Renshaw01
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It's good to breathe clean blue sky air! Lovely to follow my favourite social media people and topics here: science (incl. breast cancer), plain English, good art, natural world, gardens, travel, history, archeology, journalism, Sussex and more
Pi (my Patterpoo puppy) and I are taking part in Cancer Research UK's 60 mile dog walk in November challenge. www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved... Photos are from our weekend walk in Owlbeech wood. DM me for link to my Cancer Research UK Giving page to sponsor us. #CancerResearchUK
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Pi (my Patterpoo puppy) and I are taking part in Cancer Research UK's 60 mile dog walk in November challenge. www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved... Photos are from our weekend walk in Owlbeech wood. DM me for link to my Cancer Research UK Giving page to sponsor us. #CancerResearchUK
October is breast cancer awareness month
Check out this illustrated poem (video and pics) for EVERYONE to share to get more people checking their breasts and chests.
tinyurl.com/breast-check
Check out this illustrated poem (video and pics) for EVERYONE to share to get more people checking their breasts and chests.
tinyurl.com/breast-check
This is the way to examine your chest-2 - Google Drive
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October 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
October is breast cancer awareness month
Check out this illustrated poem (video and pics) for EVERYONE to share to get more people checking their breasts and chests.
tinyurl.com/breast-check
Check out this illustrated poem (video and pics) for EVERYONE to share to get more people checking their breasts and chests.
tinyurl.com/breast-check
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Today is #WorldSightDay
Cataract is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness, affecting 94 million people worldwide.
Don’t take your eyes for granted. Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IUPrO7
Cataract is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness, affecting 94 million people worldwide.
Don’t take your eyes for granted. Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IUPrO7
October 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Today is #WorldSightDay
Cataract is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness, affecting 94 million people worldwide.
Don’t take your eyes for granted. Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IUPrO7
Cataract is one of the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness, affecting 94 million people worldwide.
Don’t take your eyes for granted. Regular eye exams and timely treatment can prevent vision loss. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3IUPrO7
2025: new cell organelle discovered www.nature.com/articles/d41... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKL5... University of Virginia and NIH scientists say the organelle ('hemifuseome') is may be a cellular 'recycling centre' and have a role in diseases where recycling is defective, e.g. Alzheimer's disease.
August 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
2025: new cell organelle discovered www.nature.com/articles/d41... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKL5... University of Virginia and NIH scientists say the organelle ('hemifuseome') is may be a cellular 'recycling centre' and have a role in diseases where recycling is defective, e.g. Alzheimer's disease.
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I could post this every single day.
The HPV vaccine is already preventing cancer. Cervical cancer deaths have also fallen in young women.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The HPV vaccine is already preventing cancer. Cervical cancer deaths have also fallen in young women.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
July 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I could post this every single day.
The HPV vaccine is already preventing cancer. Cervical cancer deaths have also fallen in young women.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The HPV vaccine is already preventing cancer. Cervical cancer deaths have also fallen in young women.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Phase I trial of breast cancer vaccine raises hopes of eradicating disease
July 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Phase I trial of breast cancer vaccine raises hopes of eradicating disease
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What can science do for us?
"A breakthrough breast cancer vaccine has completed Phase one trials, with over 75 percent of participants showing a strong immune response, raising hopes it could help eradicate the disease by 2030."
www.independent.co.uk/health-and-w...
"A breakthrough breast cancer vaccine has completed Phase one trials, with over 75 percent of participants showing a strong immune response, raising hopes it could help eradicate the disease by 2030."
www.independent.co.uk/health-and-w...
Breast cancer vaccine breakthrough: Over 75% show immune response
A breast cancer vaccine targeting a key protein showed strong immune responses in over 75 percent of its trial participants, offering hope to eradicate the disease by 2030.
www.independent.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
What can science do for us?
"A breakthrough breast cancer vaccine has completed Phase one trials, with over 75 percent of participants showing a strong immune response, raising hopes it could help eradicate the disease by 2030."
www.independent.co.uk/health-and-w...
"A breakthrough breast cancer vaccine has completed Phase one trials, with over 75 percent of participants showing a strong immune response, raising hopes it could help eradicate the disease by 2030."
www.independent.co.uk/health-and-w...
Got a cancer diagnosis? Have you been told that chemotherapy will kill you? Read oriordanliz on instagram.
June 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Got a cancer diagnosis? Have you been told that chemotherapy will kill you? Read oriordanliz on instagram.
