Dan Jagger
@auditorynerves.bsky.social
Professor of Cell Physiology, Ear Institute, University College London
Research interests: ion channels, hearing/deafness, cilia, rare diseases, neurons, glia
www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/jaggerlab
Insta: @jaggerlab
Research interests: ion channels, hearing/deafness, cilia, rare diseases, neurons, glia
www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/jaggerlab
Insta: @jaggerlab
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Dan Jagger
@auditorynerves.bsky.social
· Oct 12
We've been looking at historic human inner ear sections - this from the late 1920s.
The histology stain used is written on, in this case "Kulchitsky Weigert Pal". With no training in the area I've looked up what this is, & as a consequence who Kulchitsky was.
Strap in, it's quite a story. 🧪🔬
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The histology stain used is written on, in this case "Kulchitsky Weigert Pal". With no training in the area I've looked up what this is, & as a consequence who Kulchitsky was.
Strap in, it's quite a story. 🧪🔬
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I will need £1 for the socks.
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I will need £1 for the socks.
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New term, new adventures! 🚀
Our Junior Einsteins are ready for more slime, sparks, fizz and WOW science fun this term.
Book now: www.junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com #junioreinsteins #STEMeducation #scienceclub #afterschoolclub #scienceweek #scienceweekireland
Our Junior Einsteins are ready for more slime, sparks, fizz and WOW science fun this term.
Book now: www.junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com #junioreinsteins #STEMeducation #scienceclub #afterschoolclub #scienceweek #scienceweekireland
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
New term, new adventures! 🚀
Our Junior Einsteins are ready for more slime, sparks, fizz and WOW science fun this term.
Book now: www.junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com #junioreinsteins #STEMeducation #scienceclub #afterschoolclub #scienceweek #scienceweekireland
Our Junior Einsteins are ready for more slime, sparks, fizz and WOW science fun this term.
Book now: www.junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com #junioreinsteins #STEMeducation #scienceclub #afterschoolclub #scienceweek #scienceweekireland
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I WON!! 😭❤️
Thanks so much to @womeninneurouk.bsky.social and the judges!
And thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for sponsoring the award and providing some goodies and mentorship, both greatly appreciated 🥰
Thanks so much to @womeninneurouk.bsky.social and the judges!
And thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for sponsoring the award and providing some goodies and mentorship, both greatly appreciated 🥰
Congratulations to @sciwithrach.bsky.social winner of @womeninneurouk.bsky.social's Communicator of the Year Award, sponsored by @thetransmitter.bsky.sociall. This award celebrates Honeyghan-Williams’ unwavering commitment to translating neuroscience to diverse audiences.
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I WON!! 😭❤️
Thanks so much to @womeninneurouk.bsky.social and the judges!
And thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for sponsoring the award and providing some goodies and mentorship, both greatly appreciated 🥰
Thanks so much to @womeninneurouk.bsky.social and the judges!
And thanks to @thetransmitter.bsky.social for sponsoring the award and providing some goodies and mentorship, both greatly appreciated 🥰
Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex.
Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia.
Insert your own joke here.
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia.
Insert your own joke here.
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex
Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Glowing sperm helps to reveal secrets of mosquito sex.
Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia.
Insert your own joke here.
🧪🦟💓
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia.
Insert your own joke here.
🧪🦟💓
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Week in wildlife: a toxic newt, a rescued gibbon & baby flying foxes.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Week in wildlife: a toxic newt, a rescued gibbon and baby flying foxes
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Week in wildlife: a toxic newt, a rescued gibbon & baby flying foxes.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How a 'swimming cap' could transform care for brain-injured babies.
"Light sensors monitor changes in oxygen around the surface of the brain & the functional ultrasound allows us to image the small blood vessels deep in the brain."
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Light sensors monitor changes in oxygen around the surface of the brain & the functional ultrasound allows us to image the small blood vessels deep in the brain."
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cambridge 'swimming cap' brings hope for brain-injured babies
Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
How a 'swimming cap' could transform care for brain-injured babies.
"Light sensors monitor changes in oxygen around the surface of the brain & the functional ultrasound allows us to image the small blood vessels deep in the brain."
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Light sensors monitor changes in oxygen around the surface of the brain & the functional ultrasound allows us to image the small blood vessels deep in the brain."
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“The world’s first vaccination clinic”.
Edward Jenner's garden hut, regarded as the birthplace of immunology – revolutionising global public health & saving countless lives – has been added to England’s heritage at risk register.
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www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Edward Jenner's garden hut, regarded as the birthplace of immunology – revolutionising global public health & saving countless lives – has been added to England’s heritage at risk register.
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www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Garden shed of vaccine pioneer Edward Jenner added to heritage at risk register
Shed where father of immunology trialled first smallpox vaccine among 138 additions to Historic England list
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
“The world’s first vaccination clinic”.
Edward Jenner's garden hut, regarded as the birthplace of immunology – revolutionising global public health & saving countless lives – has been added to England’s heritage at risk register.
