Dan Jagger
@auditorynerves.bsky.social
Professor of Cell Physiology, Ear Institute, University College London
Research interests: ion channels, hearing/deafness, cilia, rare diseases, neurons, glia
www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/jaggerlab
Insta: @jaggerlab
Research interests: ion channels, hearing/deafness, cilia, rare diseases, neurons, glia
www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/jaggerlab
Insta: @jaggerlab
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Dan Jagger
@auditorynerves.bsky.social
· Oct 12
We've been looking at historic human inner ear sections - this from the late 1920s.
The histology stain used is written on, in this case "Kulchitsky Weigert Pal". With no training in the area I've looked up what this is, & as a consequence who Kulchitsky was.
Strap in, it's quite a story. 🧪🔬
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The histology stain used is written on, in this case "Kulchitsky Weigert Pal". With no training in the area I've looked up what this is, & as a consequence who Kulchitsky was.
Strap in, it's quite a story. 🧪🔬
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"Inside Your Brain: 10 discoveries that reveal how the brain works" by @lucyannunwin.bsky.social & @caswell.bsky.social 🧠🧪
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uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insi...
Inside Your Brain: 10 discoveries that reveal how the brain works
10 discoveries that reveal how the brain works
uk.bookshop.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"Inside Your Brain: 10 discoveries that reveal how the brain works" by @lucyannunwin.bsky.social & @caswell.bsky.social 🧠🧪
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uk.bookshop.org/p/books/insi...
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Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪
It says neighbouring SE Asian countries are watching with interest 👀.
The 4-year project would lay the foundations for such countries to roll out a similar approach.
The 4-year project would lay the foundations for such countries to roll out a similar approach.
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
It says neighbouring SE Asian countries are watching with interest 👀.
The 4-year project would lay the foundations for such countries to roll out a similar approach.
The 4-year project would lay the foundations for such countries to roll out a similar approach.
Details of a new 4-year CoDIAPREM (Community-based Diabetes Prevention & Remission) project funded by the Howard Foundation 🧪:
Funding a clinical trial in Nepal.
www.howard-foundation.com/funding-a-cl...
@medsky.social
Funding a clinical trial in Nepal.
www.howard-foundation.com/funding-a-cl...
@medsky.social
Funding a clinical trial in Nepal
The Trustees of the Howard Foundation are delighted to announce that they are funding a four year research project based in Nepal. The CoDIAPREM (Community-based Diabetes Prevention and&n…
www.howard-foundation.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Details of a new 4-year CoDIAPREM (Community-based Diabetes Prevention & Remission) project funded by the Howard Foundation 🧪:
Funding a clinical trial in Nepal.
www.howard-foundation.com/funding-a-cl...
@medsky.social
Funding a clinical trial in Nepal.
www.howard-foundation.com/funding-a-cl...
@medsky.social
Recent trial of an entirely food-based service in Nepal (open access 🧪):
A service evaluation of weight management for glycaemic control & remission of type 2 diabetes using traditional food in Nepal (Ho-DIRECT NEPAL): a single-arm trial.
@medsky.social #medsky
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A service evaluation of weight management for glycaemic control & remission of type 2 diabetes using traditional food in Nepal (Ho-DIRECT NEPAL): a single-arm trial.
@medsky.social #medsky
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A service evaluation of weight management for glycaemic control and remission of type 2 diabetes using traditional food in Nepal (Ho-DIRECT NEPAL): a single-arm trial
Traditional food-based weight management can valuably improve control, reduce medication
needs, and generate remissions of established T2D, but adherence barriers must be
overcome to optimise outcomes...
www.thelancet.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Recent trial of an entirely food-based service in Nepal (open access 🧪):
A service evaluation of weight management for glycaemic control & remission of type 2 diabetes using traditional food in Nepal (Ho-DIRECT NEPAL): a single-arm trial.
@medsky.social #medsky
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A service evaluation of weight management for glycaemic control & remission of type 2 diabetes using traditional food in Nepal (Ho-DIRECT NEPAL): a single-arm trial.
