The fruit fly visual system gets a glow-up during pupal development. A new study reveals how non-neuronal calcium activity fine-tunes the boundaries between each portion of the compound eye. By @lauren-schneider.com #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/developmenta...

Hundreds of tiny optical units that cover a fly's eye have to be perfectly spaced to produce a clear image. New research reveals how non-neuronal signals coordinate this structural alignment during pupal development. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/developmenta...

Wow, this paper was cited a handful of times in an OECD report about adolescent mental health and social media use: www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Springer Nature plans to retract and remove dozens of papers that relied on a dataset containing images of children’s faces, The Transmitter has learned. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/e...

The challenges Neurodata Without Borders faces reflect a broader need for funding that sustains new research tools once they are established. By Lauren Schneider #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/community/ne...

Navigate the rise and fall of research topics over five decades using The Transmitter's interactive map, which is based on a semantic analysis of nearly 350,000 abstracts in leading neuroscience journals. Explore more: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/p... #neuroskyence #StateOfNeuroscience

Funding the creation of an ambitious data project is one thing, keeping it going is another. The primary grant supporting the Neurodata Without Borders consortium is set to end by March 2026, meaning less support for those who use the platform. My latest: www.thetransmitter.org/community/ne...

Hundreds of animal studies about early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage show signs of image manipulation or duplication, which may have stalled research into treatments. By @lauren-schneider.com #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...

Many animal studies promise interventions for early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage, but treatments remain elusive. A possible reason? 40% of articles two data sleuths examined had evidence of duplicated/manipulated images. My latest: www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/i...

In the amygdala, noradrenergic signaling in astrocytes could prime their response to nearby neurons that helps stabilize fear memories. By @lauren-schneider.com www.thetransmitter.org/memory/engra...

A new study describes how astrocytes in the amygdala stabilize memories after fear conditioning, adding to evidence that these cells support cognition in neuronal circuits. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social, with reporting by @claudia-lopez.bsky.social: www.thetransmitter.org/memory/engra...

Applications are now open for our spring internship! This is an excellent opportunity for a beginning science journalist to report and write about the fast-moving field of neuroscience. Apply now: simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons... #neuroskyence

Bad news for mouse poker players: Their facial movements offer “tells” about decision-making variables that the animals track without always acting on them, according to a study published today in Nature Neuroscience. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/motor-behavi...

“It’s hard to know if I should close down my existing projects and/or redouble my efforts writing new grant applications,” Joshua Jacobs, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, told @thetransmitter.bsky.social. By Natalia Mesa www.thetransmitter.org/funding/nih-...

A Madrid-based research team earned its second retraction for its work on gelsolin’s potential applications in Alzheimer’s disease treatment. By @lauren-schneider.com www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/a...

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #neuroskyence #neurosci 🛟🫁 Great reporting by Leslie Liang for @theexamination.org on the risk of nicotine analogues creeping into consumer products such as e-cigarettes and oral pouches. Thanks for the interview !

Tech trailblazer Stephanie "Steve" Shirley is remembered by the U.K. autism community for decades of support. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/in-...

Money quote: “I wasn’t trying to run it [up] the flagpole and then be told I was an idiot.” [too late] www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/a... via @lauren-schneider.com

A 2009 paper reported that gelsolin reduced amyloid burden in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Now the journal’s editors have retracted the work over potential image duplication. By @lauren-schneider.com #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/a...

Concerns about image duplication and the ethical approval of experimental protocols triggered the retraction of a 2009 Alzheimer’s paper. My latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/a...

@lauren-schneider.com has nicely highlighted some of the MANY ways that scientific work is being unnecessarily disrupted this year and the effects on scientists like me. scienceline.org/2025/09/many... #StandUpForScience #FundScience #ScienceIsForEveryone

Loved creating this animation for Scienceline's 2025 summer project, Gold Standard Science. Read our reporting on the state of research amid funding cuts, terminations and more. scienceline.org/special-proj...

A widely cited study linking chromatin modifications to improved memory has earned an expression of concern from publishers over apparent image duplication. By @lauren-schneider.com #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/publishing/p...

