“However, as their prescribing expands, we are seeing more and more unexpected side effects being reported in the literature." Get ready for more side effects as more and more people use GLP-1 agonists to lose weight... www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Some research I thought I would share from one of my old student's research projects. Cool stuff about cannabinoids, growing stem cells in 3D cultures, and blood! #immunology medium.com/p/cannabinoi...

Could skincare ingredients trigger the hormone that makes us feel good, while clinically treating the skin simultaneously? Interesting read... #skincare #science #dermatology www.medestheticsmag.com/home/article...

Amazing results using a virus to deliver microRNA to successfully treat Hungtington's disease! This pushes us into a new era of gene therapy treatments for disease! #immunology #genetherapy #Huntingtonsdisease bbc.com/news/article...

Producing ExoFecta LyoBeads filled with copper peptides, growth factors, and exosomes! @FactorFiveSkin #exosomes #science #skincare #stemcells youtube.com/shorts/Q0sbS...

Another great podcast on vaccines with commentary from @DrPaulOffit @Penn @ChildrensPhila Check it out! www.npr.org/2025/09/25/n...

American Spa featured our Exofecta novel lyobead exosome, growthfactor, and peptide product as a "new medical spa product(s) to check out!" #skincare @FactorFiveSkin www.americanspa.com/medical-spa/...

I don't like the term "cosmeceutical," and neither does the FDA. Regardless, these chemical compounds have lots of research validating their positive effects for #acne, #dematitis, and #melasma. #skincare www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

This is a must listen- @DrPaulOffit is a wealth of knowledge about vaccines and presents the issues going on so well. #Vaccines @ChildrensPhila @NPR @onthemedia @WNYC Paul Offit Has Opinions About RFK Jnr. www.wnycstudios.org/story/paul-o... via @onthemedia

Interesting. However, antioxidants aren't the panacea for stopping senescence of skin cells. Antioxidants are only part of the issue with aging skin. Peptides and growth factors are needed to signal rejuvenation! @FactorFiveSkin #skincare #stemcells www.medestheticsmag.com/products/art...

Transplantation of a humanized pig lung into a human donor lasted 9 days, avoiding hyperacute rejection and widespread infection! This may allow more transplantation modalities for people that need organ transplants! @naturemedicine.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Check out this excellent @Radiolab episode about an awesome use for AI: to discover FDA-approved drugs that might work for treating diseases off-label. Great listen! @DavidFajgenbaum @Penn @CureCastleman #Science @EveryCure #artificial_intelligence radiolab.org/podcast/the-...

Cool new study we did identifying a new gene involved in zebrafish hematopoiesis! #stemcells #immunology #hematopoiesis #zebrafish medium.com/@davidstachu...

Moderna cutting back due to declining Covid vaccine sales... #COVID19 #immunology www.linkedin.com/news/story/m...

Cool info on how the brain uses fat as a fuel too- not just sugar! This goes against decades of dogma on the subject! #brain #Science @nature.com www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Growing evidence suggests that the skin and gut may be more closely linked than once thought — especially in chronic inflammatory conditions like rosacea. A great review of how your microbiome may be affecting your skin! #immunology #skincare www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Exciting PrEP drug from Gilead that promises to be an important part of HIV prevention! #HIV #immunology #PrEP www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Great discussion about vaccines on @onthemedia.bsky.social with Dr Paul Offit from CHOP. If you're confused about the science of vaccines, you should check out his books- it's science approachable to everyone. #immunology #vaccines #covid19 #Measles www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Great read about navigating antimicrobial resistance #microbiology #immunology #antibiotics #NobelPrize www.nobelprize.org/the-unseen-e...

Interested in the best source of stem cells for science-based skincare? Read my recent article here! #skincare #FactorFiveSkin #stemcells #MSCs medium.com/@davidstachu...

Great review of autism being caused mostly by genetics... #autismawareness www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

@FactorFiveSkin is #hiring! Know anyone that is interested in helping me and the team produce novel skin care products? We're looking for someone to help in the laboratory and also in our manufacturing plant. Send me a message! www.indeed.com/job/batching...

Exciting times! The first ever personalized gene modification therapy with #CRISPR at @PennMedicine @Penn @ChildrensPhila to treat a rare metabolic disorder. These are exciting trials and should usher in an exciting new world of medical possibilities! www.pennmedicine.org/News/worlds-...

