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Strange parasitic 'mushroom' plant abandoned photosynthesis and somehow flourished

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...
BMJ Open

Optimising regional organisation of endovascular thrombectomy for ischaemic stroke reusing a simulation model

Objectives This study assessed whether a previously developed Monte Carlo simulation model can be reused for evaluating various strategies to minimise time-to-treatment in southwest Netherlands for ...
BMJ Open

Predicting burnout, anxiety and depression among Canadian healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional secondary analysis study

Objectives This study aimed to identify the predictors of burnout, anxiety and depression among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design A secondary quantitative analysis of data ...
eLife

PKD2L1 channels segregated to the apical compartment are the exclusive dual-mode pH sensor in cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons

This is an important study on the sensory roles of Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CBF-cn) in mammals. The authors identify PKD2L1 as the predominant pH-sensing channel CBF-cn and show how the ...