@medsky.social #medsky
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Traditional lentil & rice dishes could save Nepal from a diabetes epidemic prompted by the influx of western junk foods.
1 in 5 Nepalis over 40 has type 2 diabetes, which can cause kidney disease, limb loss, blindness & premature death.
🧪 @medsky.social #medsky
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
1 in 5 Nepalis over 40 has type 2 diabetes, which can cause kidney disease, limb loss, blindness & premature death.
🧪 @medsky.social #medsky
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Traditional food could help reverse Nepal’s ‘diabetes epidemic’, studies suggest
With medication largely unaffordable in the country, experts hope community support and a change in diet could reduce soaring type 2 diabetes rates
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Traditional lentil & rice dishes could save Nepal from a diabetes epidemic prompted by the influx of western junk foods.
1 in 5 Nepalis over 40 has type 2 diabetes, which can cause kidney disease, limb loss, blindness & premature death.
🧪 @medsky.social #medsky
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
1 in 5 Nepalis over 40 has type 2 diabetes, which can cause kidney disease, limb loss, blindness & premature death.
🧪 @medsky.social #medsky
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Marginal gains, Jon, marginal gains.
February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Marginal gains, Jon, marginal gains.
The authors would probably say you were an outlier ....
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The authors would probably say you were an outlier ....
Open access link to new study in The Lancet 🧪💊:
Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials.
#medsky @medsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials.
#medsky @medsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials
Adverse event data from blinded randomised trials do not support causal relationships
between statin therapy and most of the conditions (including cognitive impairment,
depression, sleep disturbance, ...
www.thelancet.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Open access link to new study in The Lancet 🧪💊:
Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials.
#medsky @medsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials.
#medsky @medsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, are far safer than previously thought, a major review has found.
Leaflets in packs should be changed to reflect this to avoid scaring people off using the life-saving pills, say the authors.
🧪💊 #medsky @medsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaflets in packs should be changed to reflect this to avoid scaring people off using the life-saving pills, say the authors.
🧪💊 #medsky @medsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds
The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, are far safer than previously thought, a major review has found.
Leaflets in packs should be changed to reflect this to avoid scaring people off using the life-saving pills, say the authors.
🧪💊 #medsky @medsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaflets in packs should be changed to reflect this to avoid scaring people off using the life-saving pills, say the authors.
🧪💊 #medsky @medsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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2nd postdoc job alert in the Crick Institute in London. Project will examine the role of motors & the cytoskeleton (actin, septins and microtubules) during vaccinia virus egress using biochemical, structural & cellular approaches + live cell imaging. spread the word.
crick.ac.uk/WayPostdoc20...
crick.ac.uk/WayPostdoc20...
Postdoctoral Fellow - Cellular signalling and cytoskeletal function lab
crick.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 AM
2nd postdoc job alert in the Crick Institute in London. Project will examine the role of motors & the cytoskeleton (actin, septins and microtubules) during vaccinia virus egress using biochemical, structural & cellular approaches + live cell imaging. spread the word.
crick.ac.uk/WayPostdoc20...
crick.ac.uk/WayPostdoc20...
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Has Tinnitus Week led to a flurry of new tinnitus related appointments?
As part of my PhD, I’m exploring how tinnitus & hyperacusis are assessed & managed in primary care. If you’re a GP, I’d really value your input via a 10 min survey
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...
Thank you!
As part of my PhD, I’m exploring how tinnitus & hyperacusis are assessed & managed in primary care. If you’re a GP, I’d really value your input via a 10 min survey
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...
Thank you!
GP Service Evaluation
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Has Tinnitus Week led to a flurry of new tinnitus related appointments?
As part of my PhD, I’m exploring how tinnitus & hyperacusis are assessed & managed in primary care. If you’re a GP, I’d really value your input via a 10 min survey
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...
Thank you!
As part of my PhD, I’m exploring how tinnitus & hyperacusis are assessed & managed in primary care. If you’re a GP, I’d really value your input via a 10 min survey
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/nottingham...
Thank you!
