Q. I have completely lost my sense of smell and can taste only a few things. I have seen doctors and taken tests, but no answers. I know I’m not the only one with this problem. Any ideas? A. Humans are able to perceive an astounding one trillion odors. But our sense of smell is…
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LONDON — Tate, which runs some of Britain’s most important art museums, announced Thursday night that it will no longer accept financial donations from the Sackler family, whose pharmaceutical interests have been linked to the opioid crisis. “The Sackler family has given generously to Tate in the past, as they have to a large number…
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PARIS — Few luxury brand chief executives are likely to appear as cheerful as Cyrille Vigneron. While many companies continue to grapple with economic jitters in key markets and volatile currency exchange, growth in the fine jewelry sector appears to be largely sheltered from the storm. And Cartier, the high jewelry house where Mr. Vigneron…
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“Today people are looking for books that are more than just a reproduction of jewelry,” said Suzanne Tise-Isoré, editorial director of Flammarion’s style and design division. “They want something that is beautiful to touch and beautiful to look at and is something more of an experience.” As books fight for shelf space — and compete…
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I messaged her on Facebook, using an idiotic subject line: “an inconvenient truth.” After a few heated exchanges, she agreed to have dinner with me. That evening I smoothed my green tweed skirt as I waited for her to arrive at the southern-style restaurant I had chosen. Perversely, I had picked this place because it…
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IMAGE: «If doctors don’t value and trust one another, the safety and quality of patient care is potentially at risk of being compromised, » said Richard M. Frankel, Ph.D. of the Regenstrief… view more INDIANAPOLIS — While the importance of trusted relationships between patients and their physicians is taken for granted, little attention has been…
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Did you know that music and diagnostic imaging have something in common? Sounds have a lower or higher pitch depending on the size of the object that creates them. Tubas and double basses are big and produce deep low-pitch sounds, while flutes and violins are small and produce high-pitched sounds. What’s interesting is that the…
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IMAGE: Stephanie McCalla, right, in her lab with a Montana State University student on October 30, 2017. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham view more BOZEMAN — One day, a technician in a small, rural hospital may be able to reliably diagnose breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease or traumatic brain injury using a tab of paper that would…
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Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). They don’t, however, always prevent reinfection. Why this happens is one of the long-standing questions in TB research. So why are our bodies unable to generate permanent immunity to TB, — the leading infectious disease killer worldwide? A…
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IMAGE: Left: Motor neurons (green) exit the spinal cord (red) and enter the periphery of the body to connect with muscles. Right: Motor neurons (white arrow) without the guidance of p190… view more Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA—(March 22, 2019) Similar to the dozens of Sherpas that guide hikers up treacherous Himalayan mountains to reach a…
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