Severe maternal morbidity in patients of advanced maternal age with and without metabolic syndrome

• by Carolyn Robb, Rebecca Strafella, Jay Ayar, Olivia Prizzi, Su Htwe, Sarah Weiss, Elizabeth Drugge, Vani Dandolu

• May 5, 2026

Side Effects: Salt, Steroids, and Second Brains

So get this: sodium may track with memory decline (in men), steroids might not be “immunosuppressive” in the ICU, and second pregnancies reshape the brain differently than first. Same theme: biology is less binary than we teach it.

• by Kerri Miller

• April 22, 2026

• 7 min

Organ Damage, BMI Linked to Fatigue in SLE

Cross-sectional study suggests fatigue is associated with damage accrual and body mass, not disease activity

• by Andrea Surnit

• April 20, 2026

• 3 min

Voltage-gated potassium channels as important modulators of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells: insights from rodent and human studies

• by Jing-Jing Xing, Chen Chen

• May 4, 2026