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1789
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1789
Something for those curious about what might possibly happen (warning - not for the faint hearted 😬)...
Complications & management of penile enhancement procedures
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Complications & management of penile enhancement procedures
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Complications and management of penile enhancement procedures
Demand for penile enhancement—driven by cosmetic and psychological goals—is rising, and complications are increasingly encountered in urologic practice. This review offers practical, procedure-focused guidance on diagnosing and managing adverse ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Something for those curious about what might possibly happen (warning - not for the faint hearted 😬)...
Complications & management of penile enhancement procedures
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
🧪⛷️🍆
Complications & management of penile enhancement procedures
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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This is going downhill quickly.
World Anti-Doping Agency chiefs may investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in a bid to improve sporting performance.
🧪⛷️🍆
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
World Anti-Doping Agency chiefs may investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in a bid to improve sporting performance.
🧪⛷️🍆
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Ski jumping: Wada responds to penis injection claims
World Anti-Doping chiefs will investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance, if a complaint is made.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This is going downhill quickly.
World Anti-Doping Agency chiefs may investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in a bid to improve sporting performance.
🧪⛷️🍆
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
World Anti-Doping Agency chiefs may investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid in a bid to improve sporting performance.
🧪⛷️🍆
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
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Registration for this years @bmvbs.bsky.social meeting is now open! We're running an ECR development day featuring talks from funders (including BBSRC, @kidneyresearchuk.org & BHF) & a careers panel with speakers from a range of backgrounds!! ➡️ new.microcirculation.org.uk/events
Events - British Microcirculation and Vascular Biology Society
new.microcirculation.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Registration for this years @bmvbs.bsky.social meeting is now open! We're running an ECR development day featuring talks from funders (including BBSRC, @kidneyresearchuk.org & BHF) & a careers panel with speakers from a range of backgrounds!! ➡️ new.microcirculation.org.uk/events
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Open access link to new study in the British Medical Journal 🧪♀️:
Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus during cervical cancer screening in China: cross sectional population based study
#medsky @medsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus during cervical cancer screening in China: cross sectional population based study
#medsky @medsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus during cervical cancer screening in China: cross sectional population based study
Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of minipad collected menstrual blood versus clinician collected cervical samples to test for human papillomavirus (HPV) in the detection of cervical intrae...
www.bmj.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Open access link to new study in the British Medical Journal 🧪♀️:
Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus during cervical cancer screening in China: cross sectional population based study
#medsky @medsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus during cervical cancer screening in China: cross sectional population based study
#medsky @medsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be an accurate & convenient way of screening for the disease, researchers say.
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@medsky.social #medsky
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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@medsky.social #medsky
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Period blood test could be alternative to cervical screening, study says
Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, researchers say.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be an accurate & convenient way of screening for the disease, researchers say.
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@medsky.social #medsky
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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@medsky.social #medsky
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Selling magnesium supplements.
February 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Selling magnesium supplements.
It's too soon for the sun, right?
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It's too soon for the sun, right?
A hunt for the UK's smallest rodent is to take place on a huge nature reserve in southern Scotland.
Harvest mice weigh only 5 grams & are considered to be critically endangered in Scotland.
Surveys will to try to confirm the tiny animals do live on the land. 🧪🐭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Harvest mice weigh only 5 grams & are considered to be critically endangered in Scotland.
Surveys will to try to confirm the tiny animals do live on the land. 🧪🐭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tarras Valley Nature Reserve searched for UK's smallest mouse
The 10,500-acre Tarras Valley reserve is being scoured for the presence of the tiny harvest mouse.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A hunt for the UK's smallest rodent is to take place on a huge nature reserve in southern Scotland.
Harvest mice weigh only 5 grams & are considered to be critically endangered in Scotland.
Surveys will to try to confirm the tiny animals do live on the land. 🧪🐭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Harvest mice weigh only 5 grams & are considered to be critically endangered in Scotland.
Surveys will to try to confirm the tiny animals do live on the land. 🧪🐭
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not the frogmarch they had intended. 🐸
February 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Not the frogmarch they had intended. 🐸