Corinna Loeckenhoff
@loeckenhoff.bsky.social
Gerontologist interested in emotions, social relations, and decision-making across the life span.
Limiting access to student loans for nurses by claiming their degree is not "professional" is going to make existing healthcare shortages worse. What a short-sighted move. www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Limiting access to student loans for nurses by claiming their degree is not "professional" is going to make existing healthcare shortages worse. What a short-sighted move. www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
I love my job. www.linkedin.com/posts/cornel...
Three undergraduates from the GeriPal–Immersive Research Program, Litzy Puma ’27, Kalyani Nair ’27 and Maryam Bellakbira ’26, joined psychology professor Corinna Loeckenhoff at the 2025 Annual… | Corn...
Three undergraduates from the GeriPal–Immersive Research Program, Litzy Puma ’27, Kalyani Nair ’27 and Maryam Bellakbira ’26, joined psychology professor Corinna Loeckenhoff at the 2025 Annual Scienti...
www.linkedin.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I love my job. www.linkedin.com/posts/cornel...
Trustworthy information from public agencies is a cornerstone of public health.
The CDC website was quietly edited last night to claim there’s “no evidence” that vaccines don’t cause autism.
This is false.
But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines.
For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
This is false.
But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines.
For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trustworthy information from public agencies is a cornerstone of public health.
Another position is opening up at Cornell's Psychology Department which just happens to be right next to this lovely view. We're looking for a lecturer in clinical psychology. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30807
October 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Another position is opening up at Cornell's Psychology Department which just happens to be right next to this lovely view. We're looking for a lecturer in clinical psychology. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30807
Want to enjoy this view on your way to work? We're looking for someone to join our team at Cornell for a tenure track position in psychology with a focus on relationship science (broadly defined) academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30665
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Want to enjoy this view on your way to work? We're looking for someone to join our team at Cornell for a tenure track position in psychology with a focus on relationship science (broadly defined) academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30665
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012.
The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine.
buff.ly/8epl2QS
The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine.
buff.ly/8epl2QS
Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.
www.mississippifreepress.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012.
The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine.
buff.ly/8epl2QS
The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine.
buff.ly/8epl2QS
What does it take to ensure that older Americans don't have to decide between buying food and paying for rent, medications, or basic household supplies? surface.syr.edu/lerner/281/
Nonfinancial Factors Shape Food Insecurity Among U.S. Older Adults
Nonfinancial factors such as poor physical and mental health, lack of access to healthy food, and transportation challenges make it more difficult for older adults to obtain, prepare, and consume heal...
surface.syr.edu
September 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What does it take to ensure that older Americans don't have to decide between buying food and paying for rent, medications, or basic household supplies? surface.syr.edu/lerner/281/
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
Preventing progression to Type 2 diabetes, remission of pre-diabetes, without weight loss, in >20% participants in a prospective clinical trial: the importance of body fat distribution
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prevention of type 2 diabetes through prediabetes remission without weight loss - Nature Medicine
A post hoc analysis of a multicentre, randomised trial showed that prediabetes remission is possible without total weight loss—providing weight is distributed to subcutaneous deposits as opposed to visceral ones.
www.nature.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Preventing progression to Type 2 diabetes, remission of pre-diabetes, without weight loss, in >20% participants in a prospective clinical trial: the importance of body fat distribution
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
REMINDER: We are hosting a FREE online event on AGING + DECISION MAKING + TECHNOLOGY next week Tuesday!
We are super excited to invite you to our
FREE research & networking event
@ Sep 30 (11AM EDT, on ZOOM)
on the intersections of aging, technology, and decision research
with Dr. Wally Boot & Dr. Kaileigh Byrne :
geron.org/News-Events/...
(@geronsociety.bsky.social)
FREE research & networking event
@ Sep 30 (11AM EDT, on ZOOM)
on the intersections of aging, technology, and decision research
with Dr. Wally Boot & Dr. Kaileigh Byrne :
geron.org/News-Events/...
(@geronsociety.bsky.social)
September 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
REMINDER: We are hosting a FREE online event on AGING + DECISION MAKING + TECHNOLOGY next week Tuesday!
Striking analysis showing the critical role of NIH funding for developing novel medications.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
www.science.org
September 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Striking analysis showing the critical role of NIH funding for developing novel medications.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences
go.nature.com/4pBArFH
go.nature.com/4pBArFH
What research might be lost after the NIH’s cuts? Nature trained a bot to find out
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US National Institutes of Health grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences of such action.
go.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences
go.nature.com/4pBArFH
go.nature.com/4pBArFH
Science-based information on causes and treatment of autism by the American Psychiatric Association. www.psychiatry.org/News-room/Ne...
