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December 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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New #ScienceAdvances analyses of remains from two English towns show how the Industrial Revolution impacted health beyond cities. https://scim.ag/3KXlfD9
Geochemical tales of individual lives in the industrial revolution: Untangling the impact of pollutant exposure in two English towns
Geochemical data reveal spectrums of lived experiences during industrialization, hidden between the assumed rural-urban dichotomy.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New #ScienceAdvances analyses of remains from two English towns show how the Industrial Revolution impacted health beyond cities. https://scim.ag/3KXlfD9
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Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
A Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: spkl.io/63323Aia89
A Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: spkl.io/63323Aia89
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
A Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: spkl.io/63323Aia89
A Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: spkl.io/63323Aia89
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The December 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gf4aXrfm
In this issue, we covered #NeglectedTropicalDiseases, #Type5Diabetes, #Mortality, #Dementia, #ChagasCardiomyopathy, #Mpox, #RSV, #Psychosis, #RespiratoryProtection, and much more.
In this issue, we covered #NeglectedTropicalDiseases, #Type5Diabetes, #Mortality, #Dementia, #ChagasCardiomyopathy, #Mpox, #RSV, #Psychosis, #RespiratoryProtection, and much more.
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The December 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gf4aXrfm
In this issue, we covered #NeglectedTropicalDiseases, #Type5Diabetes, #Mortality, #Dementia, #ChagasCardiomyopathy, #Mpox, #RSV, #Psychosis, #RespiratoryProtection, and much more.
In this issue, we covered #NeglectedTropicalDiseases, #Type5Diabetes, #Mortality, #Dementia, #ChagasCardiomyopathy, #Mpox, #RSV, #Psychosis, #RespiratoryProtection, and much more.
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Tanning bed users have more melanomas in uncommonly diagnosed areas, according to new #ScienceAdvances research. https://scim.ag/4pXZjXk
Molecular effects of indoor tanning
The skin cells of tanning bed users have distinct mutational features as compared to people who only experience natural sunlight.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tanning bed users have more melanomas in uncommonly diagnosed areas, according to new #ScienceAdvances research. https://scim.ag/4pXZjXk
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Medical testing and devices must be reimagined to combat ableism, argues disability scholar Rebecca Monteleone in her new book, The Double Bind of Disability.
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/491mo5G
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/491mo5G
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Medical testing and devices must be reimagined to combat ableism, argues disability scholar Rebecca Monteleone in her new book, The Double Bind of Disability.
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/491mo5G
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://scim.ag/491mo5G
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Researchers argue that cool weather spurred by previously unidentified volcanic eruptions set into motion a deadly chain of events, ultimately leading to the Black Death. https://scim.ag/3Ky3bPR
Medieval volcano may have indirectly sparked Europe’s Black Death
Crop failures caused by eruptions possibly forced grain imports from plague-ridden regions
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December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Researchers argue that cool weather spurred by previously unidentified volcanic eruptions set into motion a deadly chain of events, ultimately leading to the Black Death. https://scim.ag/3Ky3bPR
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On Friday, advisers to CDC are scheduled to discuss the safety of vaccines that include aluminum salts, compounds long added to vaccines to boost their effectiveness.
Here’s some background on why the agency is now scrutinizing aluminum salts. ⬇️ https://scim.ag/48IU5Ie
Here’s some background on why the agency is now scrutinizing aluminum salts. ⬇️ https://scim.ag/48IU5Ie
What’s the fuss about aluminum in vaccines?
Despite extensive safety record, U.S. health advisers are set to discuss claimed link to asthma
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December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
On Friday, advisers to CDC are scheduled to discuss the safety of vaccines that include aluminum salts, compounds long added to vaccines to boost their effectiveness.
Here’s some background on why the agency is now scrutinizing aluminum salts. ⬇️ https://scim.ag/48IU5Ie
Here’s some background on why the agency is now scrutinizing aluminum salts. ⬇️ https://scim.ag/48IU5Ie
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⏳ December countdown for Early-bird registration is on‼️
It ends 15 Dec‼️
Key info:
🗓️ 27–28 March 2026 (👶 Pediatric Symposium: 29 March)
📍 Baveno, Italy
🌐 Hybrid format — in person or online
🧠 Abstract submissions open until Jan 15!
🔗 baveno8.org/registration
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It ends 15 Dec‼️
Key info:
🗓️ 27–28 March 2026 (👶 Pediatric Symposium: 29 March)
📍 Baveno, Italy
🌐 Hybrid format — in person or online
🧠 Abstract submissions open until Jan 15!
🔗 baveno8.org/registration
More 👇
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
⏳ December countdown for Early-bird registration is on‼️
It ends 15 Dec‼️
Key info:
🗓️ 27–28 March 2026 (👶 Pediatric Symposium: 29 March)
📍 Baveno, Italy
🌐 Hybrid format — in person or online
🧠 Abstract submissions open until Jan 15!
