‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision www.theguardian.com/science/2026... #news #science #GeneTherapy #breakthrough #blindness #vision

Congresswoman Summer Lee grills RFK, Jr. on black maternal health. This health crisis in the U.S. is a persistent emergency where Black women are 2.5 to 3.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women, with rates up to 49.5 deaths per 100,000 live births.

This is the potential that has excited researchers about mRNA technology, at the exact same time that the very same technology has been targeted by HHS for huge cuts when applied to infectious diseases. 🧪

Tune in Sunday for the Opening Plenary, spotlighting groundbreaking research across the cancer continuum—from mechanistic insights to patient outcomes. Read more in AACR Annual Meeting News: buff.ly/aHaksHK

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded. “This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

Rest in Power to a major figure in the AIDS treatment activism in the 1980s, a time when many were indifferent or looking away.

It's crucial to remember that RFK Jr isn't just doing all he can to roll back vaccination & drive up childhood infectious diseases in the US but also WORLWIDE & he's especially targeting children in the lowest income countries He has suspended US funding to Gavi, which supports global vaccination 🧵

It’s been a year and a day since this account was established. It’s been a wild ride and it’s great to see all the heroes working to save our democracy!

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This is a well-documented pattern in medical research and reflects systemic gender bias in pain assessment and treatment.👇

My quote of the day We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over. Ambrose Bierce

My "favorite" in this space is Bhattacharya justifying placing @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social on admin leave: Bhattacharya told Just the News that his (free speech) policy did not apply to Norton (PhD, MPH) because she’s a program officer (aka Health Science Admin) and “not in a scientist position.”

CALL YOUR HOUSE REP AND TELL THEM TO CO-SPONSOR THE ARTICLES. NOW!

well dorks...I'm in the HOUSE! (At the Education and Workforce hearing of RFK Jr.) And we are LIVE SKEETING! (p.s. we met someone in the wild who come to our Virtual Rally on 3/28!)

RFK Jr. hearing is in recess, so I wanted to take a minute to address his stated belief that Black Americans died of COVID19 at higher rates than others because, he said: 1. Family members couldn’t visit them in the hospital, so 2. Hospitals had no incentive to care for these patients properly

Nice comprehensive science spending site from @jdworkin.bsky.social sciencespending.org#methods

Yep. It’s fabulous that teen pregnancies are down! Also, birth rates have declined in nearly ALL developed countries. Female autonomy is the 1° reason, along with lower child mortality rates. (you don’t need 6 kids so 2 become adults) A societal shift occurs … 1/?

Wow! All joking aside, our cells have an orientation & polarity, fundamental to function. They incessantly monitor the environment around them. Mechanosensing is the way cells translate physical changes (gravity) to internal signals. 🧪We are literally earthlings, at the cellular & molecular level.

Bannon and Trump may have promoted the COVID lab leak but it was fueled by irresponsible journalism—folks looking for scandal and ignoring overwhelming evidence, probability, and expert consensus. I’m still mad about it.

Would be cool if there were consequences for intentionally lying to Congress! The state does not force anyone to immunize. Parents already refuse vaccines bc of misinfo like this. The HepB vaccine is one of the most-tested & studied therapeutics of all time. It’s safer than most of your daily life

HHS Secretary Kennedy’s testimony to Congress today made clear yet again that he is unfit to lead HHS—and his anti-science policies are putting people in danger. ⬇️🧵 @mikethompson.house.gov laid it bare. WATCH:

HHS just published an update to its Scientific Integrity Policy. Notably, it has removed the concept of political interference, and no longer calls it out as something specifically to be prevented. www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul... (deletions in red, insertions in green)

We were afraid this might happen. The ridiculous “competitive not discussed” group lives on in Peer Review at NIH. This was supposed to apply to just two review rounds due to the shut down. It confuses everyone, especially given the new unified funding plan approach. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Keeping up with Irish fuel protests, Australian hate speech debate, cost of living crisis in Canada and UK, American fascism, etc, makes our Government wonder if our debate on mandatory nudity is relatively unimportant.

Happy tax day, America. If you’d like to pay for something better instead of paying for this, call Congress and vote.

Well, I guess it’s better than injecting bleach? Yam Tits now proclaiming Diet Coke kills cancer cells because it kills grass. #NotHowScienceWorks

Today, Russel Vought appeared in front of the House Budget Committee to defend the proposed cuts to the #NIH & others. He justifies cuts to cancer, Alzheimer’s research etc. & spreads lies about the origins of Covid. FYI: The NIH budget is less than 1% of federal budget. 🧪via @pbsnews.org

Part of our federal government is STILL shut down. A thread from those living through this:

DOGE turbocharged the deficit. budgetlab.yale.edu/research/wea...

Have you seen? CDC immunization schedule has reverted back to its July version. We count this as a huge WIN under RFK Jr's. ✨ What should we do to celebrate? 🗣️ Help spread the word! www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp...

If Arizona needs a new Senator, I’m available. My resume: -I’m not in the files -I’ve never sexually harassed or assaulted anyone -I’ve never taken a dime from any dark money group -I keep my speeches brief -I genuinely care about the people of AZ -I will make it my job to impeach RFK Jr.

My quote of the day I've paid my dues Time after time I've done my sentence But committed no crime And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of sand kicked in my face But I've come through (We're gonna go on and on and on and on) Freddy Mercury www.youtube.com/shorts/CFrXM...

This is the post of the day.

The President's signed the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill yesterday! Good news for investigators looking for support for start-up companies. spacenews.com/president-tr...

I added Shananigator to my Buesky profile a while ago...

They can’t hide all the data!

Multi-ancestry GWAS of severe pregnancy nausea and vomiting reveals potential roles for candidate genes in appetite, insulin signaling & brain plasticity @natgenet.nature.com @drfejzo.bsky.social @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social @nmancuso.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

blink blink in why scientific expertise is valuable (adding, on governance and elections: If the destruction of public health had to go through Congress in the legislative process, no WAY this flies.)

Joy Division and New Order are being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. About time, considering Blue Monday is the best-selling 12-inch single of all time.

We leave you tonight with this joyful display of affection. What a bond. 15/10. Sadie is a good girl.

At this point, the absolute resistance of RFK Jr. and his cronies to vaccines is almost comical if it weren’t so destructive. They broadened the ACIP charter to let in “Kennedy allies”, who we can only assume have the strongest lack of qualifications. Wanna join too? Tell us why you’re qualified!

⚠️ ICE/DHS is creating a humanitarian and public health crisis by concentrating people into camps in inhumane conditions Find out about ICE in your area: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/take-action/... Find an org near you that’s fighting back: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/membership/d... 🚫 🧊

🦷A little fluoride prevents cavities and tooth decay. Too much fluoride can cause dental, skeletal, & non-skeletal fluorosis. The amount of fluoride recommended in US drinking water is 0.7 milligrams per liter and levels are monitored More about fluorosis👉 my.clevelandclinic.org/health/disea...

Director Bhattacharya's involvement in highly partisan event is unprecedented in my experience and to my knowledge. The fact that he does this while bragging about "depoliticizing" NIH is disgusting. He really needs to decide if he is a public servant or a partisan hack.