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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 19h

When #women researchers publish, #media attention doesn’t always follow | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow

Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

www.science.org

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 1d

We are now in a significant COVID wave after a period of relative calm- excellent summary from @chrischirp.bsky.social

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 1d

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Naomi Moris @nmoris.bsky.social · 2d

The Crick is looking for new junior group leaders! Any postdocs or early career researchers wanting to be our colleagues should apply 👍

The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 2d

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.

Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.

Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 2d

#lipidtime alert!
This preprint by Kenji Maeda (cannot find him here) & colleagues is mandatory reading by everybody with even a cursory interest in lipid biology:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Lipid Landscape of human cells

Eukaryotic cells synthesise thousands of lipid species, yet the principles that organise them across compartments remain unclear. Here we introduce PAP-SL, parallel (immuno)affinity purification coupl...

www.biorxiv.org

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace Committee sent a clear message to someone else in awarding the Prize to Ms. Machado:
”But democracy is also in retreat internationally. Democracy – understood as the right to freely express one’s opinion, …is the foundation of peace both within countries and between countries.” 👏

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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 1d

www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

Europe’s doctors and nurses face mental health crisis, WHO warns

One in three doctors and nurses in Europe are depressed and one in 10 reported passive suicidal thoughts, a new report finds.

www.euronews.com

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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 1d

Longevity steps on the cGAS | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Longevity steps on the cGAS

A DNA repair function in a cytosolic sensor demonstrates a potential role in naked mole-rat longevity

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

💉🧵Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season starts soon. Now is the time to get vaccinated if vaccine is recommended for you.

TL;DR: Who should get RSV immunization?

💉Adults 75+ or 50-74 with certain conditions
💉Some pregnant people
💉Babies <8mo (if no vax during pregnancy)
💉Some babies 8-19mo

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

Hey US scientists, the NY Times wants to hear from you if you've had your funding cut. 🌊🧪

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

www.nytimes.com

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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 2d

“Twitter is no different from Boeing or those military companies,” Ahmed told me. “They care about making money. Twitter and Facebook are not champions or models for human rights. These people are nothing but money-grubbers.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

The long read: Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime

www.theguardian.com

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 2d

That person you meet when you attend a scientific conference and want to quickly get breakfast alone before returning to your room to prepare your presentation

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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 2d

Oxidative-stress-induced #telomere instability drives T cell dysfunction in #cancer
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Oxidative-stress-induced telomere instability drives T cell dysfunction in cancer

The tumor microenvironment (TME) imposes immunologic and metabolic stresses sufficient to deviate immune cell differentiation into dysfunctional state…

www.sciencedirect.com

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🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 3d

"The administration wants to be able to do ‘ideological purity’ testing before helping after [a natural disaster, such as] a tsunami"

Given this is how Trump sees internal disaster relief, it's no surprise that this attitude would be turned outward.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda

Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

www.theguardian.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 3d

"If everything around you looks dark, look again, you may be the light"

-Rumi

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 2d

The Long Covid Clinic: "Updates from the Santa Fe Long COVID Symposium with Professor Danny Altmann"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3pf...

Updates from the Santa Fe Long COVID Symposium with Professor Danny Altmann

YouTube video by The Long Covid Clinic: What You CAN Do

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 3d

One thing is aging. Another is aging without the major age-related diseases. Extending healthspan. www.freethink.com/biotech/eric...

Forget just living longer. Eric Topol wants to help Americans live better, too.

In "Super Agers," the writer and medical researcher maps a path to extending healthspan with AI, targeted drugs, and lifestyle changes.

www.freethink.com

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Sylvain Gigan @sylvaingigan.bsky.social · 4d

A strong quality for a good researcher is the ability to sometimes ignore small details, and sometimes delves into them with the greatest care, and more importantly to being able to switch wisely between the two modes.

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Johan Van Weyenbergh @johanvawe.bsky.social · 3d

Low: #Nobel Prizes in #science go to 8 men 1 woman (again)
High: @clarivate.com predictions were wrong, breaking the #Matthew effect: giving prizes to those that already won prestigious prizes, are #highlycited, are in topX% rankings... AND seminal #Treg paper was published in @jimmunol.bsky.social

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Polly Fordyce @pollyfordyce.bsky.social · 4d

Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!

Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social · Aug 26

Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa

Open Faculty Position: Assistant or Associate (Untenured) Professor

Application deadline: 11:55 PM on Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Sarafan ChEM-H is seeking candidates with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation.

Click the link above to learn more & apply!

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🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 3d

"Usutu, which mainly infects birds, was first detected in London blackbirds in 2020 and has been found in birds or mosquitoes every year since, making it now endemic to the UK … Usutu often establishes first, with West Nile following as temperatures rise."

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