Ray Taylor
@raytaylor.bsky.social
Maternal, Adolescent and Infant Health in Africa, India, Slovakia
(prepping a blog on stunting at birth / IUGR)
NGO founder and fundraiser
Currently: Oxford, UK
Languages: English, Slovak and French
(prepping a blog on stunting at birth / IUGR)
NGO founder and fundraiser
Currently: Oxford, UK
Languages: English, Slovak and French
This is astonishing, remarkable!
The intro is great, well worth a read.
"greater [microbiome] diversity in infancy has been concurrently linked to increased fronto-parietal connectivity... implicated in cognitive control, which in turn was associated with increased infant negative emotionality"
The intro is great, well worth a read.
"greater [microbiome] diversity in infancy has been concurrently linked to increased fronto-parietal connectivity... implicated in cognitive control, which in turn was associated with increased infant negative emotionality"
A study in Nature Communications finds that relative abundances of stress-sensitive gastrointestinal microbes at 2 years old predicts internalizing symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, in middle childhood through altered emotion-related brain network connectivity. #microbiome #medsky 🧪
Childhood gut microbiome is linked to internalizing symptoms at school age via the functional connectome - Nature Communications
Here, the authors find that relative abundances of stress-sensitive gastrointestinal microbes at age 2 years predicts internalizing symptoms in middle childhood through altered emotion-related brain network connectivity.
go.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is astonishing, remarkable!
The intro is great, well worth a read.
"greater [microbiome] diversity in infancy has been concurrently linked to increased fronto-parietal connectivity... implicated in cognitive control, which in turn was associated with increased infant negative emotionality"
The intro is great, well worth a read.
"greater [microbiome] diversity in infancy has been concurrently linked to increased fronto-parietal connectivity... implicated in cognitive control, which in turn was associated with increased infant negative emotionality"
#Tylenol doesn't cause #autism, but recent studies and cohort analyses associate prolonged or frequent exposure to #acetaminophen in pregnancy with language delay, which could easily be confused with autism at age 2-3.
Sources:
www.perplexity.ai/search/does-...
Sources:
www.perplexity.ai/search/does-...
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
#Tylenol doesn't cause #autism, but recent studies and cohort analyses associate prolonged or frequent exposure to #acetaminophen in pregnancy with language delay, which could easily be confused with autism at age 2-3.
Sources:
www.perplexity.ai/search/does-...
Sources:
www.perplexity.ai/search/does-...
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🧪For those of us who do complex collaborations with multiple corresponding authors this is terrible . I suspect it will also hit female authors disproportionately as they tend to have more collaborations across fields…https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors
Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🧪For those of us who do complex collaborations with multiple corresponding authors this is terrible . I suspect it will also hit female authors disproportionately as they tend to have more collaborations across fields…https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4
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The hemiparasitic nature of Rhinanthus minor (yellow rattle) is exploited by horticulturists wanting to create wildflower meadows. This annual species is a parasite of grasses and slows their too-vigorous growth, allowing wildflowers to thrive. #parasite #Orobanchaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
October 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The hemiparasitic nature of Rhinanthus minor (yellow rattle) is exploited by horticulturists wanting to create wildflower meadows. This annual species is a parasite of grasses and slows their too-vigorous growth, allowing wildflowers to thrive. #parasite #Orobanchaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
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I'm looking to recruit a post-doc to help push forward our growing interests in insect ecotoxicology.
Apply here by Nov 30th!
(thanks for reposting)
career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job...
Apply here by Nov 30th!
(thanks for reposting)
career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job...
Career Opportunities: Posdoctoral researcher in toxin susceptibility and evolution of resistance in insects (22517)
career5.successfactors.eu
October 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I'm looking to recruit a post-doc to help push forward our growing interests in insect ecotoxicology.
Apply here by Nov 30th!
(thanks for reposting)
career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job...
Apply here by Nov 30th!
(thanks for reposting)
career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job...
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🧪Is Richard Dawkins wrong about the nature of life? And is it time to abandon the metaphor of "The Selfish Gene"? That's what's in my new article. It's free to read and subscribe, and it features audio narration (read by me) for those who prefer it.
