CURRENT ISSUE - December 2, 2016
NLM Exhibit Provides Backstory, Complexity to What We Know About Slavery
By about 4:30 a.m. every day, two colonial-
era cooks�Nathan and Lucy, both
slaves�were well into their typical work
day on Mount Vernon plantation near
Alexandria, Va. We know from historical record that a cook’s duties would have
included lighting for breakfast prep...Read more
How �Big, Messy Data� Can Guide Psychiatric Treatment
Psychiatry is an inexact science. Sometimes doctors must make educated guesses based on limited data. This scenario...Read more
In the Economy of the Cell, Metal Is Money
Changes in the availability and cost of commodity metals such as copper, zinc and iron are fundamental indexes in the U.S. economy...Read more
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| ON THE COVER: Cherry blossoms and neurons. 2016 CFC Beauty of Science 3rd place entry by NINDS IMAGE: NATHANAEL LEE, NINDS |
Native Scholars Celebrate Culture
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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the NIH Native Scholars group, an informal gathering of trainees ranging from post-baccalaureate to postdoctoral fellows, treated their scientific and cultural mentors, as well as NIH dignitaries, to a traditional foods luncheon. |
WHO Chief Makes Historic Visit to NIH, Proposes Partnership
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No sooner did Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland step down as prime minister of Norway 2 years ago than she was approached for a new assignment by the man she had appointed minister of health. It was just a few weeks following her third term. By then she had led the government for more than 10 years, though not consecutively.
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