Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992. Was there a breast cancer epidemic?! NO. Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976. PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something. This is also about autism.

Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

Breaking news: A new lawsuit seeks to challenge the National Institutes of Health’s decisions to abruptly terminate hundreds of grants, totaling more than $2.4 billion, over the past month. scim.ag/3DZnylL

Our article, “Eating disorders and later incidence of cancer – A nationwide longitudinal study in Denmark” is out today. This one was a team effort & I’m so grateful to UNC CEED for their collaborations over the years. 🩵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hey - please help save jobs and lives! Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk! Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally. click.info.apa.org?qs=09c745fe0...

Pica, the eating of non-food substances, is an eating disorder we know very little about. So this Eating Disorder Awareness Week I thought I would share research I did with @nataliep310.bsky.social and on Pica prevalence pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38097525/

For 38 years, PRAMS has collected critical data on maternal-child health with the goal to reduce infant morbidity and mortality. CDC has officially halted the 2024 PRAMS data collection for the participating 46 states and the future is uncertain.

Can I interest y'all in a preprint in these trying times? My student Joy Qiu recently completed work on using ensembles of LLMs to perform coding of free text response data. A 🧵

How should you respond to a regime that has disregard for health and wellbeing, ignores the central role of inequalities in poor health outcomes, and believes science and scholarship to be enemies of progress? @kamranabbasi.bsky.social in the latest Editor's Choice www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Teachers, edu folks, allies: We will not let them destroy our Dept of Ed & its vital research, programs, & funding for our kids. Join us for an all-hands-on-deck organizing call this Sun, 2/16 at 7pm ET to plan actions to fight for our Ss, Ts, & schools. sparkstreetdigital.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Excited to join the peer reviewer academy and grateful to @sbm.org for these training opportunities! 🥳

Sheila Schuster when asked how we keep going (advocating/fighting for progress) in this political environment “Think of the people you’re serving. And we can’t give up- that’s letting them win” Needed that today.

What started out as a healthy living article idea for @sbm.org turned into a commentary in Women's Health Issues! Check it out here ⬇️ lnkd.in/gTrwUSfA

This is a great article reviewing strategies that can help detect 🤖 s - a MUST READ for anyone doing online survey or m-health research! (Yes, ema-ers, this includes you too) I am loving the articles shared by @sbm.org this winter! #BehavioralMedicine

SO happy to read this piece! Promoting weight loss=contributing to weight stigma. The shift from focusing on weight as the “be-all-end-all” outcome doesn’t mean we ditch scientific inquiries focused on improving access & adoption of physical activity behaviors & eating a well-rounded diet.

Our commentary, that will surely spark debate, is now accepted ‘Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment Promotes Weight Loss by Increasing Eating Disorder Symptoms: A Response to Grilo & Pittman (2024)’ in International Journal of Eating Disorders @uofleatlab.bsky.social

“NIH produces an astounding return on investment to the American taxpayer. In Fiscal Year 2022, NIH research funding supported 568,585 jobs and generated $96.84 billion in economic activity — that’s $2.64 of economic activity for every $1 of research funding.” www.researchamerica.org/2023-oped-us...

In one of our sample of folks with #eatingdisorders 11% endorse Ozempic use Of course we need more data but there should be a contraindication to use this if you have an eating disorder @doctorpipes.bsky.social

We are actively recruiting people who are: -18+ years old -pregnant 🤰🏼 -live in the USA 🇺🇸 -willing to meditate and receive 1 text per day for 1 week 🤳🏽🧘🏻‍♀️ to complete a week-long meditation practice. Please share with your networks! #research #studyrecruitment

I am so happy about this “X” odus. Looking forward to connecting with other scientists & academics on bluesky! 🦋

What are your favorite resources for training others to facilitate focus groups? Please drop below. 👇🏼 Thanks in advance!! #qualitativeresearch

Willie Nelson says “happy fall, y’all!” 🎃 🐾

Out with the old, in with the new! 🤠 Want to join our group of amazing researchers and educators focused on dismantling diet culture and examining weight stigma? Fill out the form here: forms.gle/fUXf4vgg62Fh...

So happy to see @wired321.bsky.social made the jump! Weight inclusive research friends- consider checking them out and joining. I’ve met so many incredible researchers through this group!