Screens not genes Such a good ad for colorectal cancer screening! www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

ICYMI: New online! Food as medicine in gastrointestinal cancer therapy

Early-onset colorectal cancer is expected to become the leading cause of #cancer death in ages 20 to 49 in the U.S. by 2030. Research is urgently needed to better detect and treat patients, argues this #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/3IfUgBA #WorldCancerResearchDay

We're thrilled to be here on BlueSky to bring you the latest practice-changing oncology research from all six JCO Journals! Follow-us for great content from #JCO, #JCOOP, #JCOGO, #JCOPO, #JCOCCI, & #JCOOA.

🧪🧪 Just a reminder, a 2024 study published in JAMA that included over 2 million children found that using acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Reading papers is a basic skill (and dare I say duty?) of scientists, and I include medical doctors in that group. Keeping abreast of the literature is a foundational part of our professions. There aren’t good shortcuts. In any case, reading papers regularly is fun. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...

Online now: A TLR4-dependent fibroblast-monocyte axis in tumor-draining lymph nodes contributes to metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer

Seriously one of my favorite characters in any show ever

Thanks Medscape for the opportunity to further the conversation on young onset gastrointestinal cancers by exploring possible causes, barriers to screening, and symptoms of concern. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Just like there are good and bad macrophages..., there are good and bad NK cells!! This has profound therapeutic implications, far beyond oncology! Thanks to CD for highlighting both papers and the superb and efficient editorial work! Thanks to our collaborators (especially Zihai Li) and funders!

Online now: Oxidative-stress-induced telomere instability drives T cell dysfunction in cancer

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of something something

About this Florida vaccine story: When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough. We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. “Oh, they’d have died.”

Azelastine nasal spray shows promise as COVID prophylaxis, nice study of an over the counter agent. Still need vaccines, to be clear. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Prasad has only been showing up at the FDA 3 days every 2 weeks. Prasad is commuting from CALIFORNIA. Notably the FDA is *paying for his travel* to and from California. In-person work for thee but not for me. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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What an incredible story of perseverance, this is the epitome of taking agency over one’s health. I hope she is able to continue her work. www.science.org/content/arti...

Action items: call your congressional reps and demand: 1) Kennedy needs to resign 2) Congress needs to investigate what’s happening at C.D.C. 3) ACIP (vaccinated advisory committee) cannot meet until expertise restored. Please reply with other important action items that you know about.

RFK jr must be removed (he shouldnt have been there in the first place) www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...

“‘She uncovered the social experience of women in science’ — the lab assistants who never became managers, the geologists poring over data in government offices while their male peers were doing fieldwork, those who despite their advanced degrees didn’t get hired or promoted, or who were sidelined…”

We are sadly going down the road of American Lysenkoism. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

PSA: According to a pharmacist I know: If you live in one of the 34 states where a prescription for the COVID vaccine is NOT needed, you can just attest that you qualify to get it. The pharmacist will give it to you without investigation.

Some of the remarkably awful health effects of ultraprocessed food are clearly shown in this randomized trial: www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

I will never understand how American elites managed to convince themselves that uncivil debate — not fascism, not impunity and not widespread indifference to facts — is the defining problem of our time. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...

IDSA calls on insurers to cover COVID vaccines consistent with medical recommendations and evidence, and urges Congress to conduct strong oversight of the Administration’s decision restricting Americans’ freedom to choose vaccination. Our statement: https://bit.ly/3JBFPb6

I will be speaking and present for Q&A during Agenus’ webcast at 4pm EST. Log on soon and learn more about BOT/BAL in MSS Colorectal cancer #CRC Immunotherapy is finally making progress here, and now is time to push the envelope to bring about a brighter future, faster. lnkd.in/eZ-M8jA7

I don’t think non physicians realize how for real physicians, vaccines is a controversy like flat earth or creationism or birds aren’t real "No true Scotsman" actually holds here it's hard to really describe how baffling this is, how frustrating its been to see grow and how high the price will be

Americans consume more than half of their calories from ultra-processed foods. Children consumed more calories from ultra-processed foods than adults. abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...

“Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone.” A dose of wisdom from Edith Dawn over a hundred years ago #London

We asked researchers across the country how federal funding changes have affected them and their labs. Their responses indicate a sense of doom and an existential crisis for science in the US: “The ship is going down and we are powerless.” Importantly, there’s still time to fix this. 1/2

If it quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. Perhaps one of the most contorted takes I have ever read from the Atlantic. This is the merger of corporation and state under the direction of an individual- it defines fascism.

Nature research paper: Cancer-induced nerve injury promotes resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy go.nature.com/45v2oqw

“It’s people who will get cancer in 10, 20 or 30 years who will really pay the price for these cuts”

Some of our leaders in Washington need to head “back to school” to educate themselves about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.

Seems that canceled research will be a key legacy of Prasad and Makary. www.statnews.com/2025/08/21/k...

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper! We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media. Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑 doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

This is a nicely written, accessible article outlining the kind of absolute bullshit we can expect from RFK JR’s forthcoming autism study, helmed by the scientific fraudster David Geier. This is the person with no scientific training who was once cited for practicing medicine without a license.

The other replication crisis

Dendritic cells! What can’t they do?! In addition to being the surveilling determinants of self vs. non-self, they can degrade NETs, unmasking tumors protected by suppressive neutrophils. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Want a crash course on tumor immunology?? Check out these talks from Dan Schrum and I that we recently gave to heme/onc fellows and pharmacy residents. A big thanks to VuMedi as well! www.vumedi.com/channel/duke...

Sucralose interferes with immune checkpoint blockade! What an insightful study. aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

How multispecific molecules are transforming pharmacotherapy www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/ezbK0 This new article by Raymond Deshaies discusses how a wave of drugs designed to engage two or more entities are overcoming development barriers such as toxicity, rapid clearance and redundancy

A US Senate committee endorsed maintaining the NIH's structure and increasing its funding by US$400 million, or about 1% go.nature.com/4mg193S

Hidden in the lungs of some breast cancer survivors are tumor cells that can remain dormant for decades — until they one day trigger a relapse. Now, experiments show for the first time these rogue cells can be roused from their slumber by common respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or the flu.

NEW The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year Chokes off billions in research funding Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social

Ultraprocessed food intake and increased risk of lung cancer thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...

“[Vought’s] footnote stipulated that the agency’s funding for the remainder of the fiscal year could only go to staff salaries and expenses, not to new grants or certain grants that are up for renewal. Most NIH-funded research is done by outside scientists at labs across the country.” no words

New Science story about multi-year funding and it potential catastrophic consequences www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n