Bea G Perez Nievas
@beagpereznievas.bsky.social
Neuroscientist, I guess
Now Editor at @TheLancet. Before @NatureNeuro. In my other life Fellow @KingsCollegeLon and Fulbright postdoc at MGH, PhD from @unicomplutense Opinions my own
Now Editor at @TheLancet. Before @NatureNeuro. In my other life Fellow @KingsCollegeLon and Fulbright postdoc at MGH, PhD from @unicomplutense Opinions my own
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
“Es la primera vez en la historia que conseguimos ralentizar el alzhéimer”. Una revisión científica repasa los avances y aborda la controversia con los nuevos fármacos, que frenan ligeramente la enfermedad aunque son cuestionados por su precio y eficacia
La gran revolución contra el alzhéimer: “Es la primera vez en la historia de la humanidad que conseguimos ralentizar la enfermedad”
Una revisión científica repasa los avances en el campo y aborda la controversia con los nuevos fármacos, cuestionados por su precio y su eficacia modesta
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September 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“Es la primera vez en la historia que conseguimos ralentizar el alzhéimer”. Una revisión científica repasa los avances y aborda la controversia con los nuevos fármacos, que frenan ligeramente la enfermedad aunque son cuestionados por su precio y eficacia
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era.
Promising new antibody treatments offer hope, but more research is needed to optimise their use.
A new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention globally: tinyurl.com/4yc5aacr
Promising new antibody treatments offer hope, but more research is needed to optimise their use.
A new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention globally: tinyurl.com/4yc5aacr
September 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era.
Promising new antibody treatments offer hope, but more research is needed to optimise their use.
A new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention globally: tinyurl.com/4yc5aacr
Promising new antibody treatments offer hope, but more research is needed to optimise their use.
A new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention globally: tinyurl.com/4yc5aacr
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era.
In our latest issue, a new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention of AD globally.
Read this & more: tinyurl.com/259664bs
In our latest issue, a new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention of AD globally.
Read this & more: tinyurl.com/259664bs
![Cover of The Lancet's Sept 27, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "[...]a substantial body of biological, clinical, public health, and pharmacoeconomics data now allows communities to address the Alzheimer's conundrum [...]. The honest and lively debate among experts will continue."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/bafkreihoztox3qccjdxnc7kqvqdimjiiizggpl5mi426h52egstngeie7m@jpeg)
September 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era.
In our latest issue, a new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention of AD globally.
Read this & more: tinyurl.com/259664bs
In our latest issue, a new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention of AD globally.
Read this & more: tinyurl.com/259664bs
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
Information is power.
In our latest issue, our Editorial highlights the importance of a personalised approach and respectful communication in supporting women's understanding and decision making during childbirth.
Find this & more: tinyurl.com/mwxvw54w
In our latest issue, our Editorial highlights the importance of a personalised approach and respectful communication in supporting women's understanding and decision making during childbirth.
Find this & more: tinyurl.com/mwxvw54w
![Cover of The Lancet's July, 5, 2025. Quote on cover reads "Much harm comes from two competing ideologies about childbirth, neither based on best evidence...over-medicalisation of birth, [and] excessive emphasis on so-called natural birth."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/bafkreiboiipbq57v4e64zqmf42sehip6ht5gvacslheirmx3y5bsalcxxy@jpeg)
July 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Information is power.
In our latest issue, our Editorial highlights the importance of a personalised approach and respectful communication in supporting women's understanding and decision making during childbirth.
Find this & more: tinyurl.com/mwxvw54w
In our latest issue, our Editorial highlights the importance of a personalised approach and respectful communication in supporting women's understanding and decision making during childbirth.
Find this & more: tinyurl.com/mwxvw54w
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
The benefits & harms of early induction of labour to reduce shoulder dystocia in fetuses are uncertain.
The Big Baby trial investigated if early induction of labour is associated with a reduced risk of shoulder dystocia: tinyurl.com/3mkkpxda #MedSky
The Big Baby trial investigated if early induction of labour is associated with a reduced risk of shoulder dystocia: tinyurl.com/3mkkpxda #MedSky
May 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The benefits & harms of early induction of labour to reduce shoulder dystocia in fetuses are uncertain.
