Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky
@sejordt.bsky.social
he/him Prof @dukemedschool.bsky.social Anesthesiology. Immigrant. Fights against chemicals that hurt you. Research on chemosensation, pain, TRP channels, toxicology & tobacco control. Views my own. #TobRegSky feed. 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇺🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱🟧
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Portland’s ICE protests at their doorstep: Gas masks, 100-decibel din, sleepless nights
https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/10/portlands-ice-protests-at-their-doorstep-gas-masks-100-decibel-din-sleepless-nights.html
📹 Abigail Landwehr & 📝 Kristine de Leon
#portland #ICE
https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/10/portlands-ice-protests-at-their-doorstep-gas-masks-100-decibel-din-sleepless-nights.html
📹 Abigail Landwehr & 📝 Kristine de Leon
#portland #ICE
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #policysky #polisky🛟🫁🌍⚖️
Great reporting by @kcd.bsky.social for @oregonian.com on #TearGas health effects on people living near Portland ICE protest sites. Thanks for the interview !
Great reporting by @kcd.bsky.social for @oregonian.com on #TearGas health effects on people living near Portland ICE protest sites. Thanks for the interview !
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You know what would support families that want to continue breastfeeding? Paid parental leave.
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
You know what would support families that want to continue breastfeeding? Paid parental leave.
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A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function. www.idiv.de/majority-of-... #biodiversity
Majority of local insect biomass decline linked to species loss
A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function.
www.idiv.de
December 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function. www.idiv.de/majority-of-... #biodiversity
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Today, journalist Jimmy Lai should be home celebrating his birthday with family. Instead, this brave free speech and democracy advocate languishes in prison. The world demands Jimmy Lai be released and his sham charges dropped.
December 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, journalist Jimmy Lai should be home celebrating his birthday with family. Instead, this brave free speech and democracy advocate languishes in prison. The world demands Jimmy Lai be released and his sham charges dropped.
A paper in Nature reports the details of a 60-year-old male individual from Germany who achieved sustained HIV remission after a stem cell transplant, the seventh-known case reported to date. go.nature.com/4rNjedx #medsky 🧪
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Susan Monarez was fired after less than a month as Director of the CDC for holding the line on scientific integrity
She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48FnHpx
She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48FnHpx
The top US health director who stood up for science — and was fired
Susan Monarez is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
go.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Susan Monarez was fired after less than a month as Director of the CDC for holding the line on scientific integrity
She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48FnHpx
She is part of Nature's 10 - our list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48FnHpx
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Das ist wirklich historisch.
Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz warnt vor ausländischer Einflussnahme durch … die USA.
Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz warnt vor ausländischer Einflussnahme durch … die USA.
US-Sicherheitsstrategie: Deutsche Geheimdienste sind besorgt und warnen
Der Verfassungsschutz mahnt mehr Befugnisse an, um unabhängiger von amerikanischen Geheimdiensten zu werden. Denkbar sei sogar, dass sich die USA bei Wahlen in Europa stärker einmischen könnten.
www.sueddeutsche.de
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Das ist wirklich historisch.
Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz warnt vor ausländischer Einflussnahme durch … die USA.
Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz warnt vor ausländischer Einflussnahme durch … die USA.
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Excellent story from @aniloza.bsky.social and colleague at STAT on the MOSAIC program.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
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NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
www.statnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Excellent story from @aniloza.bsky.social and colleague at STAT on the MOSAIC program.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
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Think humans are different from rodents ? Not so much ! Speaking to the powerful addictiveness of nicotine, students demonstrated conditioned place preference for a VR room associated with a nicotine reward.
Think humans are different from rodents ? Not so much ! Speaking to the powerful addictiveness of nicotine, students demonstrated conditioned place preference for a VR room associated with a nicotine reward.
Nicotine-induced conditioned place preferences in humans
This study investigated whether a conditioned place preference (CPP) could be established for a virtual reality (VR) room paired with nicotine. Forty-…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Think humans are different from rodents ? Not so much ! Speaking to the powerful addictiveness of nicotine, students demonstrated conditioned place preference for a VR room associated with a nicotine reward.
Think humans are different from rodents ? Not so much ! Speaking to the powerful addictiveness of nicotine, students demonstrated conditioned place preference for a VR room associated with a nicotine reward.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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I'm furious that RFK Jr & his Great Barrington Declaration/Brownstone/anti-vaxx wrecking crew have the HPV vaccine next in their sights; HPV causes many cancers (e.g., cervical & oral)
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
Thanks for quoting me - I wasn't able to listen yesterday afternoon but I am guessing the HPV vaccine will be the next to fall. See @skepticalraptor.bsky.social here - www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
RFK Jr pushes false claims about HPV cancer-prevention vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has a history of promoting false claims about vaccines, particularly the HPV vaccine.
www.skepticalraptor.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I'm furious that RFK Jr & his Great Barrington Declaration/Brownstone/anti-vaxx wrecking crew have the HPV vaccine next in their sights; HPV causes many cancers (e.g., cervical & oral)
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
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Excited to work with @pzettler.bsky.social and @reshmagar.bsky.social on this new project supported by @arnoldventures.bsky.social with the goal of developing a principles-based approach to rebuilding and re-envisioning FDA.
moritzlaw.osu.edu/ohio-state-a...
moritzlaw.osu.edu/ohio-state-a...
