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

July 3, 2025 News by Lila Levinson, PhD

Warming methods can aid minor surgeries in CAD patients: Report

A 76-year-old woman with cold agglutinin disease (CAD) underwent an emergency upper endoscopy, a procedure to look at the upper gastrointestinal tract, without any disease-related complications, thanks to warming strategies that prevented her body temperature from getting too low, a study shows. Such strategies included raising the temperature of…

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