An adage in epidemiology states that, if you’ve seen one epidemic, you’ve seen one epidemic. However, argues economist Troy Tassier in his thoughtful history, in almost every epidemic, the rich escape and survive while the poor stay and suffer. Take the London plague of 1625 — the wealthy fled, food prices soared and the poor starved, until eventually King Charles I taxed the rich refugees. To avoid future epidemic catastrophes, nations must support “universal access to high-quality health care” and “living wages for all workers”.
Write Cut Rewrite
Dirk Van Hulle & Mark Nixon Bodleian Library Publishing (2024)
The Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK, stores draft manuscripts, including one of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921). The last line translates to “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent”, followed by his handwritten “Schluss!” (‘The End!’). Another, ‘The Mole & the Water Rat’ by writer Kenneth Grahame, was published as The Wind in the Willows (1908). Both are illustrated in this varied book about how authors compose and revise, by historian Dirk Van Hulle and literature researcher Mark Nixon.
The Incarcerations
Alpa Shah William Collins (2024)
India is a democracy, but between 2018 and 2020, its government imprisoned, so far without trial, 16 Indian academics, lawyers, poets and journalists, notable for defending human rights. It accused them — on fraudulent evidence — of being Maoist terrorists plotting to kill Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The case is a “bellwether for the collapse of democracy in India”, argues anthropologist Alpa Shah, in her deeply researched and frequently shocking account of how Hindu nationalism has created “an Indian form of fascism”.
Wild Woman
Philippa Forrester Bloomsbury Wildlife (2024)
A prime-time TV presenter and producer of science documentaries, Philippa Forrester holds degrees in English literature and ecology. In 2015, she moved from the United Kingdom to Wyoming, where she encountered wolves, grizzly bears and moose, before returning home. In this personal and readable account of women working in nature over several centuries, Forrester calls herself “a hybrid of scientist and storyteller”, belonging to no “wild” female archetype — neither a practical “nurturer” nor a spiritual “crazy crone”.
Paranoia
Daniel Freeman William Collins (2024)
There needs to be a public discussion about trust, argues Daniel Freeman, the world’s leading paranoia researcher: on both “the forces that undermine it, and the measures we can take to restore it”. Some 1–3% of the population have severe paranoia. Such mistrust might be why conspiracy theories flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is hope, Freeman concludes, if world leaders work together, as US president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev did during the cold war.
Women and early-career researchers: Nature wants to publish your research.Credit: Getty
Researchers submitting original research to Nature over the past year will have noticed an extra question, asking them to self-report their gender. Today, as part of our commitment to helping to make science more equitable, we are publishing in this editorial a preliminary analysis of the resulting data, from almost 5,000 papers submitted to this journal over a five-month period. As well as showing the gender split in submissions, we also reveal, for the first time, possible interactions between the gender of the corresponding author and a paper’s chance of publication.
The data make for sobering reading. One stark finding is how few women are submitting research to Nature as corresponding authors. Corresponding authors are the researchers who take responsibility for a manuscript during the publication process. In many fields, this role is undertaken by some of the most experienced members of the team.
The giant plan to track diversity in research journals
During the period analysed, some 10% of corresponding authors preferred not to disclose their gender. Of the remainder, just 17% identified as women — barely an increase on the 16% we found in 2018, albeit using a less precise methodology. By comparison, women made up 31.7% of all researchers globally in 2021, according to figures from the United Nations science, education and cultural organization UNESCO (see go.nature.com/3wgdasb).
Large geographical differences were also laid bare. Women made up just 4% of corresponding authors of known gender from Japanese institutions. Of researchers from the two countries submitting the most papers, China and the United States, women made up 11% and 22%, respectively. These figures reflect the fact that women’s representation in research drops at the most senior levels. They also mirror available data from other journals1, although it is hard to find direct comparisons for a multidisciplinary journal such as Nature.
At Cell, which has a life-sciences focus, women submitted 17% of manuscripts between 2017 and 2021, according to an analysis of almost 13,000 submissions2. The most recent data on gender from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which publishes the six journals in the Science family, is collected and reported differently. Some 27% of their authors of primary and commissioned content, and their reviewers, are women, according to the AAAS Inclusive Excellence Report (see go.nature.com/3t6yyr8). Nonetheless, all of these figures are just too low.