Don't detox. Do read this. www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...
Bad wellness advice is all over social media. These creators are pushing back
A growing group of content creators are trying to counteract misleading and false wellness claims online from influencers hawking supplements and unproven remedies.
www.npr.org
June 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Don't detox. Do read this. www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...
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Tsai-Fan Yu was a renowned Chinese-American medical doctor whose pioneering research helped make gout a curable disease, linked gout to hypertension and diabetes, and established one of the first systematised lab tests for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis.
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May 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tsai-Fan Yu was a renowned Chinese-American medical doctor whose pioneering research helped make gout a curable disease, linked gout to hypertension and diabetes, and established one of the first systematised lab tests for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis.
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Metastatic May means many things to the MBC community - being seen, being heard and being understood.
It’s a time that carries weight, reflection and the need for real change. Naomi, a member of the MBC community, has beautifully put these feelings into words.
#MetastaticMay #METUPUK
It’s a time that carries weight, reflection and the need for real change. Naomi, a member of the MBC community, has beautifully put these feelings into words.
#MetastaticMay #METUPUK
May 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Metastatic May means many things to the MBC community - being seen, being heard and being understood.
It’s a time that carries weight, reflection and the need for real change. Naomi, a member of the MBC community, has beautifully put these feelings into words.
#MetastaticMay #METUPUK
It’s a time that carries weight, reflection and the need for real change. Naomi, a member of the MBC community, has beautifully put these feelings into words.
#MetastaticMay #METUPUK
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Today is #SecondsOnThe2nd - a campaign created by our friend and founding Trustee, Connie Johncock.
These symptoms aren’t widely talked about - but they need to be. For some people, they’re the first signs of secondary breast cancer.
#MetastaticMay #SecondsOnThe2nd #DarkerPink #BusyLivingWithMets
These symptoms aren’t widely talked about - but they need to be. For some people, they’re the first signs of secondary breast cancer.
#MetastaticMay #SecondsOnThe2nd #DarkerPink #BusyLivingWithMets
May 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Today is #SecondsOnThe2nd - a campaign created by our friend and founding Trustee, Connie Johncock.
These symptoms aren’t widely talked about - but they need to be. For some people, they’re the first signs of secondary breast cancer.
#MetastaticMay #SecondsOnThe2nd #DarkerPink #BusyLivingWithMets
These symptoms aren’t widely talked about - but they need to be. For some people, they’re the first signs of secondary breast cancer.
#MetastaticMay #SecondsOnThe2nd #DarkerPink #BusyLivingWithMets
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The Trump administration is dismantling cancer research.
The National Cancer Institute's Board of Scientific Advisors — a group of top researchers and clinicians tasked with guiding the direction of federally funded cancer research — has been entirely disbanded.
The National Cancer Institute's Board of Scientific Advisors — a group of top researchers and clinicians tasked with guiding the direction of federally funded cancer research — has been entirely disbanded.
April 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Trump administration is dismantling cancer research.
The National Cancer Institute's Board of Scientific Advisors — a group of top researchers and clinicians tasked with guiding the direction of federally funded cancer research — has been entirely disbanded.
The National Cancer Institute's Board of Scientific Advisors — a group of top researchers and clinicians tasked with guiding the direction of federally funded cancer research — has been entirely disbanded.
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BOOM!! Bluesky now has more than 34 MILLION users! Share the good news!! 💙 🦋
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April 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
BOOM!! Bluesky now has more than 34 MILLION users! Share the good news!! 💙 🦋
bsky-users.theo.io
bsky-users.theo.io
#InternationalWomen'sday Every year in Parliament, Jess Phillips MP, reads out the names of the women killed by men in the past year. Today, for the first time, she read the list from the front benches, as MPs listened in silence ahead of International Women’s Day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owK...
Jess Phillips reads names of UK women killed by men last year, including the Hunt family | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News
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March 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#InternationalWomen'sday Every year in Parliament, Jess Phillips MP, reads out the names of the women killed by men in the past year. Today, for the first time, she read the list from the front benches, as MPs listened in silence ahead of International Women’s Day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-owK...
Forwarding on. An assault on science in the USA will have repercussions around the globe. We support scientists in the US.
standupforscience2025.org
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Forwarding on. An assault on science in the USA will have repercussions around the globe. We support scientists in the US.
standupforscience2025.org
standupforscience2025.org
Reposting for MetUpUK. Re: scarcity of metastatic #breastcancer (MBC) data. De novo is the only MBC data reported currently - a small % of all MBC patients. Until we can count all those living with MBC we can’t measure outcomes, e.g. which subtypes improve with particular drug interventions.
