ekarakose.bsky.social
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Making America great means supporting research that saves lives, improves health, and drives new technology. Freezing NIH funding hurts all of us. Let’s tell our leaders to INCREASE funding for the NIH and keep America at the forefront of science and innovation!
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible

Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46

For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B

Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
January 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Excited and thrilled to share our recent work that reports a possible alpha-to-beta transdifferentiation event taking place in human islets with harmine treatment. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Cycling alpha cells in regenerative drug-treated human pancreatic islets may serve as key beta cell progenitors
Diabetes results from an absolute or functional reduction in human pancreatic beta cells. Small-molecule DYRK1A inhibitors exemplified by harmine induce human beta cell proliferation and enhance human...
www.cell.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:07 PM