I believe Ireland should aspire to the French @inserm.fr model of funding biomedical research, which funds true thematic research areas of need, rather than boom-bust centres of excellence whose existence relies on commercial success. www.inserm.fr/nous-connait...

More reasons to leave X and move to Bluesky: www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

The night the Velvet Underground came to Dublin…sharing a stage with your heroes. Magical. open.substack.com/pub/paulpage...

Coffee and improved cognition, reduced dementia >130,000 people followed 37 years Benefit seen only with caffeinated coffee or tea and most pronounced ~2 cups/day @jama.com ☕️☕️https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764

Interesting findings form a large scale population study that looked into the role of different ApoE alleles on AD risk. If you have two copies of E2 you have a good chance of avoiding it: www.alzforum.org/news/researc...

The Irish Reproducibility Network will have our official launch next week! Really looking forward to this 😊 #irishResearch #openResearch #openScience

The rise and fall of Twitter: From a hub for democratic discourse to a bigoted, toxic sinkhole www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

If you haven’t already cancelled your X account, which financially supports Elon Musk and all the horrible things he stands for, now is an opportune time to move to Bluesky. Universities and government institutions should also take the leap and rebuild their social connections here.

Brain’s ‘plumbing’ inspires new Alzheimer’s strategies—and controversial surgeries science.org/content/arti... by @science.org #Alzheimers #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence

Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...

Health warning for long term melatonin use: www.sciencealert.com/common-suppl...

Make America Crispy Again.

Ár nUachtarán💚🇮🇪 🎶 Máirtín O’Connor - Into the New @president.ie

Looking out for your community isn't charity. It is fundamental decency and an understanding about what it means to live in a humane society. #SNAP #shutdown #hunger #dignity

This article is full of digs against horseshoe bats, planners & says “environmental goals have created stasis”. The @dublininquirer.com have already looked into the Collison backed Progress Ireland & identified links with US libertarian & Peter Thiel backed groups. We need independent journalism!

I joined a panel on @TRTWorld (airing today at 4pm) to discuss Ireland’s pharma success, its impact on academia & the economy, and US tariffs. Hosted by @endabradytv with @jonathanhealy & @seamuscoffey. Watch: youtu.be/9VEiSO4uVyI

It's almost as if every university in the EU pivoting to the same strategy of "get more ERCs" isn't actually a strategy at all.

The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | Tristan Harris on The Daily Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=675d...

Some scientists are harnessing the unique environment of space to study aging and neurodegeneration by sending brain organoids to the International Space Station. #WorldSpaceWeek vist.ly/49j4v

Very impressive work!! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

For National Potato Day (Oct 3rd)! www.cell.com/news-do/pr-p...

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia

Investment in research infrastructure and sustainable core funding is not a luxury - it is a strategic necessity. It is an investment that grows the economy, strengthens public finances, and enables government to deliver on wider national priorities. iua.ie/press-releas... #Budget2026

" #Nanoplastics… Minuscule pieces of waste #plastic, thousands of times smaller than a human hair, can damage our brains… contributing to the increasing global levels of #Alzheimer ’s and #Parkinson ’s disease." #pollution #microplastics #plasticpollution www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...

“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.” What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women. Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

🧠 Alzheimer's Treatment Update: New drugs may cause brain swelling/bleeding Anti-amyloid-β (Aβ) monoclonal antibodies like lecanemab and donanemab are shifting Alzheimer's treatment from symptom management to disease modification. They show modest slowing of cognitive decline in early AD. 1/2

Today, on #WorldAlzheimersDay 🌎, we come together to raise awareness and take action in the fight to #ENDALZ. 💜 Donate during our World Alzheimer’s Day 2X Match Challenge to double your impact: bit.ly/46cZKGm. Unable to give? Then repost 🔁 with why you support the Alzheimer’s Association.

Excellent explainer on why private industry and venture capital can’t replace government funded basic science research.

The original “Great Gatsby”, great film!

Two new studies lay out a path for better research on associations between cancer and microbes in the human body. https://scim.ag/4m8xHww

Everyone who Got a “Fundable but not funded” from SFI the last year had every reason to be furious that SFI preferred to piss away research funds on the lawyers for a management putsch. www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...

Excited to see Bluesky’s growth. Hopefully we reach (and surpass) the heights X once had. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Baby brains show striking levels of tau hyperphosphorylation, yet no tangles. Does this challenge the idea that hyperphosphorylation alone drives tangle formation? 🧠🍼 👉 www.alzforum.org/news/researc...

A protein produced by the pathogenic bacteria Helicobacter pylori can block amyloid proteins from clustering, new #ScienceAdvances research finds.

I am very proud of Cillian Power, who completed his MSc project in my lab (Dept. Pharmacology, UCC) on receiving the Pat Allen Medal for best project in his year (Dept of Biochemistry, UCC)! He’s now pursuing his PhD with my colleague Prof. Wendy Noble at the University of Exeter.

I’m worried Irish policymakers are repeating Celtic Tiger-era policies of funding expensive “boom time” positions” for international talent, while underfunding Irish-based talent who’ve endured 17 years of austerity and still struggle to secure basic lab funding @researchireland.ie

Get ready for the PROTACS, targeting proteins related to cancer and potentially other diseases a new feature @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #publichealth Ferroptosis is a necrotic, non-apoptotic cell death modality triggered by unrestrained iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Role of #Ferroptosis in the Progression of #COVID & the Develop- ment of #LongCOVID

67.425% of health economics is basically pseudoscience.

Top companies and drugs by sales in 2024 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The United Nations has called for “justice and answers” after the bodies of eight Palestinian medics, six first responders, and one UN staff member—still in their uniforms and gloves—were recovered from a mass grave in southern Gaza after an attack by Israeli forces www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Very productive visit from ERC President Maria Leptin - on the same page as our Taoiseach and Minister for Science when it comes to the need for increased funding for science in Ireland and Europe and ERC independence