Ohio State and Partners Secure Grant to Inform Future Vision of FDA
Researchers at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and partner universities were recently awarded a grant from Arnold Ventures to support a multi-faceted research project, titled “A Princi...
moritzlaw.osu.edu
December 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Excited to work with @pzettler.bsky.social and @reshmagar.bsky.social on this new project supported by @arnoldventures.bsky.social with the goal of developing a principles-based approach to rebuilding and re-envisioning FDA.
moritzlaw.osu.edu/ohio-state-a...
moritzlaw.osu.edu/ohio-state-a...
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Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
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When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly
It could be a sign of what’s to come.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years
Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
Reposted by Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
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In @elife.bsky.social: Sex differences in BNST signaling and BNST CRF in fear processing doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Official version finally out. Thank you to reviewers, made it better!
Official version finally out. Thank you to reviewers, made it better!
Sex differences in BNST signaling and BNST CRF in fear processing
Critical differences in how the BNST responds to different types of fear across male and female mice.
doi.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In @elife.bsky.social: Sex differences in BNST signaling and BNST CRF in fear processing doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Official version finally out. Thank you to reviewers, made it better!
Official version finally out. Thank you to reviewers, made it better!
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3️⃣ Hepatitis B virus is very stable in the environment, capable of remaining infectious for weeks and even months on surfaces.
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February 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
3️⃣ Hepatitis B virus is very stable in the environment, capable of remaining infectious for weeks and even months on surfaces.
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The center I'm lucky to lead at Duke just kicked off a 1 year study on ways to cut child mortality in half by 2050
It makes me sick to my stomach that RFK Jr & the Great Barrington Declaration dudes & the extreme anti-vaxx kooks are instituting policies that could drive a RISE in US child mortality
It makes me sick to my stomach that RFK Jr & the Great Barrington Declaration dudes & the extreme anti-vaxx kooks are instituting policies that could drive a RISE in US child mortality
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The center I'm lucky to lead at Duke just kicked off a 1 year study on ways to cut child mortality in half by 2050
It makes me sick to my stomach that RFK Jr & the Great Barrington Declaration dudes & the extreme anti-vaxx kooks are instituting policies that could drive a RISE in US child mortality
It makes me sick to my stomach that RFK Jr & the Great Barrington Declaration dudes & the extreme anti-vaxx kooks are instituting policies that could drive a RISE in US child mortality
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#fluorescencefriday shows some testing of ChAT staining in the mouse brain in cleared samples courtesy of @nadiahaghbinphd.bsky.social @mind-western.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#fluorescencefriday shows some testing of ChAT staining in the mouse brain in cleared samples courtesy of @nadiahaghbinphd.bsky.social @mind-western.bsky.social
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The journal Environmental Health Perspectives, published by NIEHS for more than 50 years, ending accepting new manuscripts in April, is now completely gone from the NIEHS website.
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/journal/ehp
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/journal/ehp
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The journal Environmental Health Perspectives, published by NIEHS for more than 50 years, ending accepting new manuscripts in April, is now completely gone from the NIEHS website.
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/journal/ehp
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/journal/ehp
#OPCW The Russian agents who committed the Novichok chemical weapons attack in Salisbury UK have been promoted to lead sabotage operations in Europe.
As West Faces Russian Sabotage, U.K. Points Finger at Putin Over Novichok Death
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
#OPCW The Russian agents who committed the Novichok chemical weapons attack in Salisbury UK have been promoted to lead sabotage operations in Europe.
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #policysky #polisky🛟🫁
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome is on the rise.
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, 2016 to 2022.
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome is on the rise.
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, 2016 to 2022.
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, 2016 to 2022
This cross-sectional analysis examines US emergency department data from 2016 to 2022 to investigate sociodemographic associations in cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.
jamanetwork.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #policysky #polisky🛟🫁
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome is on the rise.
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, 2016 to 2022.
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome is on the rise.
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, 2016 to 2022.
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We are looking for a colleague to join us at RWTH Aachen University:
🌱 Full Professor in Stress Resilience of Plants (W3 tenured)
📌What are we looking for? Someone working with us strategically at the interface of plant biology/ physiology/ resilience
#academicjobs #facultyjobs #PlantJobs
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🌱 Full Professor in Stress Resilience of Plants (W3 tenured)
📌What are we looking for? Someone working with us strategically at the interface of plant biology/ physiology/ resilience
#academicjobs #facultyjobs #PlantJobs
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October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We are looking for a colleague to join us at RWTH Aachen University:
🌱 Full Professor in Stress Resilience of Plants (W3 tenured)
📌What are we looking for? Someone working with us strategically at the interface of plant biology/ physiology/ resilience
#academicjobs #facultyjobs #PlantJobs
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🌱 Full Professor in Stress Resilience of Plants (W3 tenured)
📌What are we looking for? Someone working with us strategically at the interface of plant biology/ physiology/ resilience
#academicjobs #facultyjobs #PlantJobs
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My department at California State University Northridge is hiring! We're looking for a new colleague studying microbiology or molecular/cellular biology. I'm not on the search committee, but happy to answer questions about the department and campus, and life in LA
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December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My department at California State University Northridge is hiring! We're looking for a new colleague studying microbiology or molecular/cellular biology. I'm not on the search committee, but happy to answer questions about the department and campus, and life in LA
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Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.