Another area of concern is acceptance rates. Of the submissions included in the current Nature analysis, those with women as the corresponding author were accepted for publication at a slightly lower rate than were those authored by men. Some 8% of women’s papers were accepted (58 out of 726 submissions) compared with 9% of men’s papers (320 out of 3,522 submissions). The acceptance rate for people self-reporting as non-binary or gender diverse seemed to be lower, at 3%, although this is a preliminary figure and we have reason to suspect that the real figure could be higher, as described below. Once we have a larger sample, we plan to test whether the differences are statistically significant.
Sources of imbalance
So, at what stage in the publishing process is this imbalance introduced? Men and women seem to be treated equally when papers are selected for review. The journal’s editors — a group containing slightly more women than men — were just as likely to send papers out for peer review for women corresponding authors as they were for men. For both groups, 17% of submitted papers went for peer review.
Our efforts to diversify Nature’s journalism are progressing, but work remains
A difference arose after that. Of those papers sent for review, 46% of papers with women as corresponding authors were accepted for publication (58 of 125) compared with 55% (320 of 586) of papers authored by men. The acceptance rate for non-binary and gender-diverse authors was higher at 67%. However, this is from a total of only three reviewed papers, a figure that is too small to be meaningful.
This difference in acceptance rates during review tallies with the findings of a much larger 2018 study of 25 Nature-family journals, which used a name-matching algorithm, rather than self-reported data3. Looking at 17,167 papers sent for review over a 2-year period, the authors found a smaller but significant difference in acceptance rates, with 43% for papers with a woman as corresponding author, compared with 45% for a man. However, they were unable to say whether the difference was attributable to reviewer bias or variations in manuscript quality.
Peering into peer review
How much bias exists in the peer-review process is difficult to study and has long been the subject of debate. A 2021 study in Science Advances that looked at 1.7 million authors across 145 journals between 2010 and 2016 found that, overall, the peer-review and editorial processes did not penalize manuscripts by women4. But that study analysed journals with lower citation rates than Nature, and its results contrast with those of previous work5, which found gender-based skews.
Moreover, other studies have shown that people rate men’s competence more highly than women’s when assessing identical job applications6; that there is a gender bias against women in citations; and that women are given less credit for their work than are men7. Taken together, this means we cannot assume that peer review is a gender-blind process. Most papers in our current study were not anonymized. We did not share how the authors self-reported, but editors or reviewers might have inferred gender from a corresponding author’s name. Nature has offered double-anonymized peer review for both authors and reviewers since 2015. Too few take it up for us to have been able to examine its impact in this analysis, but the larger study in 2018 looked at this in detail3.
Data limitations
There are important limitations to Nature’s data: we must emphasize again that they are preliminary. Moreover, they provide the gender of only one corresponding author per paper, not the gender distribution of a paper’s full author list. Furthermore, they don’t describe any other differences between authors.
There are also aspects of the data that need to be investigated further. For example, we need to look into the possibility that the option of reporting as non-binary or gender diverse is being misinterpreted by some authors with English as a second language. We think that ironing out such misunderstandings could result in a higher acceptance rate for non-binary authors.
Nature’s under-representation of women
Most importantly, these data give no insight into author experiences in relation to race, ethnicity and socio-economic status. Although men often have advantages compared with women, other protected characteristics also have a significant impact on scientists’ careers. Nature is participating in an effort by a raft of journal publishers to document and reduce bias in scholarly publishing by tracking a range of characteristics. This is a work in progress and sits alongside Springer Nature’s wider commitment to tackling inequity in research publishing.
So what can Nature do to ensure that more women and minority-gender scientists find a home for their research in our pages?
First, we want to encourage a more diverse pool of corresponding authors to submit. The fact that only 17% of submissions come from corresponding authors who identify as women might reflect existing imbalances in science (for example, it roughly tracks with the 18% of professor-level scientists in the European Union who are women, as reported by the European Commission8).
