Quick Takes

Quick Takes

Alcoholic drinks increasing risk of gout flare

Alcohol and Gout Attacks: What This Study Reveals

August 21, 2025

Bowl of fresh cherries shown as a natural option for reducing gout attacks

Can Eating Cherries Really Prevent Gout Attacks?

August 21, 2025

Coffee cup on a wooden table showing health benefits related to uric acid levels

Coffee and Uric Acid: How Your Morning Cup Impacts Gout Risk

August 21, 2025

Diagram showing uric acid mutation in early humans and its link to modern hypertension

How Uric Acid Shaped Human Evolution and Fuels Hypertension Today

August 21, 2025

Vitamin C tablets with fresh citrus fruit, symbolizing its role in lowering uric acid

Vitamin C Lowers Uric Acid and May Help Prevent Gout

August 21, 2025

Table of food groups with arrows showing increased or decreased gout risk

Purine-Rich Foods, Dairy, and Protein Intake: How Diet Shapes Gout Risk in Men

August 21, 2025

Historical illustration symbolizing gout as a disease of nobility

The Glorification of Gout: When Pain Was Seen as Prestige

August 20, 2025

DNA evolution of uricase gene in primates and implications for gout

Why Humans Lost Uricase: Evolution, Uric Acid, and Health Implications

August 20, 2025

Illustration of uricase enzyme evolution and its loss in humans

Why Humans Lost Uricase: Evolutionary Insights from Ancient Enzymes

August 20, 2025

Roald Dahl pictured with his family, symbolizing his unexpected contributions to medicine

Roald Dahl’s Unlikely Medical Breakthroughs

August 10, 2025

Prototype drawing of the Wade–Dahl–Till valve

The Wade–Dahl–Till Valve: How Roald Dahl Helped Redesign Brain Surgery

August 10, 2025

Child holding a pill bottle with concerned parent beside them, representing treatment for PANDAS

Can Preventing Strep Help Kids with PANDAS? A Closer Look at Prophylactic Antibiotics