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Jennifer Holmes
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Freelance Medical Writer and Editor | Bookworm | Communicating science well--for healthy people and a healthy planet 🌳
The branching legacies of America’s past | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#booksky
The branching legacies of America’s past
Plants serve as witnesses to the country’s history in a primer that celebrates Black botanical knowledge
www.science.org
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM
“It’s so easy to get people to hate one another. That’s what makes love so impossible to understand.” US AGAINST YOU, by Fredrik Backman

#SundaySentence #audiobooks
January 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Remembering a fun canyon hike in Ogden, Utah, for #ForestFriday. It feels like this today in North Florida.
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Reposted by Jennifer Holmes
I love her work. More here: www.maxinehelfman.com
Artist Maxine Helfman's photographic recreation of Flemish-style portraits using contemporary models #WomensArt
January 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Reposted by Jennifer Holmes
Interesting read at our friends from @emboreports.org:

An evaluation system for scientific journals
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

see also their related editorial by @berndpulverer.bsky.social on Equitable Open Access:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
An evaluation system for scientific journals - EMBO Reports
EMBO Reports - Scientific journals disseminate research findings and serve as a currency for measuring the reputation of scientists. Given their importance for science and for scientists’...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
“For the first time in my life, I have had cause to study animals rather than people, and to see that we are not diminished by making way for them.” —RAISING HARE, by Chloe Dalton

#SundaySentence
January 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Which books would bookseller Annie B. Jones handsell to Jane Austen? What a fun thought exercise, and I’ve added a few to my tbr.

#booksky #podcasts

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Episode 563 || What Would Jane Austen Read?
Podcast Episode · From the Front Porch · 01/08/2026 · 30m
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January 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
A great discussion with 2 scientists that had me laughing and learning. #sciencesky #podcasts

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Are Raccoons On The Road To Domestication?
Podcast Episode · Science Friday · 01/08/2026 · 18m
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January 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
U.S. Unveils New Dietary Guidelines www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/...
U.S. Unveils New Dietary Guidelines
Guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar
www.medpagetoday.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The 2026 Dietary Guidelines for Americans has been released. The document is slightly shorter (10 pages) and stresses eating more whole foods and less highly processed foods. The page linked here will take you to both the 2026 and previous editions.
www.dietaryguidelines.gov

#nutrition #sciencesky
www.dietaryguidelines.gov
January 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
My first #mededitreads of 2026 is THE KISSING BUG, a read-along with the Science Friday Book Club. Join here:

#booksky

www.sciencefriday.com/sf-books/the...
Read 'The Kissing Bug' With The SciFri Book Club!
Over 300,000 Americans have a deadly disease you've never heard of. Why has Chagas remained hidden—and who pays the price?
www.sciencefriday.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Tips here for #freelance #editors and other creatives on doing a year-end review.

If you need a little help getting started on this important aspect of running a business, grab a pen and journal and give it a listen.
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Why editors should review their businesses annually
Podcast Episode · The Editing Podcast · 12/17/2025 · 11m
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December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I second the recommendation for the Currently Reading podcast. 📚🎧 #booksky

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...
7 Podcasts for Bookworms
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“But she had become a mother and had thus learned the possible length of a day, how it could stretch out forever and ever, swallowing multitudes.” — MAYA AND NATASHA by Elyse Durham

#SundaySentence
December 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Jennifer Holmes
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵

Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If you are also confused about the latest peanut introduction guidelines, here’s a well written article that both explains the study and describes why early peanut introduction is recommended.

#allergysky #sciencesky

medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
Most parents are aware of early peanut introduction guidelines—but confused about the details
Feeding babies peanut-containing foods as early as possible can help prevent peanut allergy, but a new study published in JAMA Network Open found that parents need more support to get it right. Interv...
medicalxpress.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Inspiration here for all scientific authors to push back against misguided language censorship that harms the rigor of the scientific record

#scipub #journals #publications #science

criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...
Resisting Attacks on Science - Center for Critical Public Health
So it happened. We have officially withdrawn a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.
criticalpublichealth.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Yay for more research on menopause 🙌

#sciencesky

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
A Surprising Ally Against Hot Flashes: Hypnosis
As many as 80% of women experience hot flashes during menopause and afterward.
www.medscape.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reposted by Jennifer Holmes
Using over 20 years of weekly case, climate and serotype data, we found that risk of dengue was highest during El Niño conditions and in the first few years following a change in the dengue serotype circulating in the population.
December 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM