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Randi Saunders
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PhD Sociology Grad at UT Austin studying stress, relationships, and health. Survey & data enthusiast. SFF aficionado, home cook, dog parent, disability inclusion advocate. On the job market. All views my own
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And then there’s this. Once again, RESEARCH helps us, over time, improve human HEALTH & wellbeing.

Basic and applied research, alike.

Science wins. When we fund it. 🧪🩺🛟

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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.

Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
December 21, 2024 at 5:31 PM
But abuse as an ongoing phenomenon is about power, and that power imbalance is fundamentally part of the relationship. And that situates violence not as isolated actions due to conflict but as mechanisms of control often co-occurring with other behaviors. The OP is right: the roles don't seesaw
November 18, 2024 at 11:03 PM