November 21-25, 2016
This week, Erik brings his expertise to bear on the placebo and nocebo effects of presidential election results. What are the public health implications of deep disappointment? Of all the factors, low voter turnout may make those effects more powerful.
NIH no longer uses chimps for biomedical research. But the transfer to chimp retirement communities meant wrenching them away from the people who love them most, says Cassie.
What has three eyes, breathes through its legs and eats its own kind? Cameron’s new Triassic-era pet.
Thankfulness is not the first emotion that comes to mind this month, but the People of LWON did our best and found some Thanksgiving cheer in the small things (like breathing).
Fat is neither intrinsically good nor bad, but rather a dynamic organ of the endocrine system. I look at some of the complexities of our most reviled body part.
Image: Craig’s indescribably wonderful children.