#science #philsky #evolution #biology #philosophy
#science #philsky #evolution #biology #philosophy
Is Richard Dawkins wrong about the nature of life?
Is it time to abandon the metaphor of "The Selfish Gene"?
drchrisearl.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🧪Is Richard Dawkins wrong about the nature of life? And is it time to abandon the metaphor of "The Selfish Gene"? That's what's in my new article. It's free to read and subscribe, and it features audio narration (read by me) for those who prefer it.
#science #philsky #evolution #biology #philosophy
#science #philsky #evolution #biology #philosophy
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Don't forget your flu shot this year! Vaccines are safe and effective - talk to your doctor for answers to questions.
#vaccinate #vaccine #noflu 🧪🧬🍎🥽👩🔬
#vaccinate #vaccine #noflu 🧪🧬🍎🥽👩🔬
October 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Don't forget your flu shot this year! Vaccines are safe and effective - talk to your doctor for answers to questions.
#vaccinate #vaccine #noflu 🧪🧬🍎🥽👩🔬
#vaccinate #vaccine #noflu 🧪🧬🍎🥽👩🔬
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“Less than a week after her symptoms began, Suza was dead. Congolese government data shows that in Suza’s province, [malaria] deaths nearly tripled in the first half of this year.”
Suza was five years old.
Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Elon Musk killed her.
Suza was five years old.
Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Elon Musk killed her.
Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
wapo.st
September 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“Less than a week after her symptoms began, Suza was dead. Congolese government data shows that in Suza’s province, [malaria] deaths nearly tripled in the first half of this year.”
Suza was five years old.
Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Elon Musk killed her.
Suza was five years old.
Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Elon Musk killed her.
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… the UN Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Security Council must be prepared to respond to the impact of AI on global peace. Therefore, Slovenia joins the call on the UN Secretary-General to provide regular reports on the development of artificial intelligence,
September 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
… the UN Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Security Council must be prepared to respond to the impact of AI on global peace. Therefore, Slovenia joins the call on the UN Secretary-General to provide regular reports on the development of artificial intelligence,
This from a folate researchers is excellent for ASD parents who want to understand the cerebral folate hypothesis, and what studies are underway, and why they should NOT buy the supplements or get a MTHFR test this week:
kcklatt.substack.com/p/folate-and...
kcklatt.substack.com/p/folate-and...
Folate & Autism, Unpacked
Prep for the upcoming HHS report
kcklatt.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This from a folate researchers is excellent for ASD parents who want to understand the cerebral folate hypothesis, and what studies are underway, and why they should NOT buy the supplements or get a MTHFR test this week:
kcklatt.substack.com/p/folate-and...
kcklatt.substack.com/p/folate-and...
I actually did:
Too much Tylenol in 2nd/3rd trimester may cause auditory delay, which could appear like autism at age 2.
This heals naturally.
Perfect for a treatment scam!
Too much Tylenol in 2nd/3rd trimester may cause auditory delay, which could appear like autism at age 2.
This heals naturally.
Perfect for a treatment scam!
September 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I actually did:
Too much Tylenol in 2nd/3rd trimester may cause auditory delay, which could appear like autism at age 2.
This heals naturally.
Perfect for a treatment scam!
Too much Tylenol in 2nd/3rd trimester may cause auditory delay, which could appear like autism at age 2.
This heals naturally.
Perfect for a treatment scam!
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A study in Communications Psychology shows that people tend to give more additive advice than subtractive when supporting those with mental health issues. This bias contributes to a feeling of being overwhelmed in self-management. go.nature.com/4gqyGqm 🧪
September 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A study in Communications Psychology shows that people tend to give more additive advice than subtractive when supporting those with mental health issues. This bias contributes to a feeling of being overwhelmed in self-management. go.nature.com/4gqyGqm 🧪
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The World Wants More Vaccines. An Anti-Vaccine America Isn’t Helping.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
I was taking interesting posts from here to FB / X
Now I'll swop
Now I'll swop
Blueksy is not "evaporating" by any meaningful sense of that word but the data does show that the number of posts made each day has been gradually declining over the last six months or so. Sort of interesting to see, but definitely not a sign this platform is on death watch
September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I was taking interesting posts from here to FB / X
Now I'll swop
Now I'll swop
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The hug of the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Luxembourg.
