Here are some random exploratory plots for you - looks like women report better social support from family and friends than men regardless of marital status, while partnered men report better partner support than partnered women do

Not candidate gene studies being cited in a 2025 neuroscience course 😖

It was great to contribute to this study for @usociety.bsky.social on the epigenetic correlates of major depression, and to be listed alongside such incredible co-authors! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.

Wake me up when someone with a shred of decency and leadership is running the UK

I had a great time at the British Society for Population Studies @bspsuk.bsky.social conference this week. I've written a blog post about what I learned - check it out at the link below! peoplescienceuk.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/w... #BSPS2025

Judge us by our critics. subscribe.bylinetimes.com

BBC: "We're just reporting what the Israeli Defence Forces have said..." Exactly.

BREAKING: At least 71 Palestinians, including 24 aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the latest 24-hour reporting period, says Gaza’s Health Ministry. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/r3s7v3

Latest processing of UK Biobank brain imaging data - now with 82,000 usable first-scan datasets. Correlating brain IDPs with 13,000 non-imaging variables gives a rich manhattan-stye plot. 324,000 Bonferroni-significant associations.

“We’re here to talk about A levels” “Free Palestine the BBC is complicit” 💀💀

I read the word "endpoint" in the context of EWAS disease phenotypes today, and I think it's important to frame diseases in this way because it reminds you to think about everything upstream!

Genetic "optimization" of embryos appears to be becoming mainstream. The narrative currently is largely controlled by startups that range across the spectrum from hardcore snake-oil to well-intentioned & occasionally strong domain expertise. But these are not neutral parties. 1/

This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages.

Googling "how to create a tarball" *every single time* because I have an MSc in Bioinformatics, with distinction... 😑

We don't have to push children into poverty. We don't have to make life harder for the sick and disabled. We don't have to aid and abet genocide. For too long, people have been denied a real political choice. Not anymore. Join us at yourparty.uk

BBC News: Do you think you were a witness to war crimes? American veteran who worked at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution center: Without question I witnessed war crimes.

Digitising old photos 🥲

I was lucky enough to visit the Jenny Saville exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery yesterday, along with the Portrait Award entries which are always amazing, plus the icon of epidemiology: Broad Street Pump, and the place my parents met: Somerset House

27 people — including a priest, professor and health workers — were arrested today under terrorism laws. Their crime? Peacefully holding signs opposing genocide. This is how we sleepwalk into fascism.

I completed Differential Expression Analysis with limma in R by DataCamp www.datacamp.com/completed/st...

One benefit to having a husband with Generalized Anxiety Disorder is that he knows what to do if we get nuked (also his myriad personal qualities and handsomeness).

25 Palestinians killed seeking aid this morning. 146 wounded. 62 in critical condition. Under no circumstances should the UK follow these genocidaires into their illegal war.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

When you were considering being offended at being called a nerd last week ……but you’ve spent the weekend at a #Lego fayre & find yourself excited to take your Dr Hibbert (& his little x-ray! 🩻) to the hospital to show your friends 🏥 🩺 …..& realise its true 🤓😆 #NerdsAreCool 😎

Your genome is not a blueprint. A thread about misleading metaphors in science communication. 🧬🧪 1/n

Last week I had a great time at the Soc-B student workshop at University of Essex. Loved listening to everyone's presentations and talking about my research. A great bunch of passionate students and supportive professors. I also enjoyed the Wivenhoe trail walk and campus tree walk 🥰

I've launched a personal blog: People Science! In it, I write about scientific topics which interest me, for an interested lay audience. My new post recaps what I learned at the IBANGS Genes, Brain & Behavior meeting in Fiji. Feel free to check it out! peoplescienceuk.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/w...

Troops gun down starving crowds, capping deadly first week of operations for controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

It was great to contribute to this study discovering the genetic basis of the devastating condition "long covid", on behalf of @usociety.bsky.social. The study coordinators were fantastic and gave me a lot of support through my first GWAS. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This week I travelled across the globe to present my PhD research at the IBANGS Genes, Brain and Behavior conference in Fiji. I have learned so much fascinating neurobiology this week! I took a few moments to think about my mother on the anniversary of her passing. Glad to have slept 14h last night!

Shamelessly promoting my excellent, meticulous and passionate friend's new shop! Selling handmade jewellery and artifical headpieces. www.purrhavoc.com

I’m seeing even well-meaning accounts criticise disability cuts as hitting “the most vulnerable.” Reminder: disabled people are not inherently vulnerable. We are vulnerable when governments choose to withhold the resources disabled people need to live dignified and secure lives.

Reading a few neuroimaging GWAS and this is the first one to adjust for socioeconomic deprivation. My instinct is to like this - am I missing some statistical reason why this shouldn't be the norm?

Heard a nice quote from Ptolemy - who, like most early astronomers, was also an astrologer: "The stars incline; they do not compel". Replace "stars" with "genes" and you've got a nice description of genetic influences on our behavior... 😊

It's really not that hard. We understand that Labour had a difficult inheritance. It's more that, since taking office, Labour has (it sometimes feels deliberately) stuck its middle finger up at almost everything Labour voters care about. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Another one of us turns 40! Had a great time catching up with my school friends last night 🥰 It doesn't hurt that she owns a genuinely excellent independent bakery and is friends with the local cheese shop 😋

Bravo, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology! Thank you to the members who crafted this important statement. @drglitterbear.bsky.social sbn.org/news/news/wh...

To brighten your feed on #InternationalDayofForests: A sliver of "forest" 10 min from me, some Essex campus trees, a stunning view of Lake Bassenthwaite from Dodd Wood, and a Forest of Dean pic from earlier this month.

A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

🚨 REACTION: Oxfam reaction to Israel’s attack on Gaza despite ceasefire. “The ongoing targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure cannot be justified under any circumstances," said @oxfaminternational.bsky.social 's Clémence Lagouardat. oxf.am/3DOX71V

Every week, I speak to people in my constituency struggling with mental health. Many are worried about feeding their kids, paying the rent or losing benefits. Britain's mental health crisis is the result of political choices. This government is choosing to push more people into despair.

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So maybe I'm biased because my excellent friend wrote one of the chapters, but isn't it fantastic that this book on diseases goes into detail on sociological factors, patient education, and management?

Dissertation by Dr Rachel Los not only includes acknowledgements, but also .. anti-acknowledgements. delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/a...