The Big Baby trial investigated if early induction of labour is associated with a reduced risk of shoulder dystocia: tinyurl.com/3mkkpxda #MedSky
The Big Baby trial investigated if early induction of labour is associated with a reduced risk of shoulder dystocia: tinyurl.com/3mkkpxda #MedSky
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
Read our latest review article out in @thelancetneuro.bsky.social if you want to know more about CSF transport across the different compartments of the brain-meningeal border and its importance for neurological diseases with strong neuroimmune components 😉
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May 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Read our latest review article out in @thelancetneuro.bsky.social if you want to know more about CSF transport across the different compartments of the brain-meningeal border and its importance for neurological diseases with strong neuroimmune components 😉
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Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
Genetic mutations contribute to a small but significant portion of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases.
A new @thelancetneuro.bsky.social Series summarises groundbreaking research on genetic ALS, offering insights into potential treatments: tinyurl.com/544kx3fu
A new @thelancetneuro.bsky.social Series summarises groundbreaking research on genetic ALS, offering insights into potential treatments: tinyurl.com/544kx3fu
April 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Genetic mutations contribute to a small but significant portion of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases.
A new @thelancetneuro.bsky.social Series summarises groundbreaking research on genetic ALS, offering insights into potential treatments: tinyurl.com/544kx3fu
A new @thelancetneuro.bsky.social Series summarises groundbreaking research on genetic ALS, offering insights into potential treatments: tinyurl.com/544kx3fu
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
🆕 'Supporting medical science in the USA'
Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8
📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8
📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
April 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🆕 'Supporting medical science in the USA'
Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8
📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8
📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
How does exercise and fitness promote healthy brain aging?
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
March 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
How does exercise and fitness promote healthy brain aging?
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
Understanding the causes of maternal deaths is crucial to aiding health systems in preventing maternal mortality.
A systematic analysis in @lancetgh.bsky.social aims to gain further understanding of the causes of maternal deaths between 2009-2020: tinyurl.com/mxpep73j
A systematic analysis in @lancetgh.bsky.social aims to gain further understanding of the causes of maternal deaths between 2009-2020: tinyurl.com/mxpep73j
March 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Understanding the causes of maternal deaths is crucial to aiding health systems in preventing maternal mortality.
A systematic analysis in @lancetgh.bsky.social aims to gain further understanding of the causes of maternal deaths between 2009-2020: tinyurl.com/mxpep73j
A systematic analysis in @lancetgh.bsky.social aims to gain further understanding of the causes of maternal deaths between 2009-2020: tinyurl.com/mxpep73j
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
New in The Lancet (@thelancet.bsky.social), and timed for #BrainAwarenessWeek, a report of an intervention, tailored to the setting (Brazil, India, and Malawi), to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections in Brazil, India, and Malawi: an international multicentre interven...
Diagnosis and management of patients with suspected acute brain infections improved
following introduction of a simple intervention package across a diverse range of
hospitals on three continents. The...
www.thelancet.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
New in The Lancet (@thelancet.bsky.social), and timed for #BrainAwarenessWeek, a report of an intervention, tailored to the setting (Brazil, India, and Malawi), to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Happy international Women’s Day. So much to do, still so much to do
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Accelerating progress towards gender equity in health and science
Since 2000, women's representation in health professions has increased steadily across
the globe. In 2019, nearly half of all doctors in countries in the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Dev...
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March 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Happy international Women’s Day. So much to do, still so much to do
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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We believe in the power of quality #primarycare, considering the psychological, social, and economic dimensions of health, to reduce social inequities.
Explore our aims and scope and submit your manuscript today!
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40T8uO3
#medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky
Explore our aims and scope and submit your manuscript today!
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40T8uO3
#medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky
February 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We believe in the power of quality #primarycare, considering the psychological, social, and economic dimensions of health, to reduce social inequities.
Explore our aims and scope and submit your manuscript today!
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40T8uO3
#medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky
Explore our aims and scope and submit your manuscript today!
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40T8uO3
#medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
When asked about the measles outbreak in West Texas, where a child just died and at least 124 people have been infected, RFK Jr. said, “We have measles outbreaks every year.”
And he incorrectly claimed that people have mainly been hospitalized for quarantine. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
And he incorrectly claimed that people have mainly been hospitalized for quarantine. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
The unvaccinated school-age child is the first confirmed fatality in Texas’s worst measles outbreak in three decades.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
When asked about the measles outbreak in West Texas, where a child just died and at least 124 people have been infected, RFK Jr. said, “We have measles outbreaks every year.”
