Despite decades of basic research, many neurological and psychiatric conditions lack effective treatments, or at least treatments that work for everyone. For that reason, when I talk with colleagues about the value of research, I…
This year got off to an exciting start as we welcomed Flora Lichtman back to Science Friday as host of the show, alongside Ira. From day one, she’s delighted listeners with weird, wonderful, eye-opening stories, including an award-winning…
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Marguerite Le Maire is one of Paris’s best-kept secrets. Her rugs are sought after by leading interior architects such…
Pearl Lowe, 55, is a fashion and interiors designer and former singer-songwriter from London. She is married to the musician Danny Goffey, with whom she has three children: Alfie, 29, Frankie, 26, and Betty, 20. She also has a daughter, the model…
There’s not a whole lot to spot on the surface of the moon tonight, but if you look hard enough you’ll see one or two interesting features. And as we approach the New Moon, this will be…
There’s not a whole lot to spot on the surface of the moon tonight, but if you look hard enough you’ll see one or two interesting features. And as we approach the New Moon, this will be…
When it comes to brain function, neurons get a lot of the glory. But healthy brains depend on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. The most abundant of the brain’s non-neuronal cells are astrocytes,…
The global burden of valvular heart disease continues to evolve, with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remaining a leading cause of mortality in low- and middle-income countries, while nonrheumatic valvular heart disease (NRVHD) is…
Advances in HIV care have shifted its status from a deadly disease to a chronic condition. In fact, cancer has become one of the leading causes of death for people living with HIV, a trend driven by the burden of AIDS-defining…