Flu cases in Canada rise above three-season high. There have been at least 74 flu deaths since August, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

Yes, my wedding has a website Yes, I have also included modelling of the expected temperature on the day Yes, I did this by fitting a Bayesian model to 45 years of temperature data Yes, the wedding website has an easter egg with a little link to find a writeup of how I got the numbers

Why does Canada need a national women's health strategy? I'll be discussing this tomorrow on The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn at 7:20 am PST/10:20 am EST. Tune in & listen 👇🏼 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #HerHealthMatters #WomensHealth #Research

BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.

GLOBAL TV FOR THE WIN, dropbox link in thread

Wonderful opportunity to attend #ICN2026 - see you there! 🤩 @infneuroendo.bsky.social

💔 Koko (2008?-2025) who survived a hard early life on the streets in Gabon to her forever home (first in North Van & then in Toronto). She loved hiking, chasing squirrels, popcorn. steak nights & snuggling by the fire on cold nights. We will miss our sweet good dog. 💔

Great opportunity to come our way and do some cool science with us. It's not just neuroscience - see the posting for the key research areas. www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...

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This year has been brutal for science, especially early career researchers and those working with communities further marginalized by this administration. Please read the experiences of these scientists. And when you’re done reading, find a way to fight back. theconversation.com/this-year-ne...

Global study of 641 women journalists, activists & human rights defenders finds 70% experienced online violence; 24% of which was generated or amplified by AI tools. 41% experienced offline attacks, abuse or harassment that they linked to online violence. theconversation.com/ai-tools-are...

The Canadian scientific community owes a great deal to Dr Kristy Duncan & I was thrilled to get a chance to talk to her about her new book, how to advocate government for more science funding, the imp of diversity to propel scientific discovery, leading a trek to Norway & imp of sharing our stories.

A new study says the COVID-19 vaccine protects pregnant women from getting severely ill or giving birth prematurely. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

New episode 🎙️ Psychiatrist and researcher Dr. @katewomersley.com joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to talk policy change, pregnancy, and why sex- and gender-informed science benefits everyone. Listen now: ow.ly/fFIb50XJAO1 #WomensHealth #Pregnancy #SexAndGenderResearch #HealthEquity

Does #Tylenol use during pregnancy cause autism? Short answer: current evidence does not support a causal link. Our latest Behind the Science blog breaks down what studies actually show, and why nuance matters. 🔗 Read more on the Women’s Health Blog: ow.ly/Tip550XIoPg

This is happening more and more…it’s not good for anyone including patients waiting for new cutting edge treatments

Thanks @aircanada.bsky.social it’s the little things.

In this episode, Dr. Daisy Singla joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social to discuss the SUMMIT trial, talk therapy, and how task-sharing and telemedicine can change perinatal mental health. 🎧Listen: ow.ly/UIcj50XGOaA #WomensHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth

“Violence against women is a toxic online culture that allows young men to feel entitled to women's attention and to react with violence when they don't get it, leading to a 14-year-old girl in NDG recently being stabbed in the face for rejecting a boy's advances.” #16DaysOfActivism

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Delightful post by Matt Brown on London’s historic trysting places. I think the sand bin is my favorite.

On Dec 6, we remember the massacre at l’Ecole Polytechnique and we acknowledge that gender-based violence is a pervasive issue: One woman or girl is killed every 48 hours in Canada (Canadian Femicide Observatory, 2022).

My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.” Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?

did… did the dog write this recipe

A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago. Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.

The co-first authorship order was determined via the best of three rounds in Super Smash Bros.

Headed to the University of Chicago as a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience in July 2026!

“As a liver doctor who has treated patients with hepatitis B for decades, this change to the vaccine schedule is a mistake. Before the birth dose was recommended, 20,000 newborns a year were infected with hepatitis B. Now, it’s fewer than 20." thehill.com/policy/healt...

Political rhetoric is feeding the narrative that aggression towards women is normative & socially acceptable. Anti-DEI & Trump's misogynistic labels of female reporters are recent examples. We must normalize women in leadership & public life. @josiecox.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Potential risks of GenAI on medical education ebm.bmj.com/content/30/6...

The brainiest orange rock posy lichen (Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca) I ever saw. Northwest Territories, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

Anyone interested in Steroids and the Nervous System? One of my fav meetings is back with a fantastic program and it’s in beautiful Torino at the end of February! Gianduja!🍷☕️🍕🍝 and science. What more could you want. Join us! www.neurosteroids.unito.it/home-page

My annual Christmas trivia: Frank Capra was a Caltech graduate and lifelong science guy who told a biographer that had he not gone into film, he might have wanted to be an astronomer. When Capra was Academy president in 1937, he invited Edwin and Grace Hubble to be special guests at the Oscars.

In our new episode, Dr. Gina Ogilvie explains HPV, vaccination, self-collection, vaccine hesitancy, and global health equity. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/uxEo50XBibP #WomensHealth #HPV #CervicalCancer

Women were only 6.3% Russell 3000 CEOs (2018-25)—yet 15.75% of activist campaigns were aimed at women CEOs. Reasons why: Gender stereotypes (male=leader), the glass cliff, women get less credit than men & activists belief that women are easier targets. www.axios.com/2025/12/03/v...

Every country needs a national strategy for women's health. In our new episode, Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social talks with Jennifer Gillivan about bias in research, and why it’s time to mobilize to equalize. 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/tsrw50Xy8q9

Larry Summers sought Epstein's advice on a romantic relationship w/ his mentee & questioned women's intelligence. Gender bias is rampant in economics. A 2019 survey found 1/2 of women respondents experienced discrimination & 43% offensive sexual behavior. theconversation.com/larry-summer...

Dr Lori Bernstein talking about cancer(chemo)-related cognitive decline- prevalence of CRCI is ~30% there is no one cause as there are multi-factorial factors. Women’s Brain Health Initiative Summit.

We now have an unprecedented level of income & wealth inequality. It isn’t acceptable that the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 93%, while a majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. We must stand together & create an economy that works for all, not just the few.

Join us Dec 8 with Dr. Deena Walker to learn how drugs of abuse disrupt thyroid signaling, how this alters reward pathways, and how a CNS-specific thyromimetic may reduce reward-driven behaviors. 🔗 Register: eventbrite.com/e/thyroid-ho... #AddictionScience #SexDifferences

Important discussions for research, check it out below! 👇🎤🔬🌎🤝

I’m so glad I crossed paths with Jillian Gillivan who is an amazing spokesperson for the need for more women’s health research. “Enrage to engage” we need all strategies on the table!!!

Does blinding--i.e., concealing applicants' identities--reduce gender gaps in academic conference paper acceptances? Nope! Does blinding do anything? It does! Blinding reduces gaps in acceptances by institution rank. haruka-uchida.github.io/websitefiles...

Started the morning off right with a Skype a Scientist session with 2 3rd grade classes who just read a book about giant squid. Getting bombarded with squid questions first thing in the morning is truly the best start to the day, highly recommend.

So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth! #protistsonsky 🧵