FMF is an autoinflammatory genetic disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and serositis (inflammation of the ...

Already passed in the budget bill last summer was an amendment requiring the Consumer Products Safety Commission to withhold ...

Second place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest's fiction category.] There was once a small Martian called K who was ...

There is an important initiative on the November California ballot that would make sweeping changes to California’s renewable ...

I like butterflies and butterflies like salt. In the Amazon Rainforest the butterflies land on me desperate for sodium when... [Originally published in Synapse on October 22, 1981.] Nearly a year ...

At the age of thirteen, my genetic disorder caused my growth to accelerate, leading to an unusually tall stature. My pediatrician predicted a height of at least 6' 4" after puberty, whereas the ...

The first step is synonymous to the beginning of a great journey to climb to the next level. This first step is in the house of fraternity that has been in existence for a century in a city where ...

Without question, Dany Laferrière’s new novel, Sur la route avec Bashō, French for “On the road with Bashō,” constitutes a fanciful and poetic manuscript. In embodying a perspective-shifting, and ...

Health equity has become a key focus in healthcare and biomedical research. However, in clinical trials, equity is often only addressed during the recruitment phase, when clinicians discuss with ...

After years of internal debate, I finally got my first tattoo. He’s a small lizard, with a topological map design inside, scaling the outer edge of my left ankle. His fine lines and tasteful detail ...

Dr. Bob Wachter, UCSF’s Chair of the Department of Medicine, gained a vast twitter following during the COVID pandemic with his informative, direct, and sometimes personal tweets. He’s kept his ...

Hunger is a natural part of life, but have you ever stopped to consider why you’re feeling hungry? Understanding the difference between physiological and psychological hunger can help you make more ...