Emily Sohn

5 days ago | nationalgeographic.fr | Emily Sohn

Dans les années 1920, le vétérinaire français Gaston Ramon a fait une curieuse découverte en étudiant les vaccins contre la diphtérie : l'ajout de chapelure, de tapioca ou d'autres ingrédients quelconques semblait améliorer leur efficacité. Adjuvant, c'est le nom donné par le Dr Ramon à ces additifs, un terme dérivé du latin « adjuver », qui signifie « aider ».

1 month ago | snexplores.org | Stephen Ornes |Trisha Muro |Emily Sohn

Some endings are easy to predict. Throw a ball in the air and it will fall back down. Run off a diving board and you’ll land in a pool. Stick a thumbtack in a balloon and it’ll pop. But forecasting something as big and complex as the end of the universe? That’s not even a little easy. People have been making predictions about the end of everything since the start of civilization. Scientists have been chasing this question for hundreds of years.

Feb 4, 2025 | nature.com | Emily Sohn

Relationships are central to the human experience. Over the course of a lifetime, most of us have, want, lose or think about them. But the study of romance, dating and relationships is not as romantic as it might sound. People are complicated; couples even more so. Funding is scarce, statistics are tricky and media reports tend to oversimplify findings with the unrealistic goal of providing clear advice for people who want to find a love match.

Nov 20, 2024 | mdedge.com | Emily Sohn

Like most medical students, Kaitlyn Thomas's education was abruptly interrupted by the pandemic. Her school, an osteopathic medicine institution in the Midwest, followed guidelines issued by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) in March, shifting lectures online and suspending activities in which students interacted with patients. But even as Thomas's learning opportunities dwindled for the sake of safety, the costs kept piling up.

Nov 19, 2024 | projektpulsar.pl | Emily Sohn

Nieznośnemu bólowi związanemu z anemią sierpowatą trudno jest zapobiegać lub go uśmierzać. Naukowcy poszukują nowych metod niesienia ulgiKalpna Gupta była w sali bankietowej centrum kongresowego, kiedy dziecko odmieniło bieg jej kariery zawodowej. Wspomina, że mniej więcej w roku 2008 pojechała do Ohio na konferencję dotyczącą niedokrwistości sierpowatokrwinkowej, ponieważ w jej laboratorium badano zniekształcone czerwone krwinki, typowe dla tej choroby.