Congrats to Kristen Rueb for her latest publication in #Dermascope. The science team at #FactorFiveSkin is gettin 'er done! #skincare #womeninscience #biotech www.dermascope.com/cell-talk-hu...

“When you mix science with politics, you get politics,” a quote from historian John M. Barry really does capture the debate over SARS-CoV2 originating naturally or from a laboratory... #virology #immunology #COVID19 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Tianeptine has not been approved by the FDA for medical use, is not regulated by the Controlled Substances Act, is not safe in food, and has not met regulations as a dietary ingredient. But you can still get it easily... #gasstationheroin #designerdrugs www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Interested in peptides for skincare? Check out this informative video I made! #davidstachura #peptides #biotech #skincare @FactorFiveSkin youtu.be/T3tEjzZW9tg?...

I'll take a diet rich in complex carbohydrates over a fecal transplant any day : @nature.com #microbiome #immunology #antibiotics www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New diabetes subtype officially recognized #Diabetes #DiabetesAwareness #type5 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Great Venn diagram describing the overlap of autism, adhd, and giftedness. #AutismAwareness #ADHD tendingpaths.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/u...

My new action figure! Highly collectable and limited edition :) @FactorFiveSkin #davidstachura #stemcellscience #Collectible #AI #ChatGPT

How's your week starting out? This smiling zebrafish neutrophil we imaged years ago should make it better! @BloodJournal ashpublications.org/blood/issue/... #immunology #science #development

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It's not a pot of gold, but it's a pretty sweet Tacoma. #toyota #tacoma #GFC #TRD

Great @radiolab.bsky.social story about the mysterious placenta! Do you have your kid's placentas? I do :) #development #science #pregnancy www.wnycstudios.org/story/e0a4aa...

New product coming soon! Pioneered by me and the science team at FACTORFIVE Skincare! #biotech #skincare #stemcells fb.watch/yBaHPd9PS7/

Check out these droplets of stem cell proteins freezing in liquid nitrogen, dispensed from a @MillrockTech LyoBead maker! Excited to get them lyophilized (freeze dried) and incorporated into products that will help a variety of skin issues! @FactorFiveSkin #Biotech #skincare

Just got the lyobead maker up and running! We're producing lyophilized, shelf stable beads of stem-cell derived proteins that will be used to help multiple skin issues! So excited! #skincare #FactorFiveSkin #Biotech

Well deserved award for Dr. Gordon Keller! Gordon was a member of my thesis committee when I was a PhD student and his helpful suggestions made me a better scientist :) www.isscr.org/isscr-news/g...

Cool new study showing how AI can detect diseases past and present by examining B and T cell receptor sequences. #science #immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"Willful waste makes woeful want.”

Almond tress are in bloom! Spring is here! Well, kinda. #chico #spring

Took a little ride out to the almond orchards today... #vw #vwthing #chico

“The greatest waste of scientific capital is writing unsuccessful NIH grants.” So true... Even if you hate the process of how grants are funded, stopping science doesn't make sense, though. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

After girls perform real-life science in the classroom, they're more likely to draw images of themselves as scientists instead of male mad scientists. Encourage your girls to be scientists with words and actions! #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM medium.com/p/250f9902fbe0

Excited to share our work - online today as a preprint. Here, we characterize precocious aging in HSCs of mice and people with sickle cell disease. Excitingly, we demonstrate the potential of senolytics to restore HSC function to the bone marrow of mice with SCD. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

"What I cannot create, I do not understand;” this quote from Richard Feynman explains the awesome research being done on creating artificial blood in the laboratory. A great read! #Blood #stemcells #hematology #Immunology www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

My team @naturecomms.bsky.social is looking for a new editor! We need someone to help handle all of the awesome #stemcell and #devbio papers we're getting. DM me if you're interested or have questions about the role or interview process. springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Spring...

Really cool article on how artificial intelligence (I guess technically they are language models) trained with evolutionary data can generate functional proteins like new fluorescent reporter proteins! #AI #proteins #evolution @ScienceMagazine

Check out my new website and see what I've been up to :). www.drdavidstachura.com