What Does Social Anxiety Feel Like? Social Phobia Symptoms
People affected by social anxiety or social phobia often feel intense fear or anxiety of being judged or criticized while being in a social situation. Social anxiety or social phobia refers to intense fear or anxiety of being judged, rejected or criticized while performing or being in a social situation. The affected person has an […]
For pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease, factors associated with statural growth differ by sex
Growth impairment, a common complication of Crohn’s disease in children, occurs more often in males than females, but the reasons are unclear. Now, a physician-scientist from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian and colleagues at eight other centers have found that factors associated with statural growth differ by sex. Their recent publication, identified as the “Editor’s […]
Molecular Changes Could Guide Metastatic Breast Cancer Therapy
Certain molecular changes in breast cancer genes occurred more often in metastatic disease, possibly suggesting new strategies for difficult-to-treat disease, according to initial data from an ongoing study. Matched tissue specimens from primary tumors and metastases showed higher rates of mutations in driver genes and variations in gene copy number in metastatic breast cancer (MBC). […]