🔗 baveno8.org/registration
More 👇
It ends 15 Dec‼️
Key info:
🗓️ 27–28 March 2026 (👶 Pediatric Symposium: 29 March)
📍 Baveno, Italy
🌐 Hybrid format — in person or online
🧠 Abstract submissions open until Jan 15!
🔗 baveno8.org/registration
More 👇
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Butterfly populations across the U.S. are in alarming decline, a Science study finds, with total abundance falling by 22% in just 20 years.
Such widespread losses emphasize the urgent need for conservation action. https://scim.ag/4ombGv3 #WildlifeConservationDay
Such widespread losses emphasize the urgent need for conservation action. https://scim.ag/4ombGv3 #WildlifeConservationDay
December 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Butterfly populations across the U.S. are in alarming decline, a Science study finds, with total abundance falling by 22% in just 20 years.
Such widespread losses emphasize the urgent need for conservation action. https://scim.ag/4ombGv3 #WildlifeConservationDay
Such widespread losses emphasize the urgent need for conservation action. https://scim.ag/4ombGv3 #WildlifeConservationDay
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It's not just a tuxedo: African penguins can recognize their mates by the pattern of black dots on their chest.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ogGpto #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ogGpto #ScienceMagArchives
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It's not just a tuxedo: African penguins can recognize their mates by the pattern of black dots on their chest.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ogGpto #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ogGpto #ScienceMagArchives
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A 2023 Review in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine looks at the complex connections between astrocytes and other types of cells in the nervous system, including neurons, oligodendrocytes, and microglia.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/48bOKbZ #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/48bOKbZ #ScienceMagArchives
Neuroinflammation: An astrocyte perspective
The diverse roles of astrocytes and their cell-cell interactions in neurologic diseases offer opportunities for their therapeutic targeting.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A 2023 Review in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine looks at the complex connections between astrocytes and other types of cells in the nervous system, including neurons, oligodendrocytes, and microglia.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/48bOKbZ #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/48bOKbZ #ScienceMagArchives
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The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
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A toxin-secreting gut bacterium may fuel ulcerative colitis by killing protective immune cells that maintain intestinal homeostasis, according to a new study in Science.
The findings suggest potential for new treatment strategies. https://scim.ag/4rjvjqA
The findings suggest potential for new treatment strategies. https://scim.ag/4rjvjqA
An Aeromonas variant that produces aerolysin promotes susceptibility to ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a severe inflammatory bowel disease affecting millions of people worldwide, but the factors driving the condition are poorly understood. In tissue samples from individuals w...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A toxin-secreting gut bacterium may fuel ulcerative colitis by killing protective immune cells that maintain intestinal homeostasis, according to a new study in Science.
The findings suggest potential for new treatment strategies. https://scim.ag/4rjvjqA
The findings suggest potential for new treatment strategies. https://scim.ag/4rjvjqA
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This superstretchy bloodworm can turn itself inside out.
The marine worm’s unusually structured proboscis could inspire future soft-bodied robots. Learn more: https://scim.ag/48fVqWH
The marine worm’s unusually structured proboscis could inspire future soft-bodied robots. Learn more: https://scim.ag/48fVqWH
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This superstretchy bloodworm can turn itself inside out.
The marine worm’s unusually structured proboscis could inspire future soft-bodied robots. Learn more: https://scim.ag/48fVqWH
The marine worm’s unusually structured proboscis could inspire future soft-bodied robots. Learn more: https://scim.ag/48fVqWH
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By tracking the isotopic fingerprints of iron in lunar and terrestrial rocks, researchers trying to understand the origin of Theia, the Moon’s mysterious progenitor, add evidence to the idea that it came from the inner Solar System.
Learn more in Science: https://scim.ag/4oULoBk
Learn more in Science: https://scim.ag/4oULoBk
The Moon-forming impactor Theia originated from the inner Solar System
The Moon formed from a giant impact of a planetary body, called Theia, with proto-Earth. It is unknown whether Theia formed in the inner or outer Solar System. We measured iron isotopes in lunar sampl...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
By tracking the isotopic fingerprints of iron in lunar and terrestrial rocks, researchers trying to understand the origin of Theia, the Moon’s mysterious progenitor, add evidence to the idea that it came from the inner Solar System.
Learn more in Science: https://scim.ag/4oULoBk
Learn more in Science: https://scim.ag/4oULoBk
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🧐 Did you know that ~65% of Subepithelial Lesions (SELs) are located in the Upper GI tract?
📢 Join our online course on SELs to learn the most relevant aspects of clinical management of patients with SELs in the upper GI tract (on Gutflix): https://bit.ly/43GXdCG
📢 Join our online course on SELs to learn the most relevant aspects of clinical management of patients with SELs in the upper GI tract (on Gutflix): https://bit.ly/43GXdCG
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🧐 Did you know that ~65% of Subepithelial Lesions (SELs) are located in the Upper GI tract?
