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@builderlibrarian.bsky.social
Librarian building a network of professionals to keep me informed and current. www.builderlibrarian.com
I also help produce a podcast called, “Ask Dr. Mia: Navigating Dementia Caregiving”www.miayangmd.com
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I also help produce a podcast called, “Ask Dr. Mia: Navigating Dementia Caregiving”www.miayangmd.com
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Unpaid Women Caregivers The Real Source of Holiday Magic
YouTube video by Ask Dr. Mia- Navigating Dementia Caregiving
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In this special #holiday episode the #AskDrMia #podcast reveals the true source of holiday magic is the unpaid labor of WOMEN! Add the unpaid labor of women as primary #caregivers & we get a burned out demographic that can no longer support society’s failed policies.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
#Aging and #dementia are #political says #AskDrMia .
Dr. Mia starts off the new season with a special message about the importance of our actions. It’s not just about our #caregivers of today but our own caregivers in the future. Will they be proud of us? Listen now!
youtube.com/shorts/QdPsW...
Dr. Mia starts off the new season with a special message about the importance of our actions. It’s not just about our #caregivers of today but our own caregivers in the future. Will they be proud of us? Listen now!
youtube.com/shorts/QdPsW...
Aging Is Political #podcast #caregiving #dementia #alzheimer #research #funding #politics #AskDrMia
YouTube video by Ask Dr. Mia- Navigating Dementia Caregiving
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February 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
#Aging and #dementia are #political says #AskDrMia .
Dr. Mia starts off the new season with a special message about the importance of our actions. It’s not just about our #caregivers of today but our own caregivers in the future. Will they be proud of us? Listen now!
youtube.com/shorts/QdPsW...
Dr. Mia starts off the new season with a special message about the importance of our actions. It’s not just about our #caregivers of today but our own caregivers in the future. Will they be proud of us? Listen now!
youtube.com/shorts/QdPsW...
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The way dementia takes away a person you love, starting with their mind, is awful. It’s difficult, but so important, as Dementia Man says, to continue to show them love and compassion.
February 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The way dementia takes away a person you love, starting with their mind, is awful. It’s difficult, but so important, as Dementia Man says, to continue to show them love and compassion.
Happy #Valentine’s Day! What might someone with #dementia want their #caregivers to know about their care? One of my favorite guests, Dementia Man, says to love them. I am remembering this today on the day of love.
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DEMENTIA MAN: A Conversation with Sam Simon #alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #advocacy #askdrmia
YouTube video by Ask Dr. Mia- Navigating Dementia Caregiving
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February 14, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Happy #Valentine’s Day! What might someone with #dementia want their #caregivers to know about their care? One of my favorite guests, Dementia Man, says to love them. I am remembering this today on the day of love.
www.youtube.com/shorts/MJtSD...
www.youtube.com/shorts/MJtSD...
All new season of #AskDrMia start today!!! We are starting of the season with an update on the changing definition of #Alzheimer’s . The full episode also has a new intro so be sure to check out the full #podcast wherever you stream. #dementia #caregivers
youtube.com/shorts/SVLk6...
youtube.com/shorts/SVLk6...
Defining Alzheimer's #podcast #caregiving #dementia #alzheimer #tautangles #amyloidplaques #AskDrMia
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February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
All new season of #AskDrMia start today!!! We are starting of the season with an update on the changing definition of #Alzheimer’s . The full episode also has a new intro so be sure to check out the full #podcast wherever you stream. #dementia #caregivers
youtube.com/shorts/SVLk6...
youtube.com/shorts/SVLk6...
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People with intellectual & developmental disabilities are at higher risk of #dementia but face significant barriers to care.
The authors propose a public health framework to address this intersection of #disability & brain health.
academic.oup.com/gerontologis... #medsky
The authors propose a public health framework to address this intersection of #disability & brain health.
academic.oup.com/gerontologis... #medsky
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
People with intellectual & developmental disabilities are at higher risk of #dementia but face significant barriers to care.
The authors propose a public health framework to address this intersection of #disability & brain health.
academic.oup.com/gerontologis... #medsky
The authors propose a public health framework to address this intersection of #disability & brain health.
academic.oup.com/gerontologis... #medsky
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While these biomarkers show promise, they currently serve as auxiliary tools and cannot replace comprehensive diagnostic assessments or neuropsychological evaluations. Dementia is defined as functional AND cognitive impairment, not a gene or blood test.
