@askpippa.bsky.social
I'm a science and medical writer curious about the world. I like to share what I find out. I also write for kids, teens and specialty audiences. Remember Ask Pippa in the Toronto Star? That's me. Also Medscape, Medical Post, CHN, Globe&Mail, Vice, etc
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Diminished T cell immunity during aging can have profound effects on responses to vaccines, cancer immunotherapy and infection. This article describes a unique way to enhance T cell immunity in mice, which could someday be translated to humans. #Science 🧪
Transient hepatic reconstitution of trophic factors enhances aged immunity - Nature
Using lipid nanoparticle delivery of mRNAs to the liver in aged mice, T cell function and declining immune cues can be restored.
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Diminished T cell immunity during aging can have profound effects on responses to vaccines, cancer immunotherapy and infection. This article describes a unique way to enhance T cell immunity in mice, which could someday be translated to humans. #Science 🧪
Canada really is turning to Canada-based companies for much of its defense spending. New contracts with MDA Aerospace and Telesat. www.newswire.ca/news-release...
MDA SPACE SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE AND TELESAT TO DELIVER MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
/CNW/ - MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with...
www.newswire.ca
December 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Canada really is turning to Canada-based companies for much of its defense spending. New contracts with MDA Aerospace and Telesat. www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Story Book Farm does a great job caring for monkeys and other primates who were abused, used in medical research, or faced other horrors. They are out of space and need to expand. For gift season, consider giving the Farm donations as gifts for friends/family. www.storybookmonkeys.org
Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary | Sunderland, Ontario, Canada - Storybook Farm Primate Sanctuary
Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary provides a permanent home for primates retiring from biomedical research, zoos, universities, pet stores, & private residences.
www.storybookmonkeys.org
December 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Story Book Farm does a great job caring for monkeys and other primates who were abused, used in medical research, or faced other horrors. They are out of space and need to expand. For gift season, consider giving the Farm donations as gifts for friends/family. www.storybookmonkeys.org
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This is me asking you to give @biographic.bsky.social money please and thank you
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How we keep you connected with important conservation stories
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December 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is me asking you to give @biographic.bsky.social money please and thank you
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Some #plants suck up certain #minerals from the soil as they grow. Could this be harnessed as a new way to extract certain minerals from the ground. A way to mix #agriculture and green mining?
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
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Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That - bioGraphic
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
www.biographic.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Some #plants suck up certain #minerals from the soil as they grow. Could this be harnessed as a new way to extract certain minerals from the ground. A way to mix #agriculture and green mining?
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
Using Franklin the Turtle to promote war crimes isn't just in bad taste. It's an assault on Canadian culture. Franklin is a beloved children's character created by a Canadian. He stands for the values we want children to learn such as honesty, empathy, tolerance. He's loved globally. #Franklin
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Using Franklin the Turtle to promote war crimes isn't just in bad taste. It's an assault on Canadian culture. Franklin is a beloved children's character created by a Canadian. He stands for the values we want children to learn such as honesty, empathy, tolerance. He's loved globally. #Franklin
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An analysis found that solar radiation may affect flight control computers in certain passenger jets, prompting worldwide delays as airlines ground planes for urgent software updates.
Solar radiation may affect aircraft safety, prompting recall - The Weather Network
Global flight delays and cancellations are likely as airlines work to fix the issue
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
An analysis found that solar radiation may affect flight control computers in certain passenger jets, prompting worldwide delays as airlines ground planes for urgent software updates.
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Astonishingly, sea ice still hasn't started to reform over the Barents Sea area yet of the #Arctic. This includes record low conditions around Svalbard as well. It's been a very bad few months across the region.
Check out more graphics here: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Check out more graphics here: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Astonishingly, sea ice still hasn't started to reform over the Barents Sea area yet of the #Arctic. This includes record low conditions around Svalbard as well. It's been a very bad few months across the region.
Check out more graphics here: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Check out more graphics here: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
Dear Facebook friends. Though I closed my account about 2 years ago, it's ok to email me or call once in a while. Also, you can find me here and on Mastodon. I'll be moving my YouTube videos to PeerTube, which is free and lacks ads.
Okay, which of you are still using Facebook?
Nearly everyone you know is still using Facebook
And Republicans have taken over X.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dear Facebook friends. Though I closed my account about 2 years ago, it's ok to email me or call once in a while. Also, you can find me here and on Mastodon. I'll be moving my YouTube videos to PeerTube, which is free and lacks ads.
