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Wellness

From the journals: JBC
Journal News

From the journals: JBC

May 31, 2024

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 — then the hard part began
Essay

I survived sudden cardiac arrest and 37 days in a coma — then the hard part began

Jan. 25, 2024

“The neurologist on my team said there were ‘no purposeful signs of activity’ … and weaned my phenobarbital dose down. I woke up the next morning.”

Mental illness after a Ph.D.
Essay

Mental illness after a Ph.D.

Jan. 24, 2024

“It just doesn’t feel like the two aspects of myself can coexist.”

Capsized: Excerpts from a short memoir of a life upturned
Essay

Capsized: Excerpts from a short memoir of a life upturned

Jan. 23, 2024

A story about grief, loss and heartbreak turns into one about strength, forgiveness and love.

Fostering mental health in faculty and students
Wellness

Fostering mental health in faculty and students

Jan. 18, 2024

“The nature of science often requires failed experiments and competing deadlines, on top of the financial stressors and our personal lives.”

Coming home twice
Essay

Coming home twice

Jan. 11, 2024

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’s suffering.

I am a homicide survivor
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I am a homicide survivor

Jan. 10, 2024

“I called my mom for more details … then I called my PI … she was quiet and listened as I screamed and cried.”

Fleeing Iraq with nothing but a dream
Essay

Fleeing Iraq with nothing but a dream

Jan. 6, 2024

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’s hard-won miracle
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Regurgitation to resilience: A family’s hard-won miracle

Jan. 4, 2024

“From the moment of her birth, there was something amiss with our daughter, Zehra.”