“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
IMAGE: How deformable cells are, and thus how stiff or squishy they are, plays an important role in retaining blood-forming stem cells in their marrow niches and thus preserving their long-term… view more Credit: From Ni et al Cell Stem Cell (2019) Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia…
IMAGE: These are human serotonergic neuron projections (red) and cell bodies (green). view more Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(March 22, 2019) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed medication for major depressive disorder (MDD), yet scientists still do not understand why the treatment does not work in nearly thirty percent of patients with…
VIDEO: This video shows how 4D-printed smart materials can morph from stiff to soft and also change shape. view more Credit: Chen Yang/Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Imagine smart materials that can morph from being stiff as wood to as soft as a sponge – and also change shape. Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created flexible, lightweight materials…