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October 29, 2021

  • Dr. Jha headshot

    Covid-19 Pandemic Is More Than a Scientific Problem, Says Jha

    By Eric Bock

    The Covid-19 pandemic is more than a public health challenge. It’s also a societal and economic challenge, said Dr. Ashish Jha. “If we want to reach people, change behavior and provoke people to act in certain ways, it requires a lot more than sharing knowledge, data and facts. It actually requires understanding what people value and find meaningful.”
  • A female nurse in blue scrubs, mask and gloves sits, leaning against a hospital wall, asleep.

    Pandemic Has Interrupted Our Slumber

    By Dana Talesnik

    Do you have 'coronasomnia?' Studies show increased insomnia and fatigue during the pandemic. Four sleep experts discussed this trend at a recent NHLBI seminar, and how disrupted sleep affects our immune health.
  • Dr. Sarah White

    Triple Threat: How One Woman Does It All

    By Amber Snyder

    ​There are plenty of researchers, clinicians and professors out there, and many juggle some or all of these roles. And then there are powerhouses who perform all three roles to the utmost degree: Dr. Sarah White shared her experiences in a recent lecture.
  • Julius sits on his desk next to his computer

    Medicine, Chemistry, Economics NIH Grantees Awarded 2021 Nobels

    The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to two current NIH grantees Dr. David Julius and Dr. Ardem Patapoutian “for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.” The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Dr. Benjamin List and current NIH grantee Dr. David W.C. MacMillan “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.”
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On the Cover

This image of beta-galactosidase at 3.2 Å resolution illustrates the differential effect that electron radiation (orange rays) has on different parts of proteins (green) during high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy imaging. Acidic side chains, like glutamate (bottom, red atoms) break down first, before more basic side chains, like histidine (top, blue atoms).

Veronica Falconieri & Sriram Subramaniam, NCI

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