Austin, TX, USA. A new procedure can partially restore severed nerves within days and often largely restore them within two to four weeks, potentially aiding patient recovery from injury or organ transplantation.

The science team is conducting studies to obtain approval for the start of clinical trials.

Huntsville, AL, USA. Some of the editors at professional journals coerce authors into adding unnecessary citations to articles in the same journal that is considering publishing the submitted work.

The effect is to frequency of citation in their journals, raising the journal rankings used to support claims of prestige and importance.