That's probably one of the nicest things you'll see today.
That's probably one of the nicest things you'll see today.
August 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The hug of the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Luxembourg.
That's probably one of the nicest things you'll see today.
That's probably one of the nicest things you'll see today.
Bio-meteorology is becoming a thing (Dr Cindy Morris in INRA, Avignon and Prof David Sands in USA) and this gives a cool intro.
For monsoon/semi arid regions, as well as CCN, also important is IN ice nucleation at the top of towering anvil clouds, seeded by aerobacter from ground level, inc coffee
For monsoon/semi arid regions, as well as CCN, also important is IN ice nucleation at the top of towering anvil clouds, seeded by aerobacter from ground level, inc coffee
🧪🌿🐡🖥️🔬🎨🌍 #sciart #illustration #science
About a year ago I produced this summary figure to help INAR @helsinki.fi in a funding application.
Success ✨-->‘Towards climate positive agriculture’ (CARBON+) is now part of Valio’s Food 2.0 project tinyurl.com/3bm5ms89
About a year ago I produced this summary figure to help INAR @helsinki.fi in a funding application.
Success ✨-->‘Towards climate positive agriculture’ (CARBON+) is now part of Valio’s Food 2.0 project tinyurl.com/3bm5ms89
August 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Bio-meteorology is becoming a thing (Dr Cindy Morris in INRA, Avignon and Prof David Sands in USA) and this gives a cool intro.
For monsoon/semi arid regions, as well as CCN, also important is IN ice nucleation at the top of towering anvil clouds, seeded by aerobacter from ground level, inc coffee
For monsoon/semi arid regions, as well as CCN, also important is IN ice nucleation at the top of towering anvil clouds, seeded by aerobacter from ground level, inc coffee
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i need some help with GAPIT in R using info from TASSEL. Can someone please help meeee 🧪
May 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
i need some help with GAPIT in R using info from TASSEL. Can someone please help meeee 🧪
Important topic for health and income: child stunting.
The worst kinds of stunting begin in utero and cause brain damage.
The worst kinds of stunting begin in utero and cause brain damage.
Proper investments in early learning could help to move South Africa up the World Capital Index. But we also have a huge nutritional stunting problem, which the government can’t fix on its own. Business is going to have to come to the table.
STUNTED GROWTH OP-ED: Ignoring child nutrition in South Africa can’t be the next big mistake
www.dailymaverick.co.za
April 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Important topic for health and income: child stunting.
The worst kinds of stunting begin in utero and cause brain damage.
The worst kinds of stunting begin in utero and cause brain damage.
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PLEASE WATCH THIS report on nurse in Sudan
youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fz-vOeyu4
Nuba is one of few places in Sudan where a robust aid response could be scaled:
An opportunity that cannot be missed.
List of orgs working there: perplexity.ai/search/is-any-ngo-or-fao-or-ifad-deli-VlWbauzKT_CPOchq9SfbyA
youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fz-vOeyu4
Nuba is one of few places in Sudan where a robust aid response could be scaled:
An opportunity that cannot be missed.
List of orgs working there: perplexity.ai/search/is-any-ngo-or-fao-or-ifad-deli-VlWbauzKT_CPOchq9SfbyA
Life inside Sudan’s refugee camps | Unreported World
YouTube video by Unreported World
youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
PLEASE WATCH THIS report on nurse in Sudan
youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fz-vOeyu4
Nuba is one of few places in Sudan where a robust aid response could be scaled:
An opportunity that cannot be missed.
List of orgs working there: perplexity.ai/search/is-any-ngo-or-fao-or-ifad-deli-VlWbauzKT_CPOchq9SfbyA
youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fz-vOeyu4
Nuba is one of few places in Sudan where a robust aid response could be scaled:
An opportunity that cannot be missed.
