Sarah Tomlin
@sarahtomlin.bsky.social
London-based science journalist, writer, editor. Currently News & Opinion editor at Nature Medicine. Active travel campaigner. Cyclist. Cold water nutter. Mum to 3 girls & 2 cats.
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Elon and Neuralink have company -- options and exploring the design space is definitely a good thing. My latest for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A brain implant that could rival Neuralink's enters clinical trials
Neurotechnology company Paradromics will test its device in a trial aimed at safely restoring speech for people with severe motor impairments.
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Elon and Neuralink have company -- options and exploring the design space is definitely a good thing. My latest for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Women, children & adolescents bear the brunt of climate impacts — from preterm births to malnutrition.
In Nature Medicine, Rajat Khosla, Helen Clark & co-authors outline actionable strategies for climate resilience & health equity.
Free to access 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#COP30 #HealthForAll
In Nature Medicine, Rajat Khosla, Helen Clark & co-authors outline actionable strategies for climate resilience & health equity.
Free to access 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#COP30 #HealthForAll
Harnessing evidence-based solutions for climate resilience and women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health
Discover the world’s best science and medicine | Nature.com
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Women, children & adolescents bear the brunt of climate impacts — from preterm births to malnutrition.
In Nature Medicine, Rajat Khosla, Helen Clark & co-authors outline actionable strategies for climate resilience & health equity.
Free to access 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#COP30 #HealthForAll
In Nature Medicine, Rajat Khosla, Helen Clark & co-authors outline actionable strategies for climate resilience & health equity.
Free to access 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#COP30 #HealthForAll
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In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
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Drug trials are vital to medicine, but what of those taking part? Jennie Erin Smith's moving new book about what happened in a rural community hit by early-onset Alzheimer's disease gives them a voice
A moving story reveals hidden human cost of drug trials
Drug trials are vital to medicine, but what of those taking part? Jennie Erin Smith's moving new book about what happened in a rural community hit by early-onset Alzheimer's disease gives them a voice
www.newscientist.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Drug trials are vital to medicine, but what of those taking part? Jennie Erin Smith's moving new book about what happened in a rural community hit by early-onset Alzheimer's disease gives them a voice
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In 2008, I gave a talk on the lack of media coverage of biodiversity relative to climate change, and how Beyonce got far more coverage than either issue. 17 years on, not much has changed — except these researchers used Taylor Swift to make their point. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity
We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular A...
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April 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In 2008, I gave a talk on the lack of media coverage of biodiversity relative to climate change, and