Lila Levinson, PhD,  Science Writer—

Lila is a Science Writer at Bionews. She completed her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Washington, where she studied how the natural flexibility of the human brain can be used to promote recovery after injury. Previously, she has written about science for The Dallas Morning News and the University of Washington Computational Neuroscience Center. She enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest and spending time with her cat, Fibonacci.

Articles by Lila Levinson, PhD

Men with Sjögren’s may be at higher pulmonary hypertension risk

Men with Sjögren’s disease show more early signs of lung and heart dysfunction than women and may be at an increased risk of developing pulmonary hypertension, a cardiovascular complication of Sjögren’s, a study reports. “As male patients demonstrated a greater predisposition to developing [pulmonary hypertension] … regular echocardiographic…