APA Statement on White House Announcement on Autism
In reaction to today’s White House announcement, the American Psychiatric Association issued the following statement:
www.psychiatry.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Science-based information on causes and treatment of autism by the American Psychiatric Association. www.psychiatry.org/News-room/Ne...
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
1/ It’s Monday, which means a brand-new edition of The Dose. This week we're looking at the messy #vaccine headlines after last week's ACIP meeting, falls among older adults, loneliness among young people, and a top question on Covid shots at pharmacies. Here’s what you need to know 👇
September 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
1/ It’s Monday, which means a brand-new edition of The Dose. This week we're looking at the messy #vaccine headlines after last week's ACIP meeting, falls among older adults, loneliness among young people, and a top question on Covid shots at pharmacies. Here’s what you need to know 👇
Science-based information on the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy. www.acog.org/news/news-re...
ACOG Affirms Safety Benefits Acetaminophen Pregnancy
"The data from numerous studies have shown that acetaminophen plays an important—and safe—role in the well-being of pregnant women."
www.acog.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Science-based information on the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy. www.acog.org/news/news-re...
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
As part of the latest information purge the CDC has removed more health guides and information from their website. This includes the Alzheimer's Communication Guide developed to integrate brain health messages into chronic disease programs. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.
The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.
insidemedicine.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
As part of the latest information purge the CDC has removed more health guides and information from their website. This includes the Alzheimer's Communication Guide developed to integrate brain health messages into chronic disease programs. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Great demonstration of cohort effects in music exposure ... although any parent will of course align with both their own cohort and their kids' cohort.
had a ton of fun working on this poll with @today.yougov.com about the songs that everybody knows the lyrics to, the generational anthems are super neat
www.numlock.com/p/numlock-su...
www.numlock.com/p/numlock-su...
September 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Great demonstration of cohort effects in music exposure ... although any parent will of course align with both their own cohort and their kids' cohort.
More evidence that the fallout from environmental disasters takes a particularly heavy toll on older adults and may linger for years after the event. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Hurricane Sandy linked to lasting heart disease in the elderly | Cornell Chronicle
The study found heart failure rates were higher in flooded areas, especially in New Jersey, and that the risk persisted for four to five years – not just weeks or months – after the storm.
news.cornell.edu
September 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
More evidence that the fallout from environmental disasters takes a particularly heavy toll on older adults and may linger for years after the event. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
Fifty years ago, Carol Baker proposed vaccinating pregnant women to save babies from a deadly microbe. Now, the idea is nearing fruition. https://scim.ag/4ptSSMl
Vaccine given during pregnancy could protect babies from an invisible killer
Shots target group B streptococcus, a little-known microbe that can cause stillbirths and life-threatening disease in infants
scim.ag
September 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Fifty years ago, Carol Baker proposed vaccinating pregnant women to save babies from a deadly microbe. Now, the idea is nearing fruition. https://scim.ag/4ptSSMl
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the heads of many agricultural scientists, as USDA continues to postpone grant decisions and fails to announce many new funding opportunities. https://scim.ag/3KaOXDV
USDA funding delays under Trump compromise agricultural research
Sharp drop in grant awards leaves researchers frustrated
scim.ag
September 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the heads of many agricultural scientists, as USDA continues to postpone grant decisions and fails to announce many new funding opportunities. https://scim.ag/3KaOXDV
As a gerontologist, I'm worried about the long-term consequences for cognitive health since exposure to wildfire smoke is a risk factor for dementia.
It's not your imagination: Wildfire smoke in the U.S. has dramatically worsened since 2019. According to a new study, it's already killing 41,000 people a year - and it's poised to get much worse.
new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Record wildfire smoke kills more people each year than car crashes. It’s about to get worse.
The past six summers have been the smokiest on record. New research shows that smoke could become the costliest consequence of climate change for Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
As a gerontologist, I'm worried about the long-term consequences for cognitive health since exposure to wildfire smoke is a risk factor for dementia.
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
Reposted by Corinna Loeckenhoff
Don't underestimate the effect of the arts—music, dance, visual, gardening, crafts, theater—for promoting health, a systematic review
@naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The arts for disease prevention and health promotion: a systematic review - Nature Medicine
The arts, according to a systematic synthesis of data from 95 studies (across 26 countries), may support non-communicable disease prevention by providing opportunities for increased physical activity,...
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Don't underestimate the effect of the arts—music, dance, visual, gardening, crafts, theater—for promoting health, a systematic review
@naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturemedicine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Love this story, it showcases questions of autonomy, resilience, and the critical role of community support in aging well. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps
Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.
www.bbc.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Love this story, it showcases questions of autonomy, resilience, and the critical role of community support in aging well. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Draw your own conclusions ... www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Study showing 'far-right extremists' have committed more violence removed from DOJ website
The DOJ removed a study on its website that found "far-right attacks" outpace "all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism."
www.usatoday.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Draw your own conclusions ... www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...