Advances in plasma biomarkers for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease - PubMed
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory impairment and deficits in other cognitive domains, ultimately leading to loss of independence in…
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January 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
While these biomarkers show promise, they currently serve as auxiliary tools and cannot replace comprehensive diagnostic assessments or neuropsychological evaluations. Dementia is defined as functional AND cognitive impairment, not a gene or blood test.
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Emerging Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses significant global health challenges, necessitating early and accessible diagnostic methods. This review shows the potential of (BBMs) as a less invasive alternative to traditional methods like lumbar puncture. 🧵
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses significant global health challenges, necessitating early and accessible diagnostic methods. This review shows the potential of (BBMs) as a less invasive alternative to traditional methods like lumbar puncture. 🧵
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Emerging Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses significant global health challenges, necessitating early and accessible diagnostic methods. This review shows the potential of (BBMs) as a less invasive alternative to traditional methods like lumbar puncture. 🧵
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses significant global health challenges, necessitating early and accessible diagnostic methods. This review shows the potential of (BBMs) as a less invasive alternative to traditional methods like lumbar puncture. 🧵
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If you wanted to end America’s supremacy in space this is exactly how you would do it. A book burning on this scale would also take too long so it will just be “disappeared.” #HGT #booksky #libraries #krasnov
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
Trump Closing NASA's Largest Library Today, Along Side Staffing Cuts - Materials Set to Be 'Tossed Away'
NASA’s largest library, located at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will permanently close on Friday, Jan. 2, ending more than six decades as a central research hub for the agen...
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January 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
If you wanted to end America’s supremacy in space this is exactly how you would do it. A book burning on this scale would also take too long so it will just be “disappeared.” #HGT #booksky #libraries #krasnov
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
@tinyklaus.com I thought you may be interested in this news about a resource I imagine you may have used before. This collection holds a massive amount of aerospace technical data as well as the records of many of NASA’s “encounters” in space. Plus so much more that is going to be lost. #disclosure
If you wanted to end America’s supremacy in space this is exactly how you would do it. A book burning on this scale would also take too long so it will just be “disappeared.” #HGT #booksky #libraries #krasnov
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
Trump Closing NASA's Largest Library Today, Along Side Staffing Cuts - Materials Set to Be 'Tossed Away'
NASA’s largest library, located at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will permanently close on Friday, Jan. 2, ending more than six decades as a central research hub for the agen...
smnewsnet.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
@tinyklaus.com I thought you may be interested in this news about a resource I imagine you may have used before. This collection holds a massive amount of aerospace technical data as well as the records of many of NASA’s “encounters” in space. Plus so much more that is going to be lost. #disclosure
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If you wanted to end America’s supremacy in space this is exactly how you would do it. A book burning on this scale would also take too long so it will just be “disappeared.” #HGT #booksky #libraries #krasnov
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
Trump Closing NASA's Largest Library Today, Along Side Staffing Cuts - Materials Set to Be 'Tossed Away'
NASA’s largest library, located at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will permanently close on Friday, Jan. 2, ending more than six decades as a central research hub for the agen...
smnewsnet.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
If you wanted to end America’s supremacy in space this is exactly how you would do it. A book burning on this scale would also take too long so it will just be “disappeared.” #HGT #booksky #libraries #krasnov
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
smnewsnet.com/archives/554...
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One of the best parts of 2025 for me has been watching pediatric neurologist Maria Xiang develop her art, her vision, her life.
May you find your mountains and paint them.
@xiangwhere on insta
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May you find your mountains and paint them.
@xiangwhere on insta
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Xinran Maria Xiang on Instagram: "All the paintings I finished in 2025 (minus a holiday commission revealing soon). 2025: also the year I went part time at my pediatric neurology practice and started ...
From the thrill of starting an art business to the challenges of pursuing a medical career, this artist shares her journey of self-discovery, creativity, and transformation. With a mix of personal ane...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
One of the best parts of 2025 for me has been watching pediatric neurologist Maria Xiang develop her art, her vision, her life.
May you find your mountains and paint them.
@xiangwhere on insta
www.instagram.com/reel/DS52iaW...
May you find your mountains and paint them.
@xiangwhere on insta
www.instagram.com/reel/DS52iaW...
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🚨 BREAKTHOUGH ALERT: Home treatment with 40 Hz non-invasive brain neurostimulation could slow Alzheimer's!
In 8 weeks: cognition and living skills boost without side effects.
Study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41359335/
Repost! Would you try? 👇
#Alzheimers #BrainHealth #GammaStimulation
In 8 weeks: cognition and living skills boost without side effects.
Study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41359335/
Repost! Would you try? 👇
#Alzheimers #BrainHealth #GammaStimulation
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🚨 BREAKTHOUGH ALERT: Home treatment with 40 Hz non-invasive brain neurostimulation could slow Alzheimer's!
