More than half of people who receive antibiotics to treat appendicitis do not see their disease come back 10 years after the initial illness, a new study shows. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antibiotics-appendicitis-no-surgery

In a tiny bit of good news, long-term followup on the first trial of antibiotics for appendicitis shows that fewer than half of participants ended up needing surgery, even a decade later. My latest for @sciencenews.bsky.social www.sciencenews.org/article/anti...

BREAKING: The EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger the public health, removing a key basis for the climate change fight.

#SaveThePost, Jeff Bezos.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on emissions from gas turbines is the latest development in a staunch shift in how the agency evaluates the costs and benefits of regulations, analysts say. cen.acs.org/policy/chemi... #chemsky 🧪

#Journorequest: I'm looking to speak to women who use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for health questions and guidance. If you're open to chatting, please send me a message or email. Thank you! [email protected] 🧪🧠💬

Read the Save HHS open letter! www.savehhs.org/letter-we-wi...

What do you do when you know how to work with biological materials and are experts in 3D printing at small resolutions? Create this 10 µm long elephant inside a living cell, of course. Read more: cen.acs.org/materials/3-... #CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪

Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers. Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social

The conference (agreement between House and Senate) appropriations bill that includes HHS and NIH was released this morning. www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majorit... 1/5

Cancer cells not only kill, they also steal. Specifically, they steal mitochondria of immune cells and in this way weaken the immune defense. The main benefit for the tumor cells is that the mitochondria help immune evasion and mobility towards lymph nodes. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Cancer might evade immune defences by stealing mitochondria www.nature.com/articles/d41...

In a first, a preprint describes the genetic architecture of autism in a large cohort of African Americans. By @ldattaro.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/com...

@nature.com commentary on @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social discovery that tumors hijack energy-producing organelles from immune cells to aid in infiltrating lymph nodes www.nature.com/articles/d41... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I'm looking to get in touch with scientists in Minnesota. Best ways to reach me are here or LDattaro.73 on Signal. Thanks! #chemsky #neuroskyence

Cancer cells use mitochondria stolen from immune cells to spread and escape detection go.nature.com/4qsV86K

New from me @nature.com: Cancer cells seem to be using immune system mitochondria to evade detection and spread to the lymph nodes (which are packed with immune cells that should be able to destroy cancer). Please insert your own powerhouse-of-the-cell joke here. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How is AI changing how we communicate and how can we use its tools more ethically? Join us at MIT on Feb. 27 for this important conversation about journalism, free speech, and public discourse -- all currently under threat. Please share; all are welcome.

Congress has reconciled appropriations bills that fund science. But there's still lots of uncertainty around which science will get funded and how. My latest at @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

Congress released reconciled versions of three appropriations bills that will set funding levels for key federal science agencies. Despite minor cuts, Senate Appropriations Committee chair Susan Collins (R-ME) says the bills will “spur scientific research.” cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky 🧪

Letter sent to @vtdigger.bsky.social! It should go without saying that journalism needs journalists.

Counting the costs of our broken #FoodSystem, in #PublicHealth and environmental conditions

My latest! Even $3 trillion is likely an underestimate, due to the difficulties in calculating these costs, sources told me.

Deadline extension alert! You now have until Dec. 31 to apply for a National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship. If you're an early-career, U.S.-based journalist, this program is for you. casw.org/news/applica... @sejorg.bsky.social @healthjournalism.org @sciencewriters.org

A growing body of research, including work from Rockefeller's own @sohailtavazoie.bsky.social, suggests tumors rely on proteins and genes that are unique to the nervous system to persist in the body: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03943-3

Check out the outlook article in Nature Magazin with a focus on the role of neural innervation in pancreatic cancer featuring our Nature publication www.nature.com/articles/d41...

More daily scenes from #Pacifichem2025: Attendees throw genki balls into the Ala Wai Canal in an effort to help restore a healthy balance to the canal ecosystem. Read more: cen.acs.org/acs-news/mee... #chemsky

Glad to see more reporting on this. I mentioned the unusual director postings in the context of politicization of agency leadership in my 2025 policy review for @cenmag.bsky.social. cen.acs.org/policy/nih-n...