🧪💉🐄
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Edward Jenner's garden hut, regarded as the birthplace of immunology – revolutionising global public health & saving countless lives – has been added to England’s heritage at risk register.
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www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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🔬 These images show forebrain organoids that are grown at the UCL Wray Lab to study dementia. This research focuses on a genetic form of frontotemporal dementia, and the colours confirm that the organoids have developing neurons (neural progenitors).
📸: Sophie Goldsmith, @uclqsion.bsky.social
📸: Sophie Goldsmith, @uclqsion.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🔬 These images show forebrain organoids that are grown at the UCL Wray Lab to study dementia. This research focuses on a genetic form of frontotemporal dementia, and the colours confirm that the organoids have developing neurons (neural progenitors).
📸: Sophie Goldsmith, @uclqsion.bsky.social
📸: Sophie Goldsmith, @uclqsion.bsky.social
The Galápagos archipelago had long been free from amphibians. In the late 1990s that changed.
Small tree frogs arrived from mainland Ecuador, likely as stowaways on cargo ships.
Scientists are trying to understand their impact on the islands’ rare wildlife.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Small tree frogs arrived from mainland Ecuador, likely as stowaways on cargo ships.
Scientists are trying to understand their impact on the islands’ rare wildlife.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Galápagos had no native amphibians. Then it was invaded by hundreds of thousands of frogs
Scientists are only beginning to grasp the scale of the issue and understand what impact the tree frogs may have on the islands’ rare wildlife
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Galápagos archipelago had long been free from amphibians. In the late 1990s that changed.
Small tree frogs arrived from mainland Ecuador, likely as stowaways on cargo ships.
Scientists are trying to understand their impact on the islands’ rare wildlife.
🧪🐸
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Small tree frogs arrived from mainland Ecuador, likely as stowaways on cargo ships.
Scientists are trying to understand their impact on the islands’ rare wildlife.
🧪🐸
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Very excited to share an advert for a new lecturer position in Computational Cancer at UCL! Permanent position at assistant professor level- join a growing community at UCL in a cutting edge discipline.
Please share widely!
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Please share widely!
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Very excited to share an advert for a new lecturer position in Computational Cancer at UCL! Permanent position at assistant professor level- join a growing community at UCL in a cutting edge discipline.
Please share widely!
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Please share widely!
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer.
The animal is thought to be a female named Satureja, born in 2021.
Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentation.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The animal is thought to be a female named Satureja, born in 2021.
Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentation.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer
Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentation
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Rare white Iberian lynx captured on film in Spain by amateur photographer.
The animal is thought to be a female named Satureja, born in 2021.
Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentation.
🧪😾
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The animal is thought to be a female named Satureja, born in 2021.
Researchers to investigate whether environmental factors may have affected female animal’s pigmentation.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How scientists are shining light on the biology behind seasonal affective disorder.
Researchers tracking large cohorts are discovering the effects of sleep, light & therapy on people impacted by winter’s arrival.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Researchers tracking large cohorts are discovering the effects of sleep, light & therapy on people impacted by winter’s arrival.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How scientists are shining light on the biology behind seasonal affective disorder
Researchers tracking large cohorts are discovering the effects of sleep, light and therapy on people impacted by winter’s arrival
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
How scientists are shining light on the biology behind seasonal affective disorder.
Researchers tracking large cohorts are discovering the effects of sleep, light & therapy on people impacted by winter’s arrival.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Researchers tracking large cohorts are discovering the effects of sleep, light & therapy on people impacted by winter’s arrival.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Research by marine scientists in Thailand is revealing how shipwrecks can benefit the undersea environment.
Early data may show wrecks attract fish from natural reefs & create a habitat for new ones to reproduce, including those that are endangered.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Early data may show wrecks attract fish from natural reefs & create a habitat for new ones to reproduce, including those that are endangered.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We must protect and we must understand’: using shipwrecks to rebuild fish populations
Research by marine scientists in Thailand is revealing how shipwrecks can benefit the undersea environment
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Research by marine scientists in Thailand is revealing how shipwrecks can benefit the undersea environment.
Early data may show wrecks attract fish from natural reefs & create a habitat for new ones to reproduce, including those that are endangered.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Early data may show wrecks attract fish from natural reefs & create a habitat for new ones to reproduce, including those that are endangered.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Week in wildlife: a tiger in a tube, migrating crabs & busy Highland beavers.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Week in wildlife: a tiger in a tube, migrating crabs and busy Highland beavers
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Week in wildlife: a tiger in a tube, migrating crabs & busy Highland beavers.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Paratyphoid fever & relapsing fever in 1812 Napoleon's devastated army.
"We recovered & sequenced ancient DNA from the teeth of 13 soldiers who ... likely died from infectious diseases, aiming to identify the pathogens responsible for their deaths."
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"We recovered & sequenced ancient DNA from the teeth of 13 soldiers who ... likely died from infectious diseases, aiming to identify the pathogens responsible for their deaths."
