Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
How amygdala plays in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Magnetic resonance imaging reveals a specific role of amygdala subregions
Accumulating evidence show amygdala involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD). Prior studies typically examined the amygdala as a homogeneous structure. Here we segment the amygdala with connectivity-based parcellation approach and suggest disorganized amygdala subregional networks in OCD.
From sea level to high topography, the uplift of the Qaidam Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau since the Middle Miocene
“By identifying marine alkenones and anomalously high carbonate carbon isotopic values, Sun et al. suggest that the Qaidam Basin in the northern Tibetan Plateau was uplifted from sea level to its present altitude since the Mid-Miocene.”
Vitamin C: abrupt termination may increase mortality of sepsis patients
The recent LOVIT trial of vitamin C for sepsis patients found that mortality was increased in patients randomized to the vitamin C group. In a re-analysis we show that mortality was increased only after the 4-day vitamin C administration was terminated, but not during the vitamin C administration.