But there remains much scope for improvement. We know that the workplace climate in academia can push women out or see them overlooked for senior positions9. A 2023 study published in eLife found that women tend to be more self-critical of their own work than men are and that they are more frequently advised not to submit to the most prestigious journals10.
Second, just as prestigious universities should not simply lament their low application numbers from under-represented groups, we should not sit back and wait for change to come to us. To this end, our editors will actively seek out authors from these communities when at conferences and on laboratory visits. We will be more proactive in reaching out to women and early-career researchers to make sure they know that Nature wants to publish their research. We encourage authors with excellent research, at any level of seniority and at any institution, to submit their manuscripts.
Third, in an effort to make peer review fairer, Nature’s editors have been actively working to recruit a more diverse group of referees; 2017 data found that women made up just 16% of our reviewers. We need to double down on our efforts to improve this situation and update readers on our progress. In the future, we also plan to analyse whether corresponding authors’ gender affects the number of review cycles they face, and whether there are differences in relation to gender according to discipline and prestige of their affiliated institution. We need to improve our understanding of the sources of inequity before we can work on ways to address them. Nature’s editors will also strive to minimize our own biases through ongoing unconscious-bias training.
Last but not least, we will keep publishing our data on authorship and peer review, alongside complementary statistics on the gender of contributors to articles outside original research. Although today’s data present just a snapshot, Nature remains committed to tracking the gender of authors, to regularly updating the community on our efforts, and to exploring ways to make the publication process more equitable.
Landmark study contradicts misinformation about brain development and conditions like autism in children.
The COVID vaccine is safe to administer during pregnancy, reports UC San Francisco in an important finding on the safety of the vaccine in infants — despite widespread fear and misinformation.
The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, is the first scientific inquiry into whether infants are at increased risk of neurodevelopmental impairments as a result of maternal vaccination.
The landmark study of more than 2,200 infants from across the country found that in utero exposure to the vaccine caused no abnormal delays when the infants were tested at 12 months and again at 18 months.
“This is a very reassuring finding — pregnant women have been facing unanswered questions around COVID vaccinations for several years,” said first author Eleni Jaswa, MD, MSc, a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist at UCSF Health, noting the investigation started in April 2020. She is also an assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences.
First meaningful evidence of maternal vaccination safety during pregnancy
Although pregnant women are considered at increased risk of severe illness with COVID-19, some chose not to get the COVID vaccine due to safety concerns around potential risks to their unborn children.
Some 34% of the participants in the study were vaccinated in the first trimester, about 45% in the second trimester, and nearly 21% in the third trimester. They were asked to complete a 30-item questionnaire assessing whether their infants performed expected milestones.
After adjusting for such factors as maternal age, race, ethnicity, education, income and maternal depression, the researchers found no difference in the risk of infant neurodevelopment at either 12 months or 18 months. They noted an increased risk of delay among male infants at 12 months but the difference was not observed at 18 months.
The study is ongoing.
“Understandably, there’s been concern about the potential impact of maternal vaccination on offspring,” said senior author Heather Huddleston, MD, a UCSF Health reproductive endocrinologist and director of the UCSF Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Clinic (PCOS).
“Despite early safety data as well as recommendations from physicians and health organizations, vaccine hesitancy is still preventing universal use,” she said. “To this day, misinformation continues to abound. People are concerned about such issues as brain development and conditions like autism in children. This is the first meaningful evidence into the safety of vaccination from the standpoint of early offspring neurodevelopment.”
Co-authors: All from UCSF, the paper’s co-authors are Marcelle Cedars, MD; Karla Lindquist, PhD; Somer Bishop, PhD; Young-Shin Kim, MD, MPH, PhD; Amy Kaing, MD; Mary Prahl, MD; Stephanie Gaw, MD, PhD; Jamie Corley, BS; Elena Hoskin, MS; Yoon Jae Cho, MD; and Elizabeth Rogers, MD.
As an academic who studies social policy and race, I was not surprised to learn of the resignation of Claudine Gay, former president of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who was the first Black woman to have the role.
