled, but Treatment Is Still Rare

A sudden need to urinate is more common than previously known, but treatment is less common.

Diagnoses for overactive bladder more than tripled between 2013 and 2017, after the American Urological Association (AUA) released guidelines for the condition in 2012, researchers found.

However, diagnosis isn’t always leading to treat...

Sports Boost Academic Performance in Teens

Want your kid to do well in school?

Get them involved in an organized sport, a new study urges.

Boys and girls are both more likely to earn a high school diploma if they take part in team sports like soccer or artistic sports like dance or gymnastics, researchers reported in a study published recently in the journal Children...

Rural America Faces Growing Shortage of Eye Surgeons

Rural areas are facing an increasing shortage of eye surgeons who can treat conditions like cataracts, glaucoma and detached retinas, a new study says.

More than 17% of patients who need an ophthalmic surgeon live in rural America, but fewer than 6% of eye surgeons now work in a rural area, researchers recently reported in JAMA Ophthal...