Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2d

Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E

57 1.2K 3.5K

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 4d

Quack quack quack quack…

1

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Andrea Is Sick of Long Covid @andreastudiescovid.bsky.social · 4d

Two years ago, research established increased risk of new onset dementia in people over 65. Now, they find that it's people over 50 at increased risk. What's next, 35 year olds? No reason to believe otherwise. Wear a respirator to protect your brain.

#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 5d

Can’t emphasize enough that new studies like this come out ALL THE TIME but are usually ignored by basically everyone, including the media & the medical establishment. It’s bananas. #COVID

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years - npj Dementia

npj Dementia - COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years

www.nature.com

10 26

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 5d

Jesus according to MAGA:

"For I was hungry and I ate your lunch, I was thirsty and I drank your milkshake, I was a stranger who pulled up the ladder behind me... Truly I tell you, oppressing the least of those illegal aliens and especially Democrats, you did for me. Verily, $#&% those people".

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."

4 4 21

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 5d

Each day we perform our neurophysiology recording experiments, we gather together late in the day to scroll through raster plots. Everyone pauses from what they’re doing to join. It always feels a bit like we’re opening 🎁. One of my favorite aspects of our work! 😍 #spikes

1 29

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 6d

I wish I could join Jonathan’s lab now!

Jonathan A. Michaels @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social · 6d

The neural control & computation lab is recruiting!

If you're interested in using large-scale neural population recordings to study how the brain learns to produce complex and flexible behaviours, please get in touch.

www.ncclab.ca

1 2 4

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Vinny Costa @vincentcostaphd.bsky.social · 6d

Jonathan is honestly one of the best most talented junior PIs out there and joining his lab is essentially future proofing your career

Jonathan A. Michaels @jonathanamichaels.bsky.social · 6d

The neural control & computation lab is recruiting!

If you're interested in using large-scale neural population recordings to study how the brain learns to produce complex and flexible behaviours, please get in touch.

www.ncclab.ca

1 2 5

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Science and Freedom Alliance - SAFA @safa-science.bsky.social · 6d

Federal workers are speaking out on how the Trump regime is harming Americans:

"We stand here today at a moment of the greatest assault of our lifetimes on our freedoms. The US Constitution is being shredded... We are here to call on Congress to stand up and stop it."

youtu.be/uw1KwIBgrCw?...

Mark Histed, NIH Scientist *speaking in personal capacity

YouTube video by Civil Servants Coalition

youtu.be

6 170 340

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social · 7d

October is #DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth

For many with #LongCovid, dysautonomia means daily struggles with dizziness, palpitations, fatigue & more

We need research, support & compassion
Let’s #MakeNoiseForTurquoise this October

#POTS #Dysautonomia #invisibleillness

3 21 26

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 9d

🤦🏻‍♂️

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 9d

🚨🚨🚨
Nuvaxovid.com/vaccine-loca...

NUVAXOVID™ Vaccine Locator | Patient Site

Find NUVAXOVID by entering a zip code in the vaccine locator.

Nuvaxovid.com

1 4

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 13d

Sorry to hear that. I don’t know how broad the regional distribution has been. There’s also a lot of confusion. I’d check around with other CVS locations near you! Good luck!

1 1

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 13d

#novavax #nuvaxovid has reached select #CVS locations in/around #Houston #HTown #Spacecity! Even if your preferred CVS doesn’t carry, they can look up which locations do. #maskup

2 2 11

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 14d

Awesome dataset. I’ve dreamed to collect this type of data previously!

Alexander Mathis @trackingskills.bsky.social · 15d

Understanding behavior requires datasets that capture humans while carrying out complex tasks. The kitchen is an excellent environment for assessing human motor and cognitive function, as many complex actions are naturally exhibited in kitchens from chopping to 🧽!

arxiv.org/abs/2506.01608

EPFL-Smart-Kitchen-30: Densely annotated cooking dataset with 3D kinematics to challenge video and language models

Understanding behavior requires datasets that capture humans while carrying out complex tasks. The kitchen is an excellent environment for assessing human motor and cognitive function, as many complex...

arxiv.org

3

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 15d

How much does blood flow modulate finger temperature? A lot… based on test using self-applied finger tourniquet from rubber band and wrench! #sciencewithwhatyougot #giveyourbodyforscience

5

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 19d

Gerrymandering

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20d

“I’m not getting less, I’m getting more long COVID referrals,” Faux said at the time. “I’m still seeing people from other states in my rooms because they don’t have access to long COVID clinics.”

#LongCOVID

21 71

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 21d

www.sciencealert.com/mans-covid-i...
An immunocompromised man endured 750 days of illness with a COVID infection and was hospitalised 5 times. We urgently need to protect the vulnerable.

13 million aren’t vaccinated in the UK who are clinically vulnerable. Why not? France has vaccines for everyone

Man's COVID Infection Lasted 2 Years, Setting a New Record

An immunocompromised man endured ongoing acute COVID-19 for more than 750 days.

www.sciencealert.com

4 24 62

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Elf M. Sternberg @elfsternberg.bsky.social · 24d

Not only is "immunity debt" a harmful pseudoscience, but encouraging COVID infections to "avoid immunity debt" may damage the immune system further. Those with multiple COVID infections more susceptible to bacterial infections.

www.bmj.com/content/390/...

9 25

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 25d

#NIN #maskup

10

Jeff Yau 姚明穎 @jeffmyau.bsky.social · 26d

So… you’re going to get it?

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

A Girl Walks Home Alone 2 @kellylink.bsky.social · 27d

My husband had a mild case of Covid, following which he has spent almost 4 years mostly flat on his back. This advice fills me with rage & horror.

Wes Miller @getwired.com · 27d

Overheard someone saying their doctor told them to skip the Covid vaccine this year since it’s so mild.

If your doctor says that, you should probably get a different doctor.

I have several friends down with it right now… and it sure as hell doesn’t sound mild and irrelevant to me.

6 44 180

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Adrien Peyrache @apeyrache.bsky.social · 27d

Stoked to see this paper finally out!

It answers two big questions: where visual objects are encoded in the brain, and how head-direction cells get oriented using visual landmarks.

Super fun collaboration with @mace-lab.bsky.social and Stuart Trenholm.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

5 23 86

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 28d

I wrote about what I think is a genuinely revealing document of elite depravity and impunity. It is shocking and sickening. But it's also a crucial moment. We're about to see what happens when conspiracy theorists actually get what they asked for but it turns out not to be what they want.

You Really Need to See Epstein’s Birthday Book for Yourself

This time, the conspiracy theorists were right.

www.theatlantic.com

270 3.8K 11K

Reposted by Jeff Yau 姚明穎

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 28d

So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals.

In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed.

Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph...

1/4

a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .

ALT: a man with his eyes closed is wearing a plaid shirt and a blue jacket .

media.tenor.com

6 100 250