A study published in JAMA found acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability. JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF

Tony Harrison, the great Yorkshire poet, died a few days ago. Here’s one of my favourites.

Anyone else riding a vintage bike from Bell St Bikes? (located near London’s Paddington Station but out of business for years). I had my 1985 bike rebuilt recently by the great team at C and L cycles in Montreal, and it is riding like a dream. The BSB 400 logo is just about still visible.

@who.int remains committed to end AIDS in our lifetime, and calls on leaders to: Embrace meaningful partnerships — esp. with people living with #HIV;   Support HIV research;   Prioritize HIV prevention;   Protect human rights;   Reject the politicization of science and scientific institutions.

“The principle of a tax-funded single-payer model is the most efficient and effective way of running a healthcare system.”

Canada, the UK, and Ukraine all at once — after a Canuk enlargement, the EU would be the global economic powerhouse. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

open.spotify.com/track/5EG76f... Happy Birthday to the great Norwegian singer Karin Krog!

What next? This is so out of control.

Reckon we still have a while before ChatGPT replaces genetic counselors

Unwavering support to our colleagues We live in challenging times where support for science, research, and academic freedom is being questioned. As researchers, educators, and learners, we must stand together with our colleagues. Full statement: www.mcgill.ca/sbms/

If you’re a Canadian student or permanent resident facing academic uncertainty, you may find world-class opportunities closer to home. Explore McGill’s Department of Human Genetics MSc and PhD programs. We’re here to support your academic excellence.

openRxiv has arrived! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openrxiv.org/introducing-... #openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv

Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡 Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.

🆕 ‘Health in Canada: a pivotal political moment’ Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/p8aedhkm 📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/bdfav9vz #MedSky

Calling all healthcare providers and researchers! Join us at #BRCA 2025, the 10th International Symposium on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian #Cancer, from May 6-9th 2025 ✅Inspiring speakers ✅In-depth sessions ✅Networking opportunities Visit www.brcasymposium.ca for more info!

From Tom Nichols in The Atlantic today—- Friday, February 28, 2025, will go into the history books as one of the grimmest days in American diplomacy, the beginning of a long-term disaster that every American, every U.S. ally, and anyone who cares about the future of democracy will have to endure.

Musk is personally complicit in destroying scientific institutions and data and livelihoods. He is promoting dangerous disinformation and conspiracies. His comments have endangered at least one scientist personally. "But look, we can't be political."

In 1755, the English writer Samuel Johnson wrote “the mind can only repose on the stability of truth”. How relevant that seems now. Whose mind can be in repose today?

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

📣Excited to share our paper in Nature Genetics! rdcu.be/d7mo0 Do plasma proteins mediate obesity’s effect on CAD risk? →Using two-step proteome-wide MR, domain-aware MR, epigenomics & scRNA-seq, we prioritized endotrophin, cleaved from COL6A3, as a mediator & potential therapeutic target. A 🧵↓

Here is your self-care checklist for today and everyday! 💛🧡💚💙💜

Just joined bluesky. Seemed like a good time to have a look around. The bird died but the butterfly lives, it seems