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"None of this is surprising: the province’s grocery oligopoly has been successfully fighting off efforts to impose any kind of deposit return scheme on beverage containers for about as long as I’ve been alive." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
ANALYSIS: Does the new empties scheme sell out northern Ontario? | TVO Today
The grocers will pay off the Beer Store to continue to accept returns. That’s good news — if you can get to one.
amp.tvo.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"None of this is surprising: the province’s grocery oligopoly has been successfully fighting off efforts to impose any kind of deposit return scheme on beverage containers for about as long as I’ve been alive." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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New goal @banditelli.org, we'll get butterflies one way or another!
Cosmic butterfly seen in stunning new image captured by telescope in Chile
A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new image of the Butterfly Nebula, a grand and graceful cosmic wonder.
www.cbsnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
New goal @banditelli.org, we'll get butterflies one way or another!
"Australia is on course to meet a target of eliminating cervical #cancer by 2035, which, if achieved, will make it the first country to do so." #vaccines #HPV
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www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clini...
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Australia is on course to meet a target of eliminating cervical #cancer by 2035, which, if achieved, will make it the first country to do so." #vaccines #HPV
www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clini...
www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clini...
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“Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, especially when given to young people before they are exposed to the virus.” cc @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
New research confirms HPV vaccination prevents cervical cancer | Cochrane
www.cochrane.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“Two new Cochrane reviews show strong and consistent evidence that HPV vaccines are effective in preventing cervical cancer and pre-cancerous changes, especially when given to young people before they are exposed to the virus.” cc @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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UK farmers are sounding the alarm: extreme heat, drought, and volatile weather are driving some of the worst harvests on record. The ripple effects threaten food security and rural economies.
tinyurl.com/yvam5t3v #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #Food #Agriculture #ExtremeHeat #Drought
tinyurl.com/yvam5t3v #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #Food #Agriculture #ExtremeHeat #Drought
Farmers issue warning as troubling phenomenon threatens major crops: 'Even worse than was expected'
Farmers are dealing with the costly impacts of climate change, experiencing poor harvests and struggling with wildly shifting weather patterns.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
UK farmers are sounding the alarm: extreme heat, drought, and volatile weather are driving some of the worst harvests on record. The ripple effects threaten food security and rural economies.
tinyurl.com/yvam5t3v #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #Food #Agriculture #ExtremeHeat #Drought
tinyurl.com/yvam5t3v #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #Food #Agriculture #ExtremeHeat #Drought
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Bird flu and another disease have shrunk the U.S. turkey population to a 40-year low this year.
Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other Thanksgiving foods may cost more
Bird flu and another disease have shrunk the U.S. turkey population to a 40-year low this year. Wholesale turkey prices are expected to be up more than 40% as a result.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Bird flu and another disease have shrunk the U.S. turkey population to a 40-year low this year.
Sweet potatoes vs yams. Why yes, they are different -- and not that closely related. This article explains the differences to look for.
colinpurrington.com/yams-versus-...
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The difference between sweet potatoes and yams » Colin Purrington's blog
Every year at Thanksgiving, families in the United States sit down to argue about politics and the difference between sweet potatoes and yams. This page details how to tell them apart and explains how...
colinpurrington.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sweet potatoes vs yams. Why yes, they are different -- and not that closely related. This article explains the differences to look for.
colinpurrington.com/yams-versus-...
colinpurrington.com/yams-versus-...
"powered by liquid hydrogen, allowing it not only to hover for six days at an altitude of 60,000 feet (18 km), but also generate enough electricity to support a 10-by-10-foot (3 by 3 meters) phased-array antenna that could connect 500,000 users on Earth at the same time."
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"powered by liquid hydrogen, allowing it not only to hover for six days at an altitude of 60,000 feet (18 km), but also generate enough electricity to support a 10-by-10-foot (3 by 3 meters) phased-array antenna that could connect 500,000 users on Earth at the same time."
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Capital flows to the energy sector are set to rise in 2025 to USD 3.3 trillion.
Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Capital flows to the energy sector are set to rise in 2025 to USD 3.3 trillion.
Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
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Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
Uh-oh. AI bubble about to burst? substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The Algorithm That Detected a $610 Billion Fraud: How Machine Intelligence Exposed the AI Industry’s Circular Financing Scheme
On November 20, 2025, trading algorithms identified what may become the largest accounting fraud in technology history—not in months or years, but in 18 hours.
substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Uh-oh. AI bubble about to burst? substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Know what bugs me about most Hallmark Christmas movies? Too many white people.
Even crowd shots aren't very realistic.
Even crowd shots aren't very realistic.
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Know what bugs me about most Hallmark Christmas movies? Too many white people.
Even crowd shots aren't very realistic.
Even crowd shots aren't very realistic.