A Modern Take on Olden Grains
Conventional wisdom says that it’s good to be young. After all, youth is all about…
Year: 2020
Restaurant Guide: Restaurant Sides
Though they are not the main course, side dishes can play an important part in…
The Wide World of Mushrooms
Mushrooms have been consumed and used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. The ancient…
Spotlight on Supplements: Astaxanthin
Astaxanthin may not be easy to pronounce (“asta-ZAN-thin”) nor widely known, but there is interest…
You Should Know: Pump Up Your Breakfast
We’ve heard the old adage that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,”…
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Ask the EN Experts: Should I Buy Organic?; Apple Cider Vinegar
For as long of a year as this has been, it somehow simultaneously feels like…
Just In: Vitamin C Linked to Muscle Retention
Eating vitamin C-rich foods—citrus, berries, vegetables—could help older people prevent age-related muscle loss, according to…
Boost Your Nutrition This Holiday Season
It’s the most wonderful time of year! We can show our holiday spirit and still…
Effect of odor on helpfulness in rats
Despite their reputation, rats are surprisingly sociable and regularly help each other out. Researchers have…
Offshore submarine freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide
Twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawai’i Island than previously thought, revealed a…
Neutrinos yield first experimental evidence of catalyzed fusion dominant in many stars
Scientists report the detection of neutrinos from the sun, directly revealing for the first time…
Scientists discover a motif that guides assembly of the algal pyrenoid
Researchers have discovered that assembly of the algal pyrenoid, a structure that mediates the incorporation…
Plants: Scientists solve the mystery behind an enigmatic organelle, the pyrenoid
Researchers have discovered how Rubisco holoenzymes assemble to form the fluid-like matrix of the algal…
HHS Alters Plan for Vaccine Distribution
Distribution plans for the Covid-19 vaccine have shifted; many groups considered at-risk, once first in…
Specific bacterium in the gut linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Researchers have detected a connection between Brachyspira, a genus of bacteria in the intestines, and…
UN experts decry Iran’s reported plan to execute Iranian-Swedish academic
Iran must halt any planned execution of Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, who has not been…
Community conservation reserves protect fish diversity in tropical rivers
Small, community-based reserves in Thailand’s Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish…
Study offers new clues for treating brain cancer in children
Brain tumors are among the most common — and the most deadly — cancers among…
Understanding the power of our Sun
For the first time, the international team was able to directly observe neutrinos from this…
A microscope for everyone: Researchers develop open-source optical toolbox
Researchers have developed an optical toolbox to build microscopes for a few hundred euros that…
Researchers uncover the unique way stem cells protect their chromosome ends
Telomeres are specialized structures at the end of chromosomes which protect our DNA and ensure…
Doctors welcome report’s call for universities to tackle racism
The BMA has welcomed a report offering practical guidance to UK universities on tackling racial…
Painful nasal and oral lesions
A man in his 60s presented with painful erythematous plaques and vesicles on the right…
Ice sheets on the move: How north and south poles connect
Over the past 40,000 years, ice sheets thousands of kilometers apart have influenced one another…
Landmark study generates first genomic atlas for global wheat improvement
In a landmark discovery for global wheat production, a team has sequenced the genomes for…
Ghost fishing threatens endangered river dolphins, critically endangered turtles, otters
Waste fishing gear in the River Ganges poses a threat to wildlife including otters, turtles…
Sarita Rai Gurung
bmj;371/nov25_19/m4520/FAF1faSarita Rai Gurung moved to the UK in 2004 to start as a clinical observer…
James Finbarr (Barry) Cullen
bmj;371/nov25_18/m4515/FAF1faJames Finbarr Cullen (“Barry”) was one of the great names in ophthalmology, although he would…
James Charteris Lea Rawes
bmj;371/nov25_17/m4526/FAF1faJames Charteris Lea Rawes was the middle son of three children. He, his older sister,…
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Malcolm Keene
bmj;371/nov25_16/m4524/FAF1faMalcolm Keene trained as an ENT surgeon at University College and the Middlesex hospitals and…
Vincent Hong
bmj;371/nov25_15/m4523/FAF1faVincent Hong was an industrious, passionate, and highly principled doctor, who lived guided by his…
Michael Allbeson
bmj;371/nov25_14/m4513/FAF1faMichael Allbeson (“Mike”) was humane, irreverent, inspiring, and occasionally exasperating. He was also a bibliophile,…
Research creates hydrogen-producing living droplets, paving way for alternative future energy source
Scientists have built tiny droplet-based microbial factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed…
When consumers trust AI recommendations, or resist them
The key factor in deciding how to incorporate AI recommenders is whether consumers are focused…
Some Advice from the Online Dating-Tested
For those frustrated with online dating, a new rules of engagement plan could be in…
Priadel: bipolar drug will remain on market after new price is agreed by government
Priadel, a brand of lithium widely used to treat bipolar disorder, will remain on the…
STAT+: House committee wants Purdue CEO and Sackler family members to testify at opioid crisis hearing
A congressional committee has asked the chief executive officer of Purdue Pharma and some members…
Shining a light on wellbeing
bmj;371/nov25_12/m4565/FAF1faAs fears grow for the mental health of people forced to endure winter in lockdown,…
New to The Thanksgiving Menu: Cutting Yourself Slack
Instead of focusing on being “good” this holiday season, experts say focus on your needs….
Scientific divisions on covid-19: time for open debate
McKee and Stuckler, two notable policy analysts, present their personal view that scientific splits on…
Microbes help unlock phosphorus for plant growth
A research team has shown that microbes taken from trees growing beside pristine mountain-fed streams…
T. rex had huge growth spurts, but other dinos grew slow and steady
By cutting into dinosaur bones and analyzing the growth lines, a team of researchers discovered…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Purdue pleads guilty to opioid charges; Chinese firm files for Covid-19 vaccine approval
Good morning, everyone. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman on the last work…
A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds, reveals new UN report
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age…
Government pledges shorter appraisals for doctors as part of drive to cut bureaucracy
The government has said it wants shorter appraisals for doctors as part of its drive…
Covid-19: Government was too slow to respond to ventilator shortages, say MPs
The NHS managed to provide care for all patients affected by covid-19 who needed ventilators…
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
This endoscopy image (fig 1) shows multiple gastric polyps (white arrows) in a man in…
England set to open specialist surgical mesh removal centres in April
A network of specialist surgical mesh removal centres is to be set up around England,…
Trainees call for transparency over raised pass marks for Royal College of Surgeons exam
Over 1300 doctors have signed a petition voicing concerns over changes to the Membership of…
Association between neuraxial anaesthesia or general anaesthesia for lower limb revascularisation surgery in adults and clinical outcomes: population based comparative effectiveness study
AbstractObjectiveTo examine the associations between neuraxial anaesthesia or general anaesthesia and clinical outcomes, length of…