Sightings
Fleur Cowles The Flower Game: What Ten Flowers Would You Take to a Lonely Island?
Actress Candice Bergen’s list included wisteria and night-blooming jasmine, and she elaborated on her selections: “Flowers to see and smell — by day and night — that bloom underfoot and hang overhead, plus a few insect escorts — butterflies and caterpillars, the odd ladybug — for company” more »
Where Doesn't It Hurt? Women Report Feeling More Pain Than a Man
While results tended to confirm previous clinical findings — i.e., that female fibromyalgia or migraine patients report more pain than their male counterparts — the search unearthed previously unreported gender differences in pain intensity for particular diseases, for example acute sinusitis and “cervical spine disorders,” more commonly known as neck pain more »
Happy 150th Birthday Edith Wharton!
Break out a glass of champagne, don an antique jet-beaded jacket and celebrate Wharton's 150th birth anniversary. Read a book of Wharton's, watch the Age of Innocence or The Buccaneers and visit her home, the Mount. more »
Youthful Healing, Old Bodies: A Surprising Journey into Biotechnology
As we age, our healing process deteriorates until it is slow and incomplete in comparison with our younger selves. This decline is linked to the deterioration of the rest of our system with age; understanding how to slow, or even halt, its advance could have promising implications more »