Wellness
From the journals: JBC
A novel antiviral factor fights flu. Clamping onto DNA. Glycosylation ensures healthy bones. Read about recent articles on these topics.
I survived sudden cardiac arrest and 37 days in a coma 鈥� then the hard part began
鈥淭he neurologist on my team said there were 鈥榥o purposeful signs of activity鈥� 鈥� and weaned my phenobarbital dose down. I woke up the next morning.鈥�
Mental illness after a Ph.D.
鈥淚t just doesn鈥檛 feel like the two aspects of myself can coexist.鈥�
Capsized: Excerpts from a short memoir of a life upturned
A story about grief, loss and heartbreak turns into one about strength, forgiveness and love.
Fostering mental health in faculty and students
鈥淭he nature of science often requires failed experiments and competing deadlines, on top of the financial stressors and our personal lives.鈥�
Coming home twice
Blaise Arena writes about the collective trauma caused by the war in Vietnam, the individual trauma experienced by those who served, and coming to terms with having contributed to a friend鈥檚 suffering.
I am a homicide survivor
鈥淚 called my mom for more details 鈥� then I called my PI 鈥� she was quiet and listened as I screamed and cried.鈥�
Fleeing Iraq with nothing but a dream
A refugee in Jordan and the United State holds to the conviction that he will, one day, get a Ph.D.
Regurgitation to resilience: A family鈥檚 hard-won miracle
鈥淔rom the moment of her birth, there was something amiss with our daughter, Zehra.鈥