Frances Thomas

Jan 20, 2025 | theguardian.com | Frances Thomas

My husband Richard Rathbone, who has died aged 81, was for many years professor of African history at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (Soas). He loved teaching, and was, one of his former students said, “a superb supervisor, prompt in reading what I wrote, his gentle and encouraging criticisms precise and pointed and always stimulating”. He travelled extensively over the years, spending time in Ghana and South Africa, and had fellowships at Harvard and Princeton.

Sep 28, 2024 | nature.com | Frances Thomas |Mohamed Fouda |Vitaliy Mykhaylyk |Martin B. Ulmschneider |Peter C. Ruben

AbstractNeuronal hyperexcitability is a key element of many neurodegenerative disorders including the motor neuron disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), where it occurs associated with elevated late sodium current (INaL). INaL results from incomplete inactivation of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) after their opening and shapes physiological membrane excitability. However, dysfunctional increases can cause hyperexcitability-associated diseases.

May 30, 2023 | slate.fr | Frances Thomas

Temps de lecture: 11 min Makailah Dowell a grandi dans une petite ville de l'Idaho. Elle a connu les privations alimentaires et la condition de SDF. Ce ne sont pas ses parents biologiques qui l'ont élevée mais sa grand-mère, qui avait du mal à joindre les deux bouts avec un salaire de femme de ménage.