Reza Yousefi Nooraie
@rynooraie.bsky.social
Associate Professor at University of Rochester. Bridging social network research and implementation science, and other fun stuff! views are mine!
This is really sad.
October 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is really sad.
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This is such an incredibly important study countering claims that cutting research funds is no big deal.
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
"We analyze 27 years of NIH extramural awards & their review scores to identify the bottom 40% of grants that would have been eliminated from 1980 to 2007... We then identify new molecular entity drugs, approved in the 21st century, that are linked to these grants"
"We analyze 27 years of NIH extramural awards & their review scores to identify the bottom 40% of grants that would have been eliminated from 1980 to 2007... We then identify new molecular entity drugs, approved in the 21st century, that are linked to these grants"
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
www.science.org
September 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is such an incredibly important study countering claims that cutting research funds is no big deal.
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Great to see: The Vaccine integrity Project rolls out this week www.wsj.com/health/healt... @mtosterholm.bsky.social
The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government
A growing contingent of physicians and policymakers are breaking away from federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.wsj.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Great to see: The Vaccine integrity Project rolls out this week www.wsj.com/health/healt... @mtosterholm.bsky.social
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Self-care is overrated—helping others has the biggest benefits for everyone involved
A new 2-week intervention finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with benefits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness due to social connection psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
A new 2-week intervention finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with benefits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness due to social connection psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
September 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Self-care is overrated—helping others has the biggest benefits for everyone involved
A new 2-week intervention finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with benefits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness due to social connection psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
A new 2-week intervention finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with benefits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness due to social connection psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Made my day ..
August 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Made my day ..
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NIH funding cuts to implementation science slowing progress on HIV - WashU School of Public Health schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/nih-funding-...
NIH funding cuts to implementation science slowing progress on HIV - WashU School of Public Health
Implementation research has been critical driver toward ending HIV epidemic, says WashU's Elvin Geng.
schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu
July 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
NIH funding cuts to implementation science slowing progress on HIV - WashU School of Public Health schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/nih-funding-...
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(Sidebar: New local movements typically arise out of existing bonds of social trust. Work with who you have, join with organizers who are already at work.)
June 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
(Sidebar: New local movements typically arise out of existing bonds of social trust. Work with who you have, join with organizers who are already at work.)
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Hi. Hello.
If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025.
We said what we said. Send skeet.
#StandUpforScience
If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025.
We said what we said. Send skeet.
#StandUpforScience
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
n.pr
June 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Hi. Hello.
If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025.
We said what we said. Send skeet.
#StandUpforScience
If you don't "believe" germ theory, you probably shouldn't be the head of HHS in 2025.
We said what we said. Send skeet.
#StandUpforScience
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Better save a copy of this now
June 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Better save a copy of this now
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Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.
June 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.
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A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
NOAA's Center for Heat Resilient Communities would have helped local officials keep residents safe.
www.motherjones.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated
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“Health concerns are a universal human concern,” @jeremymberg.bsky.social told CNN. “The NIH system… has been unbelievably productive in terms of generating progress on specific diseases.”
www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StandUpForScience
www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StandUpForScience
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies | CNN
Staffers at the US National Institutes of Health published a letter of dissent, taking issue with what they see as the politicization of research and destruction of scientific progress under the Trump...
www.cnn.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“Health concerns are a universal human concern,” @jeremymberg.bsky.social told CNN. “The NIH system… has been unbelievably productive in terms of generating progress on specific diseases.”
www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StandUpForScience
www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StandUpForScience
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NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies | CNN
Staffers at the US National Institutes of Health published a letter of dissent, taking issue with what they see as the politicization of research and destruction of scientific progress under the Trump...
www.cnn.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policies
www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/h...
The world does not stop obviously!
As the USA shuts down programs to develop HIV vaccines, we have exiting news from Australia of new work delivering RNA encoding bits of HIV to T cells #Immunosky 🧪🧵
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The world does not stop obviously!
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Here we go again. We looked at the health effects of the "Muslim ban" in Trump's first term: it increased missed primary care & ER visits in people from the targeted countries. This latest round of bans from Trump may turn out to have implications for health as well. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Health Care Utilization Before and After the US Muslim Ban Executive Order
This cohort study investigates the association between health care utilization and the so-called Muslim ban executive order for people born in Muslim-majority countries and living in Minneapolis-St. P...
jamanetwork.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Here we go again. We looked at the health effects of the "Muslim ban" in Trump's first term: it increased missed primary care & ER visits in people from the targeted countries. This latest round of bans from Trump may turn out to have implications for health as well. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Good job, #RussellVought, #ElonMusk, #RFKJr and #JayBhattacharya: "Even using the lower value in calculations, the lost health from the NIH cuts translates into more than $8.2 trillion ($100 000 × 82 million years)." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
jamanetwork.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Good job, #RussellVought, #ElonMusk, #RFKJr and #JayBhattacharya: "Even using the lower value in calculations, the lost health from the NIH cuts translates into more than $8.2 trillion ($100 000 × 82 million years)." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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May 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Tell the organizers in your life! We match once a week, all summer long 🧪
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Stop treating international students like a burden!!