And he incorrectly claimed that people have mainly been hospitalized for quarantine. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
And he incorrectly claimed that people have mainly been hospitalized for quarantine. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
On the cover this week, our latest Editorial explores the hopes and challenges of gene therapy for the eyes and ears.
Find this & more in our new issue: tinyurl.com/mrrprn4d
Find this & more in our new issue: tinyurl.com/mrrprn4d
February 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
On the cover this week, our latest Editorial explores the hopes and challenges of gene therapy for the eyes and ears.
Find this & more in our new issue: tinyurl.com/mrrprn4d
Find this & more in our new issue: tinyurl.com/mrrprn4d
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
My annual Valentine’s post of this image that happens to land on #FluorescenceFriday this year! An axon approaching a kidney glomerulus doing its best to look like a rose.
February 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My annual Valentine’s post of this image that happens to land on #FluorescenceFriday this year! An axon approaching a kidney glomerulus doing its best to look like a rose.
oday is #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience and I would like to share some of the papers I had the priviledge to handle with female corresponding authors 💪
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
oday is #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience and I would like to share some of the papers I had the priviledge to handle with female corresponding authors 💪
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
New in The Lancet, a phase 3 randomised trial of exenatide for Parkinson's disease showed no evidence to support this GLP-1 receptor agonist as a disease-modifying treatment @thelancet.bsky.social #neurosky #medsky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Exenatide once a week versus placebo as a potential disease-modifying treatment for people with Parkinson's disease in the UK: a phase 3, multicentre, double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, placebo...
Our findings suggest that exenatide is safe and well tolerated. We found no evidence
to support exenatide as a disease-modifying treatment for people with Parkinson's
disease. Studies with agents that...
www.thelancet.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New in The Lancet, a phase 3 randomised trial of exenatide for Parkinson's disease showed no evidence to support this GLP-1 receptor agonist as a disease-modifying treatment @thelancet.bsky.social #neurosky #medsky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
In the ESCAPE-MeVO trial involving patients with ischemic stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion, thrombectomy within 12 hours did not lead to a better functional outcome and lower mortality at 90 days than usual care. Full trial results: nej.md/40LTUaL
#ISC25 | @ahascience.bsky.social
#ISC25 | @ahascience.bsky.social
Endovascular Treatment of Stroke Due to Medium-Vessel Occlusion | NEJM
Whether the large effect size of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for stroke due to large-vessel occlusion applies to stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion is unclear. In a multicenter, prospective,...
nej.md
February 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In the ESCAPE-MeVO trial involving patients with ischemic stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion, thrombectomy within 12 hours did not lead to a better functional outcome and lower mortality at 90 days than usual care. Full trial results: nej.md/40LTUaL
#ISC25 | @ahascience.bsky.social
#ISC25 | @ahascience.bsky.social
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Government scientists & employees: I'm a freelance journalist who writes for NYT, Science, SciAm, Nature, etc. If you want to securely discuss disruptions to your work, I'm available on Signal at mgreshko.01. Use a personal device on a trusted network. 🧪
January 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Government scientists & employees: I'm a freelance journalist who writes for NYT, Science, SciAm, Nature, etc. If you want to securely discuss disruptions to your work, I'm available on Signal at mgreshko.01. Use a personal device on a trusted network. 🧪
NIH memo addresses ‘confusion’ about restrictions imposed by Trump, easing some concerns | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH memo addresses ‘confusion’ about restrictions imposed by Trump, easing some concerns
Memo from acting director to staff allows some purchasing, and suggests travel and study sections could soon resume
www.science.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
NIH memo addresses ‘confusion’ about restrictions imposed by Trump, easing some concerns | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
The evidence is clear on the increasing risk of wildfires due to climate change.
However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.
Will the California wildfires make them face reality?
Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6
However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.
Will the California wildfires make them face reality?
Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6
January 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The evidence is clear on the increasing risk of wildfires due to climate change.
However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.
Will the California wildfires make them face reality?
Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6
However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.
Will the California wildfires make them face reality?
Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
#AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
#AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
www.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
#AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
#AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Bea G Perez Nievas
The CDC is operating without an acting director, multiple health officials confirm to CBS News, leaving the agency without a clear chain of command. A leadership vacuum atop the CDC is unprecedented. | CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-who...
Who is in charge of the CDC right now? Nobody knows for sure
A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.
www.cbsnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The CDC is operating without an acting director, multiple health officials confirm to CBS News, leaving the agency without a clear chain of command. A leadership vacuum atop the CDC is unprecedented. | CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-who...