Recent guidance on active shooter drills from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine discusses preparing schools for the unthinkable without compromising student and staff wellbeing. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

ASA member Lori Peek ‪@colorado.edu‬ was quoted in this JAMA piece—along with Alice Fothergill ‪@uvmvermont.bsky.social‬ and Mary C. Waters ‪@marywaters.bsky.social‬ ‪@harvard.edu—about the legacy and lessons of Hurricane Katrina. ‪@jama.com‬

Hurricane Katrina permanently transformed the physical landscape and psyche of the Gulf Coast, with a profound toll on health in New Orleans and surrounding areas in the 20 years since. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Whether to use #SSRIs during #pregnancy involves balancing the mental health needs of pregnant people with potential fetal risks. But some experts worry a recent #FDA panel didn’t fully consider these complexities. #MedSky

A recent FDA panel didn't tell the full story of the role SSRIs can play in treating perinatal depression, sources say. My latest for JAMA Medical News: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Aaron Wightman has a sweet gig, which includes tracking more than 5,000 trees, answering questions from hundreds of people, and doing research on the impacts of #climatechange on #maple trees Read Marta Hill’s profile story on New York’s maple specialist

Sources say community clinics could take a hit from new HHS guidelines blocking undocumented immigrants from federally-funded programs. They worry this will undermine care for all patients who rely on these services, regardless of immigration status. My latest for JAMA Medical News:

I kind of like the war on the spotted lanternfly. Makes life a smidge more Verhoevenesque than it already was.

30 years after the war, #Bosnia & #Herzegovina remains disconnected from many public health efforts in #Europe, but loneliness researchers are working to change that A story on #socialprescribing in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska by @laur_insider

Nonproducing oil and gas wells in Canada may leak 7 times more methane than official estimates suggest, according to new research from McGill University. eos.org/articles/non...

Official estimates may undercount methane emissions from nonproducing oil and gas wells in Canada. My latest for Eos: eos.org/articles/non...

I hate being the bearer of bad news, but I love that scientists have more evidence about the health effects of cannabis. So it all evens out in my latest for Live Science. www.livescience.com/health/marij...

If you read one thing today make it this!! Pragathi killing it as usual.

Don’t know which was more fun, learning from scientists at the cutting edge of media forensics, chatting with AI music enthusiasts or creating the interactive game (best on desktop).

Glad to have been presented the FakeMusicCaps dataset and the risks and issues behind deepfake music detection! Link to the paper --> arxiv.org/pdf/2409.10684 Link to the dataset --> zenodo.org/records/1506... #AIMusic #GenerativeAI #Deepfake #AI #GenerativeMusic

In my first for Live Science, I spoke to Boston University researchers hopeful their sound filtering algorithm will improve hearing aid tech. www.livescience.com/health/neuro...

In my latest for Alzforum, new research implicates Commander and CCC protein complexes in PD risk. www.alzforum.org/news/researc...

SCOOP: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi went into an interview today hoping he would come out a U.S. citizen. Instead, ICE arrested him. theintercept.com/2025/04/14/i...

As someone who writes about dementia and an absolute celebrity gossip fiend I spend a lot of time being like "oh THAT caa"

For Alzforum, I examined how a new GWAS study could bridge knowledge gaps about Alzheimer's risk in populations with non-European ancestry. www.alzforum.org/news/researc...

Only 7 officers were hired at Georgia hospitals in the year after a new law authorized health facilities to form police departments, but industry insiders told me this could change in coming years. Experts disagree about whether this will improve hospital safety. My latest:

For Alzforum, I spoke to synapse imaging experts about what a new high-resolution microscopy technique could offer researchers within and beyond the neurodegeneration field. www.alzforum.org/news/researc...

Had a great time speaking to UMD and UF researchers about this growing problem and how their data could one day promote public health efforts!

Robotaxi programs are on the rise in the United States. @laur-insider.bsky.social shares what you need to know: scienceline.org/2024/12/robo...

Had a blast reporting this one, digging into where science meets subculture

I know for a fact Lucy is anti organization

Maybe over break I can finally organize all my pictures of Lucy. I doubt it lol