Treat them as a valuable resource!
1.1 million international students at U.S. universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs
www.npr.org/2025/05/24/n...
Treat them as a valuable resource!
1.1 million international students at U.S. universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs
www.npr.org/2025/05/24/n...
By the numbers: A look at international students at Harvard and across the U.S.
The latest criticism from the Trump administration of Harvard University highlighted the number of international students entering the United States each year for higher education.
www.npr.org
May 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Stop treating international students like a burden!!
Treat them as a valuable resource!
1.1 million international students at U.S. universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs
www.npr.org/2025/05/24/n...
Treat them as a valuable resource!
1.1 million international students at U.S. universities contributed $43.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year and supported more than 378,000 jobs
www.npr.org/2025/05/24/n...
Depending on how things evolve, this could be the next chapter in the life of evidence-based decision making movement: how 'best evidence' and 'uncertainty' were transformed from being totally ignored into a weapon of anti science.
In isolation, the list of stated aims for improving research practice is quite good and aligned with many of the objectives that are common in the movement and things that I also advocate for personally.
May 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Depending on how things evolve, this could be the next chapter in the life of evidence-based decision making movement: how 'best evidence' and 'uncertainty' were transformed from being totally ignored into a weapon of anti science.
My morning routine of checking the daily news and scrolling through the nightmares that are unfolding around me is ruining my QOL!
May 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My morning routine of checking the daily news and scrolling through the nightmares that are unfolding around me is ruining my QOL!
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This is especially important: “We call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students, including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes.”
“Nakedly authoritarian and retaliatory” — statement from Harvard’s @aaup.bsky.social chapter on the termination of Harvard’s SEVP certification.
May 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is especially important: “We call upon our fellow institutions of higher education in the United States to declare their willingness to facilitate the immediate co-enrollment of Harvard’s international students, including formal acceptance of transfer for immigration purposes.”
The evidence is there!
What do tax cuts for the rich do?
They increase inequality.
They have no effect on economic growth or unemployment.
"Our results provide strong evidence against the influential political–economic idea that tax cuts for the rich ‘trickle down’ to boost the wider economy."
They increase inequality.
They have no effect on economic growth or unemployment.
"Our results provide strong evidence against the influential political–economic idea that tax cuts for the rich ‘trickle down’ to boost the wider economy."
May 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The evidence is there!
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An Atlas of Connections (and Omissions!)
Jonathan Breckon introduces the University and Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)'s new map of the UK's policy-academic world.
#visualisations #maps #evidence #policy
transforming-evidence.org/blog/mapping...
Jonathan Breckon introduces the University and Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)'s new map of the UK's policy-academic world.
#visualisations #maps #evidence #policy
transforming-evidence.org/blog/mapping...
May 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
An Atlas of Connections (and Omissions!)
Jonathan Breckon introduces the University and Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)'s new map of the UK's policy-academic world.
#visualisations #maps #evidence #policy
transforming-evidence.org/blog/mapping...
Jonathan Breckon introduces the University and Policy Engagement Network (UPEN)'s new map of the UK's policy-academic world.
#visualisations #maps #evidence #policy
transforming-evidence.org/blog/mapping...
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Use of implementation science theoretical approaches in hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomised trials of healthcare interventions: A scoping review #impsci #ImpSciComms
implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The use of implementation science theoretical approaches in hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomised trials of healthcare interventions: A scoping review - Implementation Science
Background Hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomised controlled trials (RCTs) aim to accelerate the translation of proven clinical interventions into routine care by concurrently investiga...
implementationscience.biomedcentral.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Use of implementation science theoretical approaches in hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomised trials of healthcare interventions: A scoping review #impsci #ImpSciComms
implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
I particularly resonate with the "knowledge translation" component. We need a guide/template for researchers to summarize their research in plain language, indicate the role of public funds, and highlight the consequences of the (direct and indirect) funding cuts.
Despite efforts to defund critical research, the scientific community endures—through open-access data, global collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to truth.
Read Lisa Fazio’s rallying call here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#sciencenotsilence
#StandUpForScience
Read Lisa Fazio’s rallying call here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#sciencenotsilence
#StandUpForScience
When the government cancels your research grant, here’s what you can do
The mass cancellation of US federal grants marks yet another escalation in political interference in science, but there are ways to keep crucial research going.
www.nature.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I particularly resonate with the "knowledge translation" component. We need a guide/template for researchers to summarize their research in plain language, indicate the role of public funds, and highlight the consequences of the (direct and indirect) funding cuts.