The TREM2 paradox in fibrosis: a unified mechanism for opposite outcomes across organs

• by Xiuping Liang, Yanhong Li, Ziyi Tang, Guan Wang, Yi Liu

• June 16, 2026

Medical Oddities: The Economics of Shut-Eye

Sleep became a commodity, tea became a therapy, and cats got a reprieve this week.

• by Teraya Smith

• June 11, 2026

• 6 min

Association of residential altitude with pure-tone hearing thresholds in plateau residents aged ≤50 years: a cross-sectional study

• by Qingping Zhang, Guoqiang Jia, Shanhong Li, Haiyan Liu, Yulin Ma, Wenqi Du, Juan Ye, Ying Zhang, Tana Wuren, Yi Wang, Bin Guo

• June 16, 2026

Does Sedative Choice Shape Later Cognition?

Researchers examined long-term cognitive outcomes among children who received ICU sedation for acute respiratory failure.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• June 15, 2026

• 4 min