List of orgs working there: perplexity.ai/search/is-any-ngo-or-fao-or-ifad-deli-VlWbauzKT_CPOchq9SfbyA
PLEASE WATCH THIS report on nurse in Sudan
youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fz-vOeyu4
Nuba is one of few places in Sudan where a robust aid response could be scaled:
An opportunity that cannot be missed.
List of orgs working there: perplexity.ai/search/is-any-ngo-or-fao-or-ifad-deli-VlWbauzKT_CPOchq9SfbyA
youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fz-vOeyu4
Nuba is one of few places in Sudan where a robust aid response could be scaled:
An opportunity that cannot be missed.
List of orgs working there: perplexity.ai/search/is-any-ngo-or-fao-or-ifad-deli-VlWbauzKT_CPOchq9SfbyA
Life inside Sudan’s refugee camps | Unreported World
YouTube video by Unreported World
youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
PLEASE WATCH THIS report on nurse in Sudan
youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fz-vOeyu4
Nuba is one of few places in Sudan where a robust aid response could be scaled:
An opportunity that cannot be missed.
List of orgs working there: perplexity.ai/search/is-any-ngo-or-fao-or-ifad-deli-VlWbauzKT_CPOchq9SfbyA
youtube.com/watch?v=A2Fz-vOeyu4
Nuba is one of few places in Sudan where a robust aid response could be scaled:
An opportunity that cannot be missed.
List of orgs working there: perplexity.ai/search/is-any-ngo-or-fao-or-ifad-deli-VlWbauzKT_CPOchq9SfbyA
Why do so many people put "No DM" on BlueSky ?
Is it simply because they don't have time for yet another inbox?
Or is there something else going on?
(eg women not wanting romantic approaches? or MAGA hassles?)
Is it simply because they don't have time for yet another inbox?
Or is there something else going on?
(eg women not wanting romantic approaches? or MAGA hassles?)
March 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Why do so many people put "No DM" on BlueSky ?
Is it simply because they don't have time for yet another inbox?
Or is there something else going on?
(eg women not wanting romantic approaches? or MAGA hassles?)
Is it simply because they don't have time for yet another inbox?
Or is there something else going on?
(eg women not wanting romantic approaches? or MAGA hassles?)
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into adulthood, eroding potential income by a staggering 20%, chipping away at economic productivity by 1.4%, and imposing an economic burden of $176.8 million per birth, stunting propagates a relentless cycle of poverty and malnutrition, casting a long shadow across generations flip.it/obSyBI
Scientists discover height’s unexpected role in brain function
A new study has uncovered a striking link between an infant’s physical growth and early cognitive abilities, shedding light on brain function
flip.it
March 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
into adulthood, eroding potential income by a staggering 20%, chipping away at economic productivity by 1.4%, and imposing an economic burden of $176.8 million per birth, stunting propagates a relentless cycle of poverty and malnutrition, casting a long shadow across generations flip.it/obSyBI
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#ncbi #blast doesn’t work either - i’ve been super concerned this was going to disappear - this database is crucial for genomic/transcriptomic research
has anyone thought about how we can archive all of this information?? all the genomes, tools, data, we really cannot afford to lose it
🧪🌎👩🏻🔬
has anyone thought about how we can archive all of this information?? all the genomes, tools, data, we really cannot afford to lose it
🧪🌎👩🏻🔬
PubMed has been down for at least 11 hours and we are EXTREMELY concerned. We hope it’s mere incompetence and not an official action. If any of our followers have media events today, please mention it.
Opinion | Will They Come for PubMed Next?
Here's what we lose if the administration takes away this invaluable resource
www.medpagetoday.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I was wondering how we oppose authoritarianism.
Suddenly, it's obvious:
.... with kindness!
Suddenly, it's obvious:
.... with kindness!
March 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I was wondering how we oppose authoritarianism.
Suddenly, it's obvious:
.... with kindness!
Suddenly, it's obvious:
.... with kindness!