Herb Brody
@hbrody.bsky.social
science, politics, media and whatever else grabs my attention. Editor of Nature Outlook (https://go.nature.com/outlook) but I don't speak for Nature.
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Clincial psychologist Julia Schechter explains in a Nature Outlook Q&A why girls with ADHD are harder to diagnose, and how undiagnosed girls face higher risks of bad outcomes than boys do, ranging from relationship issues to eating disorders and self-harm. #ClinPsych 🧪
Why ADHD goes undiagnosed in girls
Differences in how the condition presents in girls, and co-occurring psychiatric conditions, make detection more difficult.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Clincial psychologist Julia Schechter explains in a Nature Outlook Q&A why girls with ADHD are harder to diagnose, and how undiagnosed girls face higher risks of bad outcomes than boys do, ranging from relationship issues to eating disorders and self-harm. #ClinPsych 🧪
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#nationalweatherpersonsday
Graphic by Jared Rackley
Graphic by Jared Rackley
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Paging @fbrody.bsky.social.
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Homeland Security doesn’t like it when we call ICE and Border Patrol “the Gestapo.”
So let’s set the Gestapo aside. Instead I’ll use this thread to compare Trump’s thugs to other secret police and terror squads from different times and places. It’s tyranny, no matter where it comes from. 1/10🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵
So let’s set the Gestapo aside. Instead I’ll use this thread to compare Trump’s thugs to other secret police and terror squads from different times and places. It’s tyranny, no matter where it comes from. 1/10🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t like it when we call ICE and Border Patrol “the Gestapo.”
So let’s set the Gestapo aside. Instead I’ll use this thread to compare Trump’s thugs to other secret police and terror squads from different times and places. It’s tyranny, no matter where it comes from. 1/10🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵
So let’s set the Gestapo aside. Instead I’ll use this thread to compare Trump’s thugs to other secret police and terror squads from different times and places. It’s tyranny, no matter where it comes from. 1/10🧵🧵🧵🧵🧵
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The liver has a surprising rival for the title of most regenerative organ: the lung. It has a remarkable capacity to rebuild itself, with its specialised cell types moonlighting as stem cells. Could this be harnessed to help reverse disease? My latest for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Could the regenerative power of the lungs help to reverse disease?
The ability of the lungs to rebuild themselves has long been underappreciated, now researchers are raising the possibility that it could help to tackle chronic disease.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:44 AM
The liver has a surprising rival for the title of most regenerative organ: the lung. It has a remarkable capacity to rebuild itself, with its specialised cell types moonlighting as stem cells. Could this be harnessed to help reverse disease? My latest for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
For many parents, prying a teenager’s eyes from TikTok or Instagram is a nightly battle. For those whose children have ADHD, it can feel like a never-ending war. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why teens with ADHD are so vulnerable to the perils of social media
For many young people with the condition, screen interactions are especially hard to resist — and intensify the mental-health challenges they face.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
For many parents, prying a teenager’s eyes from TikTok or Instagram is a nightly battle. For those whose children have ADHD, it can feel like a never-ending war. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Powerful account of the burden of not knowing. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why do women like me get diagnosed with ADHD late?
Emily Bates was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 34. She explores how the condition presents in women and why so many are diagnosed later in life.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Powerful account of the burden of not knowing. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Tylenol remains the analgesic of choice for pregnant women, but potential links to ADHD have raised alarms. So far the science has found only correlation, not causation. www.nature.com/articles/d41....
Is paracetamol in pregnancy a risk factor for ADHD?
A common pain reliever taken in pregnancy might raise the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to research in the past decade. But proof of cause and effect remains elusive.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Tylenol remains the analgesic of choice for pregnant women, but potential links to ADHD have raised alarms. So far the science has found only correlation, not causation. www.nature.com/articles/d41....