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever in 1812 Napoleon's devastated army
During Napoleon’s retreat from Russia in 1812,1 countless soldiers of the French army succumbed to infectious diseases, but the responsible pathogen o…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Paratyphoid fever & relapsing fever in 1812 Napoleon's devastated army.
"We recovered & sequenced ancient DNA from the teeth of 13 soldiers who ... likely died from infectious diseases, aiming to identify the pathogens responsible for their deaths."
🧪🦠
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"We recovered & sequenced ancient DNA from the teeth of 13 soldiers who ... likely died from infectious diseases, aiming to identify the pathogens responsible for their deaths."
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world.
Ozempic, MRI machines & flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ozempic, MRI machines & flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
🧪🧠🔬💊💉🦈
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world.
Ozempic, MRI machines & flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
🧪🧠🔬💊💉🦈
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ozempic, MRI machines & flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
🧪🧠🔬💊💉🦈
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A carnivorous “death ball” sponge is among 30 previously unknown deep-sea species found by scientists in one of the most remote parts of the planet.
They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A carnivorous “death ball” sponge is among 30 previously unknown deep-sea species found by scientists in one of the most remote parts of the planet.
They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves.
🧪🐚🦀🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They also found new armoured & iridescent scale worms, new crustaceans plus rare gastropods & bivalves.
🧪🐚🦀🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scans shed light on changes in brain when we zone out while tired.
Study finds lapses of attention in sleep-deprived people coincide with wave of cerebrospinal fluid flowing out of the brain.
🧪🧠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Study finds lapses of attention in sleep-deprived people coincide with wave of cerebrospinal fluid flowing out of the brain.
🧪🧠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Scans shed light on changes in brain when we zone out while tired
Study finds lapses of attention in sleep-deprived people coincide with wave of fluid flowing out of the brain
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Scans shed light on changes in brain when we zone out while tired.
Study finds lapses of attention in sleep-deprived people coincide with wave of cerebrospinal fluid flowing out of the brain.
🧪🧠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Study finds lapses of attention in sleep-deprived people coincide with wave of cerebrospinal fluid flowing out of the brain.
🧪🧠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Opportunity for lab-based medicinal chemist/chemical biologist at The Francis Crick Institute (London UK) ref: R2461 | closing: 11-Nov-2025 #MedChem #ChemBiol #SynChem #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
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Senior Laboratory Research Scientist - Medicinal Chemist/Chemical Biologist
Salary for this Role: From £45,700 with benefits, subject to skills & experience Job Title: Senior Laboratory Research Scientist - Medicinal Chemist/Chemical Biologist Reports to: Christelle Soudy...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Opportunity for lab-based medicinal chemist/chemical biologist at The Francis Crick Institute (London UK) ref: R2461 | closing: 11-Nov-2025 #MedChem #ChemBiol #SynChem #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
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One long walk a day is significantly better for heart health than lots of short strolls, especially if you don't exercise much, according to new research.
The 8-year study looked at 33,560 adults aged 40–79 who walked <8,000 steps a day.
Just fitter to start with?
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
The 8-year study looked at 33,560 adults aged 40–79 who walked <8,000 steps a day.
Just fitter to start with?
🧪🫀🚶🏽♀️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
One long walk beats short strolls for a healthy heart, study says
Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, according to new research.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
One long walk a day is significantly better for heart health than lots of short strolls, especially if you don't exercise much, according to new research.
The 8-year study looked at 33,560 adults aged 40–79 who walked <8,000 steps a day.
Just fitter to start with?
🧪🫀🚶🏽♀️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The 8-year study looked at 33,560 adults aged 40–79 who walked <8,000 steps a day.
Just fitter to start with?
🧪🫀🚶🏽♀️
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"All vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that’s at least recognisable as yawn-adjacent.
This commonality provides a clue to what it’s really all about – and it’s probably not what you’re expecting."
🧪🥱🧠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
This commonality provides a clue to what it’s really all about – and it’s probably not what you’re expecting."
🧪🥱🧠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think
Given that we’ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gaps
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"All vertebrates yawn, or indulge in a behaviour that’s at least recognisable as yawn-adjacent.
This commonality provides a clue to what it’s really all about – and it’s probably not what you’re expecting."
🧪🥱🧠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
This commonality provides a clue to what it’s really all about – and it’s probably not what you’re expecting."
🧪🥱🧠 #neuroskyence
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts.
“The recommendation around saturated fat has been one of the most consistent recommendations since the first edition of the dietary guidelines."
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“The recommendation around saturated fat has been one of the most consistent recommendations since the first edition of the dietary guidelines."
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts
Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts.
“The recommendation around saturated fat has been one of the most consistent recommendations since the first edition of the dietary guidelines."
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“The recommendation around saturated fat has been one of the most consistent recommendations since the first edition of the dietary guidelines."
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A cartoon about autumn....
October 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A cartoon about autumn....
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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This month I announced that London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide for the first time ever.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than predicted.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than predicted.
London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says
The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This month I announced that London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide for the first time ever.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than predicted.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than predicted.