1/11 Excited to share our @Naturestudy led by @leonooi.bsky.social @csabaorban.bsky.social @shaoshiz.bsky.social AI performance is known to scale with logarithm of sample size (Kaplan 2020), but in many domains, sample size can be # participants or # measurements... doi.org/10.1038/s415...

❌ FALSE: “For 20 years…we were directing Alzheimer’s research to one hypothesis. And any other hypotheses were shut down.” - Sec. Kennedy Over the last decade, less than 14% of new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Alzheimer’s projects focused on amyloid beta as the therapeutic target. 🧵(1/4)

COMING SOON, the Vital Statistics newsletter explores how statistics and data help us make sense of the world. Launching this summer. Sign up here: kareemcarr.substack.com

This is wonderful that folks are trying to improve the standards in science. Kudos to the Brazilian community!

Our session was a success! We had 72 attendees from 22 countries. Thanks to Prof. Kramer and our panellists Profs. Liu-Ambrose and Irene Esteban-Conejo, as well as to @istaart.bsky.social for facilitating the session. A recording will be available soon here: training.alz.org/Research-Web...

There are days in life that shake you. I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University & academic career... 1/🧵

Early bird registration for #AAIC25 is open! Featuring more than 4,000 posters & over 800 podium presentations, this must-attend global event is where Alzheimer’s and dementia breakthroughs take shape. 🧠Register by May 16 for early-bird pricing: alz.org/AAIC

Join us for an insightful talk by Prof. Art Kramer at the @istaart.bsky.social Basic Series on Physical Activity and Exercise! This session will also feature expert panelists, Profs. Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Irene Esteban-Cornejo. Registration is free: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Check out our pub in Alzheimer's & Dementia! We show that HDL moderates the association between physical activity and myelin. This is such a special publication as Alz & Dem has been a huge reference for me. Thanks to the support from our co-authors and funders! doi.org/10.1002/alz.... #AcademicSky

Great start to the 2025 CTTP with a talk on the WHO's perspective on how to improve clinical trials @cantrain.bsky.social

Reposting these #neurojobs after the nightmare of the Friday NIH announcement. If you are a recent graduate tired of the craziness and instability - look North.

Incredibly happy to share this co-first publication in the Lancet Global Health with #DaRos and #Aguzzoli guided by the brilliant @erzimmer.bsky.social

I strongly believe diversity is essential to advancing science. It enriches understanding, broadens perspectives and fuels innovation. To think otherwise is a missed opportunity! I've championed these values and remain committed to them. Let's foster diversity for a brighter future in science! 🧠

Today I met w/ my awesome team behind the podcast #SheHasAPhD to discuss reflections from S1 & plans for S2. 🎙️ In Feb we'll release a special episode reviewing last year ⏮️ - stay tuned. 👀 If you haven't heard about the podcast b4, our goal is to amplify the voices of #womenleaders in #science. ♀️

Applications are now open for the ISTAART Ambassador Program 2025-26! This program offers early-career researchers access to #AAIC25, as well as year-round training, networking, and mentoring opportunities. Apply by Feb 10, 2025, at alz.org/ISTAARTambassadors!

🚀 Elevate your career as an #ISTAART Ambassador! Year-round mentoring, networking & exclusive access to top dementia conferences. 🌟 Applications close 10 Feb 2025 #AAIC25 www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/apply-now-to...

Wanted my first post to be this work🎉! My break into the single cell🧬 world to understand how anti-ABs affect the brain! What you dont see: the full year of submissions and edits that went into publishing this😅 Thank you @wilcocklab.bsky.social for your support! www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

Fellow scientists: If you are going to make broad public pronouncements based on your results, please have someone check your math first. The general population is losing faith in science, and reversals like this are a big part of the problem.

Researchers at @Concordia SOH are conducting a study to better understand the role of brain activity during sleep. Looking for people 25-65 to participate in 2 overnight sleep studies and an MRI session. schoolofhealth.concordia.ca/Email/archiv...

Hey #SciSky community! I am conducting interviews for potential PhD students joining the lab. Do you guys have any advice about this process? You know, never done this before 🥲

Art train 🚂! Thanks for the tag, @victoriacorbit.bsky.social Here are some of my #brainart pieces 🎨 #neuroart #sciart Tagging @dawnhunter.bsky.social and @daniellebeckman.bsky.social next!

'70s samba is the sound track to many of these hectic mornings working on never-ending analyses. #SciSky #Brasil

I am so thankful that I came up in an academic environment that valued openness r/t secrecy. I have never worried about discussing my ideas with others, and those discussions have paid off greatly. I feel bad for trainees who learn to be secretive with their ideas - they are missing out on so much!

Check out the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, a program designed to financially and programmatically improve security and sustainability of open source projects. github.blog/news-insight...

When I will respond to your email

LFG!!! h/t @bryandjames.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Charly Hugo Alexandre Billaud and Junhong Yu: VertexWiseR: A package for simplified vertex-wise analyses of whole-brain and hippocampal surfaces in R doi.org/10.1162/imag...

⚠️ If you are funded by the Alzheimer’s Association, let’s get the #ALZFunded into @bsky.app! #ENDALZ

OpenNeuro is now on Bluesky!

It's beautiful to see this growing neuroscience and dementia research community here! Welcome everyone.

My suggestion for those just arriving here 🦋 👉 click ‘Follow All’ in the Starter Packs that interest you! 😊

I’ve always had trans mates since the early 90s, when I was in the first lived experience pilot. It was seen as a threat, and we were utterly loathed, with the whole hospital waiting for us to break down (which, of course, happened). A trans nurse became our one ally. Difference supports difference.