Medical research

Internet and lack of trust threatens patient–doctor bond

Physicians have worked to earn the trust of their patients for nearly 2,400 years, dating back to the days of Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine. Lucky for Hippocrates that his patients didn't have internet access.

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Age-related muscle wasting tied to cell recycling defect

Two related studies published today in Nature Metabolism show that a specialized intracellular recycling mechanism—chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)—is essential for muscle health.

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