Claire leads a discussion on “Increase of tear volume in dogs after reunion with owners is mediated by oxytocin” (Murata et al. Curr Biol. 2022. PMID: 35998592). Episode rating: easy.

Tony leads a discussion on “The death of King Charles XII--the forensic verdict” (Nordling, Forensic Sci Int, 1998. PMID: 9854825) and “The death of King Charles XII of Sweden revisited” (Juno et al, PNAS Nexus, 2022. PMID: 36712377). Episode rating: easy

Claire leads a discussion of “Mechanical properties of sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) vertebrae in relation to spinal deformity” (Huber et al, J Exp Biol, 2013. PMID: 23997197). Episode rating: medium

Tony leads a discussion on “Increasing survival rate from commotio cordis.” (Maron et al, Heart Rhythm, 2013. PMID: 23107651). Episode rating: easy. Go to heart.org/3 to learn hands free CPR and the #3forheart challenge.

Claire leads a discussion on “Gender Inequities in Household Labor Predict Lower Sexual Desire in Women Partnered with Men” (Harris et al, Arch Sex Behav, 2022. PMID: 36112330). Episode rating: easy

Tony leads a discussion on “Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study” (De Souza et al, Am J Clin Nutr, 2022. PMID: 35798020). Episode rating: medium.

Claire leads a discussion on “Q fever-the superstition of avoiding the word “quiet” as a coping mechanism: randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.” (Brookfield et al, 2019, BMJ. PMID: 31852676). Episode rating: easy

Please enjoy this compilation of bloopers from the past year!

Claire leads a discussion on “A neural circuit linking learning and sleep in Drosophila long-term memory.” (Lei et al, Nat Commun, 2022).

Tony leads a discussion on “Nociceptor neurons affect cancer immunosurveillance” (Balood et al, Nature, 2022, PMID: 3623780.)