Although banal (common) acquired nevi have a wide range of clinical appearances (ranging from a dark brown macule to a tan pedunculated papule), they tend to be less than 6 mm in diameter and symmetric, with a homogenous surface, even pigmentation, round or oval shape, regular outline, and sharply demarcated border
Hu was one of the California Optometric Associations Young ODs of the Year in 2023
When you report profound joint pain, it is not uncommon to be met with dismissive advice to simply "take an ibuprofen" or "exercise more." But your pain is real, and it is rooted in complex, systemic biological processes
It is likely that the larger number of statistically significant changes to the microbiome observed in the groups switched from WD to LD reflects their more numerous exposures to different diets, longitudinal changes in dietary exposure, the stress associated with diet switch, the negative energy state achieved by treatment and/or diet-driven weight loss, or a combination of these factors, but it may also be related to differences in terminal body weight and fat mass since both adiposity and diet composition have been shown to modulate the mouse gut microbiome profile