📢 Join our online course on SELs to learn the most relevant aspects of clinical management of patients with SELs in the upper GI tract (on Gutflix): https://bit.ly/43GXdCG
📢 Join our online course on SELs to learn the most relevant aspects of clinical management of patients with SELs in the upper GI tract (on Gutflix): https://bit.ly/43GXdCG
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🌍 Today is #WorldCOPDDay
We would like to highlight a paper in our recent Series on the Global Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Disease, looking at epidemiology and effect of prevention strategies on #COPD burden globally
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We would like to highlight a paper in our recent Series on the Global Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Disease, looking at epidemiology and effect of prevention strategies on #COPD burden globally
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🌍 Today is #WorldCOPDDay
We would like to highlight a paper in our recent Series on the Global Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Disease, looking at epidemiology and effect of prevention strategies on #COPD burden globally
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We would like to highlight a paper in our recent Series on the Global Epidemiology of Chronic Respiratory Disease, looking at epidemiology and effect of prevention strategies on #COPD burden globally
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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While the range of physical diversity dogs show is often thought to be the result of intense breeding over the last 200 years, a new Science study suggests domestic dogs began developing their distinctive forms thousands of years before humans started shaping modern breeds. https://scim.ag/4nVRhNq
The emergence and diversification of dog morphology
Dogs exhibit an exceptional range of morphological diversity as a result of their long-term association with humans. Attempts to identify when dog morphological variation began to expand have been con...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
While the range of physical diversity dogs show is often thought to be the result of intense breeding over the last 200 years, a new Science study suggests domestic dogs began developing their distinctive forms thousands of years before humans started shaping modern breeds. https://scim.ag/4nVRhNq
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More than 100 years after the discovery of insulin, type 1 diabetes remains a chronic disease that requires lifelong daily management.
A special issue of Science looked at the advances that have expanded researchers’ grasp of this disease. https://scim.ag/3LxVzNk #WorldDiabetesDay
A special issue of Science looked at the advances that have expanded researchers’ grasp of this disease. https://scim.ag/3LxVzNk #WorldDiabetesDay
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
More than 100 years after the discovery of insulin, type 1 diabetes remains a chronic disease that requires lifelong daily management.
A special issue of Science looked at the advances that have expanded researchers’ grasp of this disease. https://scim.ag/3LxVzNk #WorldDiabetesDay
A special issue of Science looked at the advances that have expanded researchers’ grasp of this disease. https://scim.ag/3LxVzNk #WorldDiabetesDay
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Electrical stimulation based on short and precise burst patterns effectively stimulates sacral nerves to restore colon motility and treat severe #constipation in a rat model, according to new preclinical research in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/47MghQY
Burst-patterned stimulation restores colonic motility in preclinical models
Distinct temporal patterns of electrical stimulation of the sacral nerves selectively regulate colonic motility.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Electrical stimulation based on short and precise burst patterns effectively stimulates sacral nerves to restore colon motility and treat severe #constipation in a rat model, according to new preclinical research in #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/47MghQY
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In an interview with ScienceInsider, science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on James Watson’s legacy. https://scim.ag/47ykE3q
James Watson: Titan of science with tragic flaws
Science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on the “most famous scientist of the 20th century, and the most infamous of the 21st”
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November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
In an interview with ScienceInsider, science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on James Watson’s legacy. https://scim.ag/47ykE3q
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A new #ScienceRobotics Focus article describes the design of the Omnia bionic leg with semi-powered knee and ankle, which helped the Rehab Tech team clinch first place at the 2024 Cybathlon leg prosthesis race. https://scim.ag/3J71Xuj
The Omnia bionic leg with a semipowered knee and ankle wins the Cybathlon 2024 leg prosthesis race
Rehab Tech’s Omnia prosthesis excelled at Cybathlon, showcasing advanced lower-limb prostheses and user-centered innovation.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A new #ScienceRobotics Focus article describes the design of the Omnia bionic leg with semi-powered knee and ankle, which helped the Rehab Tech team clinch first place at the 2024 Cybathlon leg prosthesis race. https://scim.ag/3J71Xuj
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Happy 158th Birthday, Marie Skłodowska Curie! She was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive the honor twice.
In 2017, #ScienceBooks toured the dynamics that established her as "the most iconic of all female scientists." https://scim.ag/47tkKYA
In 2017, #ScienceBooks toured the dynamics that established her as "the most iconic of all female scientists." https://scim.ag/47tkKYA
The making and remaking of Marie Curie
The famous physicist's legacy looms large 150 years after her birth
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November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Happy 158th Birthday, Marie Skłodowska Curie! She was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive the honor twice.
In 2017, #ScienceBooks toured the dynamics that established her as "the most iconic of all female scientists." https://scim.ag/47tkKYA
In 2017, #ScienceBooks toured the dynamics that established her as "the most iconic of all female scientists." https://scim.ag/47tkKYA