As exposure to pollutants rises, the U.S. continues to withdraw funding from research that could address these dangers, reports @rachelnuwer.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Funding cuts could put research into emerging threats to lung health at risk
Wildfire smoke, spore-spread fungal diseases and microplastic are all on the rise, even as the US government slashes support for respiratory research and policy.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
As exposure to pollutants rises, the U.S. continues to withdraw funding from research that could address these dangers, reports @rachelnuwer.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
New ways to diagnose lung disease earlier could save lives, by @neilsavage.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Technologies to give a clearer view of the lungs
From better screening to artificial-intelligence enhancements, pulmonologists are seeking better ways to spot fibrosis and other pulmonary maladies.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:59 PM
New ways to diagnose lung disease earlier could save lives, by @neilsavage.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Coming soon: better drugs for a life-shortening lung disease. www.nature.com/articles/d41..., by @timvernimmen.bsky.social
Treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are on the horizon
The life-threatening disease affects millions of people, but has no effective therapy. Drugs under development could target the condition before fibrosis becomes established.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Coming soon: better drugs for a life-shortening lung disease. www.nature.com/articles/d41..., by @timvernimmen.bsky.social
The exposome imperative. Kari Nadeau explains how understanding the lifelong effect of air pollution on lung health requires a new set of tools. www.nature.com/articles/d41....
Exposome studies can improve lung health
A new set of analytical tools will help researchers to understand the lifelong effects of air pollution.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The exposome imperative. Kari Nadeau explains how understanding the lifelong effect of air pollution on lung health requires a new set of tools. www.nature.com/articles/d41....
www.nature.com/articles/d41.... Why a walk in the woods is good for you. @ericagies.bsky.social
How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy
Wooded environments release organic compounds that seem to improve respiratory health, but the magnitude and mechanism of the effect remains unclear.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM
www.nature.com/articles/d41.... Why a walk in the woods is good for you. @ericagies.bsky.social
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I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
Quantifying the carnage
The charts in the story are just jaw-dropping.
Take this one, showing the bludgeon the Trump admin has taken to the federal scientific workforce.
Take this one, showing the bludgeon the Trump admin has taken to the federal scientific workforce.
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Quantifying the carnage
Attention aspiring science journalists -- Nature is hiring an intern (DC or NYC). springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
News Intern, Nature News
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January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Attention aspiring science journalists -- Nature is hiring an intern (DC or NYC). springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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A long long time to be gone and a short time to be there.
Grateful Dead Guitarist Bob Weir Has Died
Grateful Dead co-founding guitarist Bob Weir has died at age 78.
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January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
A long long time to be gone and a short time to be there.
Now I just need know what noun this will apply to.
January 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Now I just need know what noun this will apply to.
As flu season intensifies, catch up on the latest research on vaccines and other pandemic prevention efforts. www.nature.com/collections/...
December 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
As flu season intensifies, catch up on the latest research on vaccines and other pandemic prevention efforts. www.nature.com/collections/...
The heart wants what it wants--and it wants you to get a flu shot, says @ashishkjha.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Flu’s link to cardiovascular disease shows why vaccination is essential
Influenza isn’t just a respiratory disease. Measures to stop its transmission, such as vaccination, could prevent thousands of heart-attack deaths.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The heart wants what it wants--and it wants you to get a flu shot, says @ashishkjha.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
With the recent spread of the bird flu virus to cattle and other mammals — including humans — influenza is once again emerging as a major public-health threat. Better vaccines could ride to the rescue, but only if research on them is supported. www.nature.com/collections/...
Influenza
Every year, there are about one billion cases of influenza globally, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
With the recent spread of the bird flu virus to cattle and other mammals — including humans — influenza is once again emerging as a major public-health threat. Better vaccines could ride to the rescue, but only if research on them is supported. www.nature.com/collections/...
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Should we be worrying about bird flu? youtu.be/-IfrYarHadg
Is bird flu the next pandemic? The science so far.
YouTube video by nature video
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December 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Should we be worrying about bird flu? youtu.be/-IfrYarHadg
The good news is that the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has almost doubled in the past decade. The bad news?This rate is still a bleak 13%. But myriad research efforts are cause for guarded optimism. @scchak.bsky.social www.nature.com/immersive/pa...
Nature Outlook: Pancreatic cancer
Research offers glimmers of hope for a deadly disease.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The good news is that the 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer has almost doubled in the past decade. The bad news?This rate is still a bleak 13%. But myriad research efforts are cause for guarded optimism. @scchak.bsky.social www.nature.com/immersive/pa...