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Dr. Matt Schabath (he/him/his)
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Ph.D Epidemiologist ~ Cancer Researcher ~ Guitarist ~ USN Veteran ~ Bourbon Enthusiast ~ Detroiter in FL ~ Ally

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This is Kylo. He's Dominican, so he learned to dance before he could walk. 12/10 impressive moves (TT: chantyyyy_)
January 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
🧪🧪 New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option

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New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option
The new option will be covered by private insurance beginning in January 2027.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
🧪🧪 Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds -- Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.

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Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds
Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
🧪🧪 Science in 2026 -- What to expect this year -- More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact of the Trump Team on science — we run through what to look out for over the next 12 months.

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Science in 2026: what to expect this year
Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 01/01/2026
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January 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
🧪🧪A stunning discovery at an archaeological dig in the UK is rewriting the timeline of when humans first made fire --
The new discovery pushes the origin of human fire-making back by more than 350,000 years, far earlier than previously thought

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The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the world's oldest evidence of humans lighting fires
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December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🧪🧪 What will be the first AI-designed drug? These disease-fighting antibodies are top contenders -- Just a year after the first AI-designed protein was made, scientists are preparing for clinical trials testing AI-designed antibodies.

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What will be the first AI-designed drug? These disease-fighting antibodies are top contenders
Just a year after the first AI-designed protein was made, scientists are preparing for clinical trials testing AI-designed antibodies.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🧪🧪 Nanotyrannus Represents Distinct Species of Tyrannosaurid Dinosaur, New Research Confirms -- Nanotyrannus likely was a tiny adult dino and not a teen T. rex

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Nanotyrannus Represents Distinct Species of Tyrannosaurid Dinosaur, New Research Confirms | Sci.News
Nanotyrannus lancensis -- long thought by many to be a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex -- was in fact a fully mature, distinct species of smaller tyrannosaurid, according to a team of U.S. paleontologists.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🧪🧪 Can GLP-1 meds revolutionize addiction treatment?Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

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Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment?
Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎸🎸 Metallica's gift of giving. The heavy metal band Metallica has not only changed lives with their music; they've also changed lives with their philanthropy

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Metallica's gift of giving
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
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December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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24 November 1859: 'On the Origin of Species', Charles Darwin's groundbreaking book, was published.

Darwin's magnum opus is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology and is undoubtedly one among the most important books in the history of science.

🧪 #science #histsci #Darwin

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November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🧪🧪 CDC to end all monkey research -- Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear

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Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
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November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🧪🧪 Nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) influenza vaccine had statistically superior efficacy over the control vaccine, with greater immune responses to A/H3N2 and A/H1N1 strains, but was associated with more reactogenicity events.

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Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine | NEJM
Influenza remains a major health burden despite the use of licensed vaccines. Nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) influenza vaccines have shown promising immunogenicity against influenza and...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🧪 🧪 Has birds’ mysterious ‘compass’ organ been found at last? -- Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

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Has birds’ mysterious ‘compass’ organ been found at last?
Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🧪🧪 A brain implant that could rival Neuralink's enters clinical trials -- Neurotechnology company Paradromics will test its device in a trial aimed at safely restoring speech for people with severe motor impairments.

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A brain implant that could rival Neuralink's enters clinical trials
Neurotechnology company Paradromics will test its device in a trial aimed at safely restoring speech for people with severe motor impairments.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🧪🧪 Lancet retracts COVID-19 metformin paper nearly 2 yrs after authors' request correction--A paper on a clinical trial of metformin for the treatment of COVID-19 has been retracted nearly two years after the authors flagged data issues that resulted in an expression of concern
Lancet journal retracts COVID-19 metformin paper nearly 2 years after authors request correction
A paper on a clinical trial of metformin for the treatment of COVID-19 has been retracted nearly two years after the authors flagged data issues that resulted in an expression of concern.  The…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🧪🧪Women seem to retract fewer papers than men — but why? -- In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.

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Women seem to retract fewer papers than men — but why?
In an analysis of nearly 900 retracted medical research studies, the number of female authors is disproportionately low.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🧪🧪Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and human health: The totality of the evidence supports the thesis that displacement of long-established dietary patterns by UPFs is a key driver of the escalating global burden of multiple diet-related chronic diseases.

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Ultra-processed foods and human health: the main thesis and the evidence
This first paper in a three-part Lancet Series combines narrative and systematic reviews with original analyses and meta-analyses to assess three hypotheses concerning a dietary pattern based on ultra...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🧪🧪 Measles makes a comeback: four charts show where and how -- With gaps in vaccine coverage, nowhere is safe from measles outbreaks. But the disease has hit the Americas hard this year.

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Measles makes a comeback: four charts show where and how
With gaps in vaccine coverage, nowhere is safe from measles outbreaks. But the disease has hit the Americas hard this year.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🧪🧪 “The inner workings of a paper mill”: A pharmacologist on his “sting operation.”

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The inner workings of a paper mill:
My Norxin sting operation Guest post by Csaba Szabo Chair of Pharmacology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland   After the limited success ...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🧪🧪 ‘Godfather of AI’ becomes first person to hit one million citations - The milestone makes machine-learning trailblazer Yoshua Bengio the most cited researcher on Google Scholar.

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‘Godfather of AI’ becomes first person to hit one million citations
The milestone makes machine-learning trailblazer Yoshua Bengio the most cited researcher on Google Scholar.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🧪 🧪 Scientists extract ancient RNA from a woolly mammoth's body

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Scientists pull ancient RNA from a woolly mammoth's body
Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a woolly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in the extinct mammal's body just before it died.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🧪🧪 Nanogel–based nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine prevents the development of cervical cancer -- "The cCHP-E7 + c-di-AMP nasal therapeutic vaccine is an effective and safe therapeutic vaccine candidate for cervical cancer"

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Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine prevents the development of cervical cancer
Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic vaccine induces cancer-specific immune responses and inhibits cancer development in cervical tissue.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🧪🧪 Astronomers Captured a Star’s Final Explosion in Stunning Detail -- In a groundbreaking observation, astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured a massive star’s explosion at the exact moment it burst through its surface — a first in cosmic history.

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Astronomers Captured a Star’s Final Explosion in Stunning Detail
Scientists caught a star dying in real time — and its explosion wasn’t round, but olive-shaped.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM