Impact: Pack a punch

Small open reading frames pack a big punch in cardiac calcium regulation.

Science with a punch

There are changes afoot in the way that US granting agencies, most notably the NIH, evaluate proposals. Change can be a good thing, and it is probably high time that the NIH reassessed how grants are evaluated. Frankly, I was becoming blasé about the entire granting process. It seemed that once I became inured to the low probability of funding, competition from the mega-labs, and the shift towa...

A punch drunk jockey?

The case is reported of a retired professional jockey with progressive memory loss. The concern is that he may be suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy or the "punch drunk syndrome".

The economic impact of pack donkeys in Makete , Tanzania

This paper reviews the economic effects of the introduction of donkeys and compares their cost efficiency with other transport interventions undertaken in the region. The use of donkeys generated larger economic benefits than the construction of a feeder road. Regarding cost efficiency donkeys were comparable with road investments. The donkeys in Makete were only used for production-related tra...

My pack is cuter than your pack.

Faced with bans on advertising, the tobacco companies are looking to new, more subtle ways of maintaining their brands' profile in the public eye.