Emma Reed was left disabled down the right side of her body when she suffered from a stroke at just 31. She was practising pen control to regain some motor skills in the summer of 2019 when her mouse drawing…
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How to Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month With Kids
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to honor and pay homage to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders that have contributed to the history and culture of the United States. It’s important for everyone to…
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Palmitoleic Acid Paper Pulled for Data Concerns
A journal has retracted the 2014 report of a clinical trial of a supplement touted as a way to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease after beginning to suspect that the data were not reliable. The study, “Purified palmitoleic acid…
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Declining Sperm Count Tied to Chemicals in the Environment
Chemicals that pervade our modern world — plastics, pesticides, stain repellents, components of personal hygiene products — are contributing to a decades-long decline in fertility and could pose health risks even into future generations, according to an explosive new book…
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Could Tamoxifen Dose Be Slashed Down to 2.5 mg?
Tamoxifen has long been used in breast cancer, both in the adjuvant and preventive setting, but uptake and adherence are notoriously low, mainly because of adverse events. Using a much lower dose to reduce the incidence of side effects would…
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What Happens When You Let Your Wife Review Five of Your Papers?
The pantheon of husband-wife teams in science includes Marie and Pierre Curie, Gerty and Carl Cori, even Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, the founders of BioNTech, which collaborated with Pfizer on a Covid-19 vaccine. To that list we hesitatingly add…
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Researchers Approach Publishers About Errors in 31 Papers
Retraction Watch readers may recall the name Jennifer Byrne, whose work as a scientific sleuth we first wrote about four years ago, and have followed ever since. In a new paper in Scientometrics , Byrne, of New South Wales Health Pathology and the University of…
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Misty Copeland Writes Middle-Grade Book, Black Ballerinas
Misty Copeland was 16 years old when she saw an image that changed the course of her life: a Black ballerina on the cover of a magazine. The photograph inspired the young girl to become the first Black female principal…
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These Are the Best Books for Kids & Teens From 2020
This has been a year in which we’ve all — adults and children — needed books desperately. We also really missed having the wisdom of librarians and book-store clerks to guide us in choosing the next favorite, unputdownable, read-to-me-every-night book…
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David Walliams health: ‘This went on for six months’ TV funnyman on his dark health battle
David Walliams, 48, enjoyed breakout success in 2003 alongside Matt Lucas with the sketch show Britain’s Got Talent. Firmly establishing his brand of slapstick comedy, his offbeat antics have made him a TV favourite over the years. His most recent…
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