I was not shocked by the news that Antoinette Candia-Bailey, an administrator at Lincoln University of Missouri in Jefferson City, had died by suicide, amid concerns of harassment and a lack of support from senior colleagues.
Black female scholars and staff members continue to face exclusion and challenges in academia that often remain ignored.
A few years ago, I gave evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee of the UK Parliament at a session on racial harassment at British universities. I shared the example of a Black woman who had been driven out of her institution and treated so abysmally in the process that she had considered taking her life. To my knowledge, no one at that university has been held to account. I also outlined findings from my study of the career experiences of UK Black female professors who described being passed over for promotion in favour of less-qualified white faculty members, being undermined by white female colleagues who otherwise champion feminism, and having to take deliberate steps to protect their well-being (see go.nature.com/43bv84e).
Why Juneteenth matters for science
I do not stand outside the issues I research. I have long been aware of the opaqueness with which institutions interpret and apply policies, and how this benefits certain groups but disadvantages others. I was so scarred by my previous experiences of applying for academic posts that, at one point, I took to walking around with the promotion criteria for senior lecturer at that university in my pocket to help me decide which work requests I should commit my time to.
I submitted my application to the university with confidence. It met the listed criteria for senior lecturer and many for the level above that. Yet my application did not pass even the first of three review panels. The amount of research funding I had secured was deemed not to be ‘sufficient’. There had been no mention of this in the guidelines. Introducing subjective language such as ‘sufficient’ risks inviting bias into the process.
The low representation of Black women in senior posts cannot be attributed merely to a pipeline issue. Resolving poor retention — by creating environments in which Black women can flourish — is crucial. This goes beyond ‘dignity at work’ statements, ‘diversity and inclusion’ policies and lunchtime yoga sessions. Black women are more likely than white women to die in childbirth (see go.nature.com/3pcukgs) and to have fibroids, and less likely to receive adequate pain treatment from health-care professionals. This means that Black women are often facing these challenges while also dealing with workplace difficulties, such as unsupportive line managers, isolation and the weight of academic service.
Existing at the intersection of being Black and a woman is exhausting.
Colleagues keen to demonstrate their solidarity with Black women might, at a minimum, commit to the below actions. Although these principles should be considered good practice, in general, not adopting them could have a disproportionately large effect on Black women, because of the existing challenges we face.
Equity is more than a buzzword
Be respectful of our time. I often receive requests — some even outside work hours — with unrealistic deadlines, without apology or explanation. When asking us to do something, acknowledge that we already have other commitments.
Pay us. Asking people to work for free implies that you do not value them or their expertise. If your business has a healthy bank balance or you are charging people huge sums to attend your conference, it is not reasonable to hide behind honorariums as a rationale for not paying contributors.
Sponsor Black women. In many ways, progress in academia — and in wider society — depends on who you know. While we continue to fight for recognition by and access to institutions, you can help us by citing our work and championing us.
Be transparent and honest in communications. If you can’t accommodate a request or commit to a project, say so. Avoid ambiguous language that requires us to read between the lines.
White women: feminism means Black women, too. In my study, Black professors described how white women excluded them through behaviours similar to those that the same women criticized in men. Working in solidarity with Black women means attending to the ways your racialized identity affords you privileges.
Unless such actions are integrated into workplace policies and practices, and unless people are held accountable, Black women will continue to be on the receiving end of disrespectful, exclusionary behaviours.
Black women must be vigilant about their health and well-being, and put firm boundaries in place to protect themselves. We must support and champion each other and be wary of narratives based on other people’s ideas of success, such as being called a role model, or “if you see it, you can be it”. Our challenge is not one of individual motivation, aspiration or achievement, but of the need for radical change that breaks down the barriers that, despite our efforts, continue to impede our collective success.
Authorities say two male armed robbers disguised in women’s Muslim clothing robbed two Asian-owned nail businesses in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Police in Philadelphia published CCTV footage from inside each of the nail shops on Monday, alleging that two masked black male suspects held all of the staff at gunpoint.
