Katharina van Stein
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Katharina van Stein
@kathalysator.bsky.social
Ms/she/her • Postdoc at HMU Erfurt • Placebo & Nocebo Responses • Treatment Expectations • Pain & Endometriosis • Gynecological Psychology • Social Psychoneuroendocrinology • LGBTQI+
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Thrilled to share our (with @monikaeckstein.bsky.social) first #EMA findings! ✨ Social support isn’t always helpful in #pain - operant conditioning may alter relationship dynamics, increasing pain likelihood. Partner trainings needed! #Endometriosis #Stress #Relationships doi.org/10.1007/s125...
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Schwangerschaft schützt vor MS-Schüben: Gehirn-Immun-Achse unterdrückt Entzündungen
Während der Schwangerschaft verringert sich die Häufigkeit von Schüben bei Patientinnen mit Multipler Sklerose (MS) um bis zu 80 Prozent. Forschende des ...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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I’m recruiting a postdoctoral fellow in epidemiology to join the MenstruLife project - using longitudinal data from multiple cohort studies to understand the prevalence, risk factors, and mental health impacts of heavy menstrual bleeding and dysmenorrhea across the life course.

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December 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Just decline the peer review invitation.

What are you people even doing?
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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When partnership gets under your skin: How oxytocin and tenderness promote wound healing
Tenderness can literally get under your skin: An international research group led by Heidelberg University's Medical Faculty and Heidelberg University Hospi...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
❗️Professorship in medical psychology❗️The health and medical university HMU Erfurt is hiring. Please apply, especially if you are interested in #psychogynecology #psychoneuroendocrinology #sexuality #placebo #pain
More Information: tinyurl.com/4cwae8t7
W2 – Professur für Medizinische Psychologie (1,0 VK) - HMU - Erfurt
Karriere an der HMU Erfurt - Professuren Berufungsverfahren an der Health and Medical University Erfurt. W2 – Professur für Medizinische Psychologie (1,0 VK)
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December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Want to make nice graphs with me, starting next year? I'm hiring for a position at the University of Witten/Herdecke.
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/61280592...
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Kontrolle über Schmerz kann Wahrnehmung beeinflussen
Eine Studie von Wissenschaftler:innen des Universitätsklinikums Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) hat gezeigt, dass die Fähigkeit, ein intensives unangenehmes Erlebnis wie Schmerz zu kontrollieren, d...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Schmerz-Studie: Negative Annahmen sind hartnäckiger als Placebo-Effekte
Was wir erwarten, beeinflusst, wie wir Schmerz empfinden – und zwar stärker, als viele denken. Eine aktuelle Studie der Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE), kürzlich ver?...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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How do placebo and nocebo effects differ in strength and duration in pain studies? Check out this study from Kunkel et al. in @elife.bsky.social in last week’s edition of #PapersoftheWeek bit.ly/4hKNxfZ #PRF
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:

daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...

All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏

#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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❤️ Bluesky fMRI people! 3-day #fMRI course live online Jan 7-9, 2026.

#SPM, #ICA, GLM, connectivity, mediation, MRI physics, #DataScience with @vcalhoun.bsky.social and Kent Kiehl.

We love talking methods & connecting with colleagues! Come join us!

Register here:
sites.google.com/dartmouth.ed...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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New paper on fatigue, hair cortisol and stress during COVID-19 lockdowns. 💡📜

We found signs of hypocortisolism during the COVID-19 lockdowns in the general population.

Risk factors for fatigue were young age, chronic stress, low income, and loneliness.