In 8 weeks: cognition and living skills boost without side effects.
Study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41359335/
Repost! Would you try? 👇
#Alzheimers #BrainHealth #GammaStimulation
In 8 weeks: cognition and living skills boost without side effects.
Study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41359335/
Repost! Would you try? 👇
#Alzheimers #BrainHealth #GammaStimulation
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🧠 Mind-blowing: Nicotine exposure might actually PROTECT against dementia? 😲
A massive new systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies (analyzing 240+ associations) reveals:
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A massive new systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies (analyzing 240+ associations) reveals:
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December 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🧠 Mind-blowing: Nicotine exposure might actually PROTECT against dementia? 😲
A massive new systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies (analyzing 240+ associations) reveals:
1/3
A massive new systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies (analyzing 240+ associations) reveals:
1/3
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Are you feeling the post holiday #burnout? You’re not alone. Find out more in this special holiday episode of #AskDrMia
In this special #holiday episode the #AskDrMia #podcast reveals the true source of holiday magic is the unpaid labor of WOMEN! Add the unpaid labor of women as primary #caregivers & we get a burned out demographic that can no longer support society’s failed policies.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
Unpaid Women Caregivers The Real Source of Holiday Magic
YouTube video by Ask Dr. Mia- Navigating Dementia Caregiving
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December 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Are you feeling the post holiday #burnout? You’re not alone. Find out more in this special holiday episode of #AskDrMia
In this special #holiday episode the #AskDrMia #podcast reveals the true source of holiday magic is the unpaid labor of WOMEN! Add the unpaid labor of women as primary #caregivers & we get a burned out demographic that can no longer support society’s failed policies.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
Unpaid Women Caregivers The Real Source of Holiday Magic
YouTube video by Ask Dr. Mia- Navigating Dementia Caregiving
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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In this special #holiday episode the #AskDrMia #podcast reveals the true source of holiday magic is the unpaid labor of WOMEN! Add the unpaid labor of women as primary #caregivers & we get a burned out demographic that can no longer support society’s failed policies.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
Unpaid Women Caregivers The Real Source of Holiday Magic
YouTube video by Ask Dr. Mia- Navigating Dementia Caregiving
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In this special #holiday episode the #AskDrMia #podcast reveals the true source of holiday magic is the unpaid labor of WOMEN! Add the unpaid labor of women as primary #caregivers & we get a burned out demographic that can no longer support society’s failed policies.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
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In this special #holiday episode the #AskDrMia #podcast reveals the true source of holiday magic is the unpaid labor of WOMEN! Add the unpaid labor of women as primary #caregivers & we get a burned out demographic that can no longer support society’s failed policies.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
Unpaid Women Caregivers The Real Source of Holiday Magic
YouTube video by Ask Dr. Mia- Navigating Dementia Caregiving
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In this special #holiday episode the #AskDrMia #podcast reveals the true source of holiday magic is the unpaid labor of WOMEN! Add the unpaid labor of women as primary #caregivers & we get a burned out demographic that can no longer support society’s failed policies.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
www.youtube.com/shorts/Hn0ml...
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Brava Luanne James!! 🙌🏼🙏🫶
📚 🦸🏻♀️RUTHERFORD COUNTY — “Go and thank your librarian. Absolute heroes.”
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Library director Luanne James gets thunderous applause for bravely blowing the whistle on library board director Cody York, the latest front in the right-wing war on books in Tennessee.
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Brava Luanne James!! 🙌🏼🙏🫶
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If you haven't heard about what's happening in the Rutherford Country Library System, I encourage you to read up on the plight of Luanne James.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...
www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
indecentlibraries.substack.com/p/rcls-board...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...
www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
indecentlibraries.substack.com/p/rcls-board...
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you haven't heard about what's happening in the Rutherford Country Library System, I encourage you to read up on the plight of Luanne James.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...
www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
indecentlibraries.substack.com/p/rcls-board...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...
www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
indecentlibraries.substack.com/p/rcls-board...
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Betty Reid Soskin, America's oldest Park Ranger died 12/21/25 at the age of 104.
She began working as a park ranger at age 85 at the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them. ❤️
She began working as a park ranger at age 85 at the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them. ❤️
December 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Betty Reid Soskin, America's oldest Park Ranger died 12/21/25 at the age of 104.
She began working as a park ranger at age 85 at the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them. ❤️
She began working as a park ranger at age 85 at the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park, educating visitors about the women and people of color who served on the home front in World War II, herself among them. ❤️