According to police, the first incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. at the Happy Family Nail Salon and Spa, located at 1100 W. Girard Ave. Three hours later, the second robbery occurred at Nails In The City, 2401 Aramingo Ave.
In each robbery, the two suspects donned what police characterized as “women’s Muslim garb with masks.” Employees’ wallets and IDs were all stolen. The thieves also took money from the cash registers.
According to authorities, one employee at the second nail salon was wounded in the leg while pursuing the perpetrators. She was hospitalized and was classified in stable condition.
Salon employees spoke with FOX29 Philadelphia, appealing with the burglars to stop targeting their establishments.
“Please put a stop to it. “We work hard to make money,” one worker, who chose to remain unnamed, explained.
One suspect was described as a Black male, 6 feet tall with a stocky build, wearing a black and white print Muslim attire, an orange face mask, gray gloves, black pants, black and white Nike sneakers, and gray and white mechanic-style gloves.
The second suspect was described as a black male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a skinny build, and dressed in cheetah or leopard print Muslim clothing, a blue or purple face mask, black jeans, white sneakers, and gray and white mechanic-style gloves.
During a press conference on Monday, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told reporters that both nail salon robberies are under investigation.
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Anavar is a popular anabolic steroid among women who want to improve their physique, performance, and health. Anavar, also known as oxandrolone, is a synthetic hormone that mimics the effects of testosterone, the male sex hormone.
However, unlike most other steroids, Anavar has low androgenic activity. It does not cause many unwanted side effects of masculinization, such as facial hair, voice deepening, and clitoral enlargement. This is why Anavar is often called the “female-friendly” steroid.
This article offers a complete guide to Anavar for women. It covers the advantages, drawbacks, recommended dosage, cycle, post-cycle therapy, and legal status of the substance. Additionally, it provides valuable tips and suggestions on how to use Anavar without any harm or side effects.
What is Anavar?
Anavar is an artificial version of a male hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is a hormone that plays a role in developing male characteristics. Anavar’s androgenic effects are modified to reduce acne, hair loss, and voice deepening. Anavar also has a low aromatization rate. This means that it doesn’t turn into estrogen, which is a female sex hormone that can cause guys to get gynecomastia (enlarged breasts).
Anavar was first made in the 1960s to treat diseases that cause muscle loss, osteoporosis, and anemia. It was also used to help children with slowed growth grow and develop. But because it has anabolic effects, Anavar quickly became popular among athletes and lifters who wanted to get stronger, build leaner muscle, and lose fat.
Anavar can help women attain their fitness goals by increasing their muscle mass, strength, endurance, and fat loss. Anavar can also enhance bone density, blood sugar control, and the immune system.
Benefits
Anavar can benefit women who want to improve their body composition, performance, and health. Some of the main benefits are:
Muscle Growth: Anavar can stimulate protein synthesis and nitrogen retention in the muscles, which are essential for muscle growth and repair. Anavar can increase red blood cell production, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to muscles. According to some sources, women can expect to gain about 12 pounds of lean muscle mass from their first Anavar cycle.
Fat Loss: Anavar can boost the metabolism and increase the fat-burning hormone T3. Anavar can also improve insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake in the muscles, which can help reduce body fat and prevent fat storage. Anavar can mainly target visceral fat, the dangerous fat surrounding the organs, which increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Strength and Endurance: Anavar increases the production of ATP, the energy currency of cells. This can enhance muscular endurance and performance, allowing women to train harder and longer without getting tired or sore. Anavar can also increase muscle strength by activating the androgen receptors in the muscles, which can help women lift heavier weights and break through plateaus.
Bone Density: Anavar can increase bone mineral density by stimulating osteoblasts (bone-forming cells) and inhibiting osteoclasts (bone-resorbing cells). This can help prevent osteoporosis (bone loss) and fractures, common problems for women as they age or go through menopause.
Blood Sugar Control: Anavar can lower blood sugar levels by enhancing insulin sensitivity and muscle glucose uptake. This can help prevent or manage diabetes, a chronic condition affecting millions of women worldwide.