I love this rallying cry by @davey.bsky.social on the value of humans in journalism. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/in-2...

New from me: A NiemanLab prediction! Have always admired this end-of-year package from the smartest people in media, so it was an honor to be asked to write this. Imo, in 2026, AI-written content online will outpace what humans produce. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/in-2...

Cancer is another instance (like autonomic medical conditions) at the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and clinical medicine that needs more crosstalk.

This is one of those stories where every interview had me like 🤯🤯🤯. For @nature.com Outlook, I dove into the surprising field of cancer neuroscience. Edited by the amazing @scchak.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41... #neuroskyence

Something novel that has emerged from studying pancreatic cancer biology is how these tumors use survival techniques from nerve cells to stay rooted in the body. As @ldattaro.bsky.social writes, this cancer might be less fatal if it weren't for the nervous system: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thrilled to share this collection of stories I edited for Nature Outlook, all about pancreatic cancer. The disease is the 3rd leading cause of cancer-related deaths, but the (still low) survival rate has doubled in the past decade. And there may be more reason for hope www.nature.com/immersive/pa...

After this @theopennotebook.bsky.social article inspires you, check out out the resources and advice on covering federal science funding available in Connector! connector.casw.org/tip-sheet-ho...

Very useful explainer on what the defense bill (just passed in the House and now up in the Senate) means for science from AIP: www.aip.org/fyi/what-the... Some highlights:

It's been a hell for U.S. science and 26 is gonna be even wilder. While all is "burning down," take a moment to look around and see where you can build something new/better. Look to the helpers, the coins under the couch cushions, the local glues holding shit together. Go from there. #ScienceSky 🧪

For @cenmag.bsky.social, I tried to summarize what happened in science policy in 2025. Spoiler: A lot! Thanks to Ian Banks, @jeremymberg.bsky.social, Arthur Daemmrich, @cdelawalla.bsky.social and @ucs.org Jen Jones for their insights. Out soon: what to expect in 2026 cen.acs.org/policy/nih-n...

Excited to be featured in this @cenmag.bsky.social piece with @standupforscience.bsky.social friend @jeremymberg.bsky.social ❤️✊ cen.acs.org/policy/nih-n...

👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“I’ve been working in the lab and am paying close attention to every single thing. . . . I’m savoring every moment, in case these are my last ones.” @juliekovacs.bsky.social 🧪⚗️ cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

In my first piece for @cenmag.bsky.social, I talked to chemists about the stress of the federal shutdown. As @levinchem.bsky.social told me: "You keep layering on all of these delays and disruptions to the whole grant funding process, and it compounds over time." cen.acs.org/policy/resea...

Earlier this month, @rjionline.bsky.social and TON launched the Science Reporting Navigator, and we are SO EXCITED to have it out in the world for journalists, no matter their beat, to take advantage of free resources for incorporating evidence into their reporting. From lessons to interview Qs. 🧪

Hi #chemsky! I'm working on a story about how the shutdown is affecting chemists. Get in touch: www.lauradattaro.com/contact LDattaro.73 on Signal

15 years ago today, TON began as a simple idea: to improve the craft of science journalism by connecting people and providing freely accessible resources to anyone who wanted them. And for our birthday, we’re asking for your help achieving a big goal: to raise $10,000 by midnight. 🧪 #TON15

There's just one week left to register for #SciWri25! Join hundreds of your colleagues in Chicago for New Horizons science briefings, @sciencewriters.org professional development sessions, field trips, networking lunches, and more. sciencewriters2025.org/register/

Tomorrow! Don't miss our Connector Chat about covering cuts, changes, and chaos in federal science funding. Featuring @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, @katherinejwu.com, and @scott-delaney.bsky.social. Can't make it? Register to get the recording and tipsheet after the event. bit.ly/casw-funding