Non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis presenting as a stroke is a rare presentation as a result of an underlying occult ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma. Embolic events secondary to non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis are potentially a life-threatening condition if not diagnosed and treated promptly. High clinical suspicion for an underlying neoplasm is one of the key elements to be consider...

The British synchrotron radiation source (SRS) at Daresbury, Cheshire was a pioneering achievement when it started work in 1981. It was the first accelerator ring to be built for the main purpose of harvesting the highly focused synchrotron radiation from electrons travelling round in circles at extremely high speeds. It became an invaluable facility for high-resolution X-ray crystallography an...

There is growing scientific evidence of climate change at the Earth’s poles but also increasing worries that most people, living in more temperate latitudes, are failing to grasp the significance of these events. And it is not just scientists that are worried by this perception gap: many artists are also concerned about the apparent failure to grab public attention over these issues. A new exhi...

T he importance of closed-chest compression in maintaining at least a minimum of myocardial blood flow during cardiac arrest has been increasingly recognized. The adverse effect of interruptions of chest compressions on coronary perfusion pressure is immediate and important; Berg et al showed a 40% decrease in cumulative coronary perfusion after a 13-second pause in chest compression. The 2010 ...

ABSTRACT The suggestions for writing for publication given in this paper include writing with honesty, thinking clearly, considering the potential audience, sharing the article with friends, revising the article, and sending the article to the appropriate journal. Empathy for the difficulty of writing is given and illustrated with examples from Eric Hcffer, Ernest Hemingway, Art Buchwald, Chaim...

correct context has taken a lot of work. Yanagida's approach to this work has been influenced by his location — starting with the choice of fission yeast. " Working on a remote island, I thought it may be better to work on a more obscure organism, " he says. And once that work was started, " we were quite happy to study these mutants in an isolated fashion. " But if the research was somewhat is...