February 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Reposting for MetUpUK. Re: scarcity of metastatic #breastcancer (MBC) data. De novo is the only MBC data reported currently - a small % of all MBC patients. Until we can count all those living with MBC we can’t measure outcomes, e.g. which subtypes improve with particular drug interventions.
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🚨 JOB ALERT: Research Director, Center for Science & Democracy at @ucsusa.bsky.social. The work of this role in this moment where science is under attack is so important right now!
Research Director - Union of Concerned Scientists
Research DirectorPermanentCenter for Science & DemocracyUnion of Concerned ScientistsRemote Bargaining Unit Position: NoOur Organization The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent n...
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February 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT: Research Director, Center for Science & Democracy at @ucsusa.bsky.social. The work of this role in this moment where science is under attack is so important right now!
In other news... #localnews A headline worthy of #PrivateEye
February 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In other news... #localnews A headline worthy of #PrivateEye
#NoTimeToWaste #breastcancer NHS England has agreed to run a national breast screening awareness campaign to encourage women to attend their appointment when invited. #NoTimeToWaste #breastcancer
This comes after Breast Cancer Now's call for an awareness campaign last year. breastcancernow.org
This comes after Breast Cancer Now's call for an awareness campaign last year. breastcancernow.org
February 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
#NoTimeToWaste #breastcancer NHS England has agreed to run a national breast screening awareness campaign to encourage women to attend their appointment when invited. #NoTimeToWaste #breastcancer
This comes after Breast Cancer Now's call for an awareness campaign last year. breastcancernow.org
This comes after Breast Cancer Now's call for an awareness campaign last year. breastcancernow.org
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“Our next speaker will address the enshittification of PubMed”.
@hildabast.bsky.social at her incisive best. #academicsky
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
@hildabast.bsky.social at her incisive best. #academicsky
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
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February 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
“Our next speaker will address the enshittification of PubMed”.
@hildabast.bsky.social at her incisive best. #academicsky
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
@hildabast.bsky.social at her incisive best. #academicsky
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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OMFG😡
No matter what the fucking fascists do, #WomenInStem will not be erased
No matter what the fucking fascists do, #WomenInStem will not be erased
The federally funded Vera Rubin Observatory has been hit by Trump's anti-DEI campaign.
Astronomy remains a male dominated field. Vera Rubin tried to get more women in.
"By Monday morning, a section of her online biography titled, “She advocated for women in science,” was gone."
Astronomy remains a male dominated field. Vera Rubin tried to get more women in.
"By Monday morning, a section of her online biography titled, “She advocated for women in science,” was gone."
February 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
OMFG😡
No matter what the fucking fascists do, #WomenInStem will not be erased
No matter what the fucking fascists do, #WomenInStem will not be erased
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2/7/1918 — b. Ruth Sager, American geneticist, professor. Pioneer cytoplasmic and cancer genetics researcher; noted work on the importance of non-chromosomal genes. Co-wrote the textbook “Cell Heredity” (1961); professor at Harvard Medical School (1975-88) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #OTD #MedHist
February 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
2/7/1918 — b. Ruth Sager, American geneticist, professor. Pioneer cytoplasmic and cancer genetics researcher; noted work on the importance of non-chromosomal genes. Co-wrote the textbook “Cell Heredity” (1961); professor at Harvard Medical School (1975-88) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #OTD #MedHist
Why still so few women Nobel laureates? #womeninstem
Thirty years ago, only 3% of Nobel laureates in science were women; today, that number has increased marginally to 4%.
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/5...
Thirty years ago, only 3% of Nobel laureates in science were women; today, that number has increased marginally to 4%.
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/5...
New Perspective of the Persistent Gender and Diversity Gap in Nobel Prizes
Despite significant strides in gender equity, the Nobel Prizes in STEM fields continue to exhibit glaring disparities in the recognition of women's contributions to science. Thirty years ago, only 3% ...
www.jneurosci.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Why still so few women Nobel laureates? #womeninstem
Thirty years ago, only 3% of Nobel laureates in science were women; today, that number has increased marginally to 4%.
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/5...
Thirty years ago, only 3% of Nobel laureates in science were women; today, that number has increased marginally to 4%.
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/5...