Full paper: doi.org/10.1097/psy....
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Thrilled to share our (with @monikaeckstein.bsky.social) first #EMA findings! ✨ Social support isn’t always helpful in #pain - operant conditioning may alter relationship dynamics, increasing pain likelihood. Partner trainings needed! #Endometriosis #Stress #Relationships doi.org/10.1007/s125...
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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"Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygyny can be compelling but they risk misleading the public, reinforcing notions of Western cultural superiority & disrupting global health policy by sidelining pertinent initiatives. Building healthier societies necessitates paying attention to evidence"
November 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Der Bundeskanzler legt noch einmal nach. Er entschuldigt sich nicht für seine Äußerung mit dem Stadtbild. Dann nutzt er eine rhetorische Figur, die tatsächlich unter Rechtspopulisten/extremisten sehr beliebt ist. Er stellt eine Gegenfrage und macht aus dem allgemeinen ,Stadtbild‘ etwas, was 1/7
“Ich habe gar nichts zurückzunehmen”

- sagt #Merz heute zu seiner “wir haben im Stadtbild noch dieses Problem”-Äußerung in Bezug auf Migration.
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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RCT: Open-label placebo treatment for #migraine was not associated with fewer #headache or migraine days, but was associated with improved pain-related disability, quality of life, and global patient-reported improvement compared to usual care. ja.ma/4709BhU
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"Für Jüdinnen und Juden kann es aus der Geschichte nur eine Lehre geben: Die Einteilung in jene, die aus dem #Stadtbild entfernt gehören, und in jene, die in das Stadtbild passen und deshalb verschont bleiben, ist nicht hinnehmbar"

~ Sasha Marianna Salzmann @taz.de
Au­to­r*in zur Stadtbild-Debatte: Der böse Traum vom gereinigten Deutschland
Woran will Bundeskanzler Merz eigentlich das irregulär Migrantische erkennen? Seine Äußerungen zum deutschen Stadtbild sind menschenverachtend.
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October 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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#PainReports and guest editor Anne-Priscille Trouvin are proud to present a new special issue discussing the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia and approaches to treating it. Read the entire issue for free: t.co/SE72OZVrHj t.co/Q0WaMB2eOC
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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New podcast where @ulrikebingel.bsky.social talks about the power of the placebo effect! 🤯

What happens when not only active ingredients, but also expectations, rituals and trust have an effect? Why can colour, price and even the doctor's attitude determine the effect of a medicine?
a row of pink yellow and purple pills on a dark background
ALT: a row of pink yellow and purple pills on a dark background
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October 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Partnerschaft steigert messbar die Lebenszufriedenheit
Im Übergang vom Alleinleben in eine Lebenspartnerschaft steigt die Lebenszufriedenheit deutlich an. Das belegt eine neue Studie der Universitäten Bielefeld und Greifswald sowie der britisc...
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September 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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When Sex Never Happens: Large-Scale Study Identifies Factors Associated with Virginity in Older Adults
Why do some people never have sex, even later in life? An international research team involving the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthet...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Sophie Bauer forscht zu Menstruation. Hier erklärt sie, warum sie lieber von Menstrualität spricht und wie sich der Mythos vom giftigen Blut weiter hält.
Kulturwissenschaftlerin zur Menstruation: „Enttabuisierung ist mehr als Ausweitung von Konsum“
Sophie Bauer forscht zu Menstruation. Hier erklärt sie, warum sie lieber von Menstrualität spricht und wie sich der Mythos vom giftigen Blut weiter hält.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Good Morning from the #dgmp #dgms Congress at beautiful #jena! Currently: interesting discussion on whether #politics and #science are in resonance or more and more alienating from each other
September 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Beautiful example of how AI kind of gets it right, but not really - and how convincing it appears if you bring little prior knowledge. (as is often the case when talking about #menstruation, #reproductiveHealth or #sexuality)
Today in AI Is Not A Good Source For Learning About The World's Most Misunderstood Body Part, meet this ChatGPT gem.

Funnily enough, we're actually going to talk about how most of this is kinda sorta right (for small values of right), as a cautionary tale about generative AI.
August 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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In der Gebärmutter einer jungen Frau zerbricht eine Kupferspirale. Ein Teil davon verschwindet spurlos. Jetzt zieht sie vor Gericht. Das tun bislang nur die wenigsten Betroffenen.
👉 taz.de/!6105159/
August 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM