The Espresso Martini Is Everywhere (Again)

Ms. Chastain, 38, considers the relationship between espresso martinis and the Bravo universe as a chicken-or-egg paradox: Did reality TV stars (re)popularize the drink, or are their tastes a symptom of larger American trends? Coffee culture flourished during the pandemic, most notably on TikTok (remember dalgona coffee?). Ty Bridgwater, 23, began a series of iced…

What is the Lindy Effect?

In a tumultuous time humanity looks to the ancient world for guidance and inspiration. It’s a dynamic at least as old as Petrarch, the 13th-century Italian poet whose scholarship on the Greeks and Romans helped kick-start the Renaissance. Paul Skallas, a 36-year-old technology lawyer and writer, has today picked up antiquity’s torch. He’s an evangelist…

Reduced-dose gadobutrol vs standard-dose gadoterate for contrast-enhanced brain MRI

IMAGE: Axial T1-weighted MR images obtained using (A) standard-dose gadoterate and (B) reduced-dose gadobutrol 4 days later. Mean score across the three readers for standard-dose gadoterate and reduced-dose gadobutrol was 3.4… view more  Credit: American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) Leesburg, VA, June 17, 2021–According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR),…

Controlling brain states with a ray of light

IMAGE: Controlling of brain state transitions using a molecule responsive to light. view more  Credit: IBEC/IDIBAPS The brain presents different states depending on the communication between billions of neurons, and this network is the basis of all our perceptions, memories, and behaviours. It is often considered a “black box”, with difficult access for clinicians and researchers,…

UofSC researcher to improve Medicaid-covered alcohol use disorder treatment

Columbia, SC — Christina Andrews, associate professor of health services policy and management at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health and an expert on addiction treatment will lead a study funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to examine the effectiveness of Medicaid-covered alcohol use disorder treatment. Andrews…