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"Health officials in the Trump admin. have assailed childhood vaccines more than adult ones, but their vocal opposition may be contributing to inadequate vaccination among older Americans, too."

Some evid. of off-target vax benefits in addition to the diseases the vaccines are intended for.
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Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Naturally occurring enzymes, while powerful, catalyze only a fraction of the reactions chemists care about. That’s why scientists are eager to design new-to-nature versions that could carry out entirely new forms of chemistry that biology never evolved. cen.acs.org/physical-che...
#chemsky 🧪
A trio of AI methods tackles enzyme design
RFdiffusion2, RFdiffusion3, and Riff-Diff each solve different structural problems in computational enzyme design
cen.acs.org
January 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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Two magnesium start-ups—Magrathea Metals and Tidal Metals—are making plans to start production of the metal in the US. The US Departments of Defense, Interior, and Energy all list magnesium as critical because its alloys are lightweight and strong. cen.acs.org/materials/St...
#chemsky 🧪
Start-ups advance US magnesium plans
Projects based on new chemistry could offset the loss of domestic supply from a troubled Utah plant
cen.acs.org
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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First hours of embryonic zebrafish development. Credit to Mona Wellhäusser, Timo Schreiber, & @lennarthilbert.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Probably not my most WOW image, but one of the most emotional for me
This is comet 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar visitor not bound to our Sun, just passing through before continuing its journey.
Only the 3rd such object known. I pushed my small telescope and camera to their limits.
Video next is coming.
December 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Comet 3I/ATLAS moving at a high relative speed with respect to us, considering the distance it has already reached on its way out of the Solar System.
A time lapse spanning 2.5 hours as it continues its infinite journey toward new suns. 31 Dec 1am-4am UTC
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#photography #astrophotography
January 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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June 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What Plato Understood About Betrayal That the Stoics Missed | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plat...
What Plato Understood About Betrayal That the Stoics Missed
The Stoic dichotomy treats betrayal like weather. Plato knew better: another person's choices flow from character—and character can be read.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Long COVID impacts 80-400M globally. Neuropsychiatric issues like memory deficits are common, affecting 5-50% post-infection. PMID:41444262, Nat Rev Dis Primers 2025, @DiseasePrimers https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-025-00674-7 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪
COVID-19-associated neurological and psychological manifestations | Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Long COVID is an infection-associated chronic condition that typically occurs within 3 months of acute COVID-19 infection in which symptoms are intermittently or continuously present for at least 3 months. Long COVID is estimated to affect between 80 and 400 million people globally, with an incidence of 5–20% in the community and up to 50% among hospitalized patients following acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Common neuropsychiatric and mental health symptoms of long COVID include memory deficits, executive dysfunction, anxiety, depression, recurring headaches, sleep disturbances, neuropathies, problems with taste and smell, and dizziness that accompanies erratic heart rates and severe post-exertional malaise. Underlying pathophysiological mechanisms includes SARS-CoV-2 viral persistence, herpesvirus reactivation, microbiota dysbiosis, autoimmunity, clotting and endothelial abnormalities, and chronic immune activation. Owing to the variability in the clinical presentation, management must b
doi.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Why Belonging Is Key to Well-Being and How to Build It | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Why Belonging Is Key to Well-Being and How to Build It
Why belonging is essential to well-being and how leaders can rebuild it at work.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What Plato Understood About Betrayal That the Stoics Missed | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plat...
What Plato Understood About Betrayal That the Stoics Missed
The Stoic dichotomy treats betrayal like weather. Plato knew better: another person's choices flow from character—and character can be read.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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August 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Even asymptomatic infection is damaging. We have less reporting with the funding cuts, but this isn't going away. I still mask and am grateful to live in an area where it's still acceptable. #COVID #LongCOVID 🧪
Here's a shorthand reminder of what SARS CoV-2 does to one's metabolism that I co-curate. Only high-quality peer-reviewed studies—each with a TLDR takeaway.

Remember—Not all studies are created equal. Particularly in regards to this slippery & politically charged plague. #LongCOVID #COVID
COVID research & implications
Covid research & implications Purpose: This document is a running curation of Covid research cited in scholarly journals and/or trustworthy popular media, with the goal of forming a story about the i...
docs.google.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Slate Auto’s electric pickup is no longer ‘under $20,000’ — thanks, Donald
Slate Auto’s electric pickup is no longer ‘under $20,000’ — thanks, Donald
Trump’s signature adds $7,500 to the price.
buff.ly
July 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Authoritarianism and Perceived Threat: Old Question, New Data | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insi...
Authoritarianism and Perceived Threat: Old Question, New Data
Research examines what lies at the root of authoritarianism.
www.psychologytoday.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Chris Judge’s “A Daily Cloud” project began in 2020, born from quiet days in the garden during lockdown. With simple lines and a touch of imagination, he turned everyday skies into playful scenes - one cloud at a time. [1/3]

Credits: adailycloud [FB]
#clouds #creative
May 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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High levels of PFAS exposure can alter the cellular immune response to SARS-CoV-2, with effects differing by biological sex and potential implications for vaccine effectiveness. doi.org/g9hvfc
PFAS influence cellular immune response to coronavirus, research finds
PFAS are found in multiple everyday products, such as cosmetics, outdoor clothing and coated pans. This is because of their special properties.
medicalxpress.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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When you stop counting...
NEW: In agency after agency, the U.S. government is losing its capacity to measure how American society is functioning, making it much harder to gauge the nature and scale of the problems we are facing and the effectiveness of policies.

By @alecmac.bsky.social
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...
www.propublica.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.

(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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With Academia under financial pressure, this article hits home. It is time to focus on our core objectives and purpose. academic.oup.com/brain/articl... 🥽🍎🧪
On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities
You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a
academic.oup.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Balance is crucial for heart and brain health, particularly in older adults. Regular balance exercises can reduce the risk of falls, heart disease, and stroke, enhancing overall well-being. doi.org/g4gqbh
What balance could mean for heart and brain health
It's an ability and skill often taken for granted. It affects quality of life and has been linked to heart disease and stroke.
medicalxpress.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Really not looking forward to living in the worst parts of a william gibson novel because of all the people who misunderstood the point of william gibson's novels
November 13, 2024 at 4:15 AM