Immune System: Anavar can boost the immune system by making more white blood cells, which fight off diseases and infections. Anavar can also lower inflammation by blocking cytokines, which are chemicals that cause inflammation. This can help people with asthma or arthritis.
Side Effects of Anavar for Women
Some of the most popular ones are:
Post-Cycle Come Down: After finishing an Anavar cycle, women may experience a post-cycle come down, where their hormone levels drop significantly and cause mood swings, depression, loss of libido, and muscle loss.
Cholesterol Levels: Knowing that Anavar can impact cholesterol levels by raising the harmful LDL cholesterol while lowering the beneficial HDL cholesterol is essential. This can potentially lead to cardiovascular issues such as heart attacks or strokes.
Liver Toxicity: Anavar is a type of steroid taken orally and passes through the liver before entering the bloodstream. This means it can be toxic to the liver and cause liver damage or failure if used in high doses or for long periods.
Hair Loss: Some women with genes for male pattern baldness can lose their hair when they take Anavar. This is because Anavar can turn into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a stronger form of testosterone that can shrink hair cells and lead to thinning hair or loss.
Acne: Some women with sensitive skin or a history of acne can get acne from Anavar. This is because Anavar can cause the skin to make more sebum (oil), which can clog pores, cause redness, and even lead to an illness. Some women use a skincare routine that includes washing, cleaning, massaging, and scrubbing their skin daily to stop this from happening.
They also avoid using oily or comedogenic products that can worsen their acne.
Menstrual Irregularities: Anavar can affect some women’s menstrual cycle by suppressing the production of estrogen and progesterone, the female sex hormones that regulate ovulation and menstruation. This can cause irregular periods, amenorrhea (absence of periods), or dysmenorrhea (painful periods).
How should women use Anavar?
The dosage of Anavar for women depends on several factors, such as their goals, experience, tolerance, and side effects. Generally, women should start with a low dose of Anavar (5mg/day) and gradually increase it until they find their optimal amount. The optimal dose of Anavar for women is usually 10–20 mg/day, depending on their response.
It is recommended that women limit their Anavar intake to 20mg/day to avoid a higher risk of virilization and other serious side effects. Women should also not use Anavar for longer than six weeks, as prolonged use can cause liver toxicity and hormonal imbalance. Women should take Anavar once or twice a day with meals to ensure better absorption and avoid stomach upset.
The cycle of Anavar for Women
The cycle of Anavar for women refers to the duration and frequency of using Anavar. Women can use Anavar differently, depending on their goals and preferences. Some of the standard methods are:
Solo Cycle: A solo cycle is when women use only Anavar without other steroids or supplements. A solitary process is suitable for beginners or women who want to experience Anavar’s effects without interference from other substances. A typical solo cycle of Anavar for women lasts 4-6 weeks, with a dosage of 10-20mg/day.
Stacking Cycle: A stacking cycle is when women use Anavar with other steroids or supplements to enhance their results or reduce their side effects. A stacking cycle suits intermediate or advanced users or women who want to achieve more specific goals. Some of the common substances that women stack with Anavar are:
Clenbuterol: Clenbuterol is a fat-burning agent that can increase the body’s metabolic rate and thermogenesis (heat production). Clenbuterol can help women lose more fat and retain more muscle while using Anavar. A typical stacking cycle of Anavar and Clenbuterol for women lasts six weeks, with 10–20 mg/day of Anavar and 20–40 mg/day of Clenbuterol.
Winstrol: Winstrol is another anabolic steroid that can increase muscle mass, strength, and definition. Winstrol can help women achieve a leaner and more challenging look using Anavar. A typical stacking cycle of Anavar and Winstrol for women lasts six weeks, with a dosage of 10–20 mg/day and 5–10 mg/day of Winstrol.
Primobolan: Primobolan is another anabolic steroid that can increase muscle mass, strength, and endurance.
Conclusion
Anavar is one of the best steroids for women who want to get in better shape and improve their health and performance. But it’s not a magic pill that can make things happen without work or risk. Women who use Anavar should eat well, work out, and do PCT to get the most out of it and reduce its side effects. Before starting or stopping Anavar, women should also talk to their doctor to ensure they are safe and healthy..
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