Dr. Sheth said the first patient, given the device in March 2020, “is remarkably well” now, maintaining a relationship and becoming a father. To test for a placebo effect, researchers gradually stopped stimulation to one brain region without the patient knowing when. His depression “got worse and worse” said Dr. Sheth, until he needed “rescue.”…
For fall, Simon Pearce, the Vermont company known for tableware and decorative accessories, has become pumpkin central. The company has introduced a new line of beautiful art-glass pumpkins, crystal clear with intricate twisted stems, for your elegant harvest or Thanksgiving table. They’re a more elaborate version of the plain large glass pumpkin the company has…
Dr. Peter Moyle, a professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis’s Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, has been studying the Delta for decades. Dr. Moyle has focused his research on the endangered Delta smelt and other fish of the Suisun Marsh, an area which, he said, “most resembles the original Delta.” He…
Homage to the banana plays out at a display at Fort Makers, a design studio and gallery run by artists in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It was inspired by news of a deadly pathogen infecting banana farms. The show is meant to celebrate the threatened fruit. Historical pieces and newly commissioned works share…
José Andrés, the Spanish chef and restaurateur known for feeding those in need through his organization, World Central Kitchen, is ready to ship some of his specialties to food-lovers able to pay a substantial price. While his paella kits were available in the New York area through his Mercado Little Spain in Hudson Yards, Goldbelly…
Maya Kaimal, whose company produces myriad sauces, condiments and other ingredients for Indian cooking, has just introduced hot sauces. Not that her marinades, simmer sauces and ketchup lacked that kick, but these newcomers, inspired by her family’s recipes from Kerala, are designed to deliver compelling heat when drizzled on vegetables, eggs, cheese and seafood. The…
How apples grow and reproduce, and the history, evolution and symbolism of the fruit are discussed in a compelling introduction in “Odd Apples,” a new book of apple photographs. The sometimes surprising photos display the colorful varieties, many with red or pink flesh. You’ll discover the fancifully striped Red St. Lawrence from Maine, the sleek…
With fall comes pumpkin spice. But before you say “Oh no!” consider the ever so subtle caramels from Hilliards Chocolates, a company that is almost 100 years old and has stores in Norwell, North Easton and Mansfield, Mass. Each chewy bite coated in dark chocolate with seasonal orange tracing delivers a whiff of warming pumpkin…
ALBION, Calif. — A decade ago, when Gary Trumper used to dive for sea urchins, the docks here were packed with commercial fishing vessels. Mr. Trumper and his diving partner, Byron Koehler, would steer through masses of tangled kelp and return after a few hours of work with what Mr. Koehler described as enough red…
Every person, every mouse, every dog, has one unmistakable sign of aging: hair loss. But why does that happen? Rui Yi, a professor of pathology at Northwestern University, set out to answer the question. A generally accepted hypothesis about stem cells says they replenish tissues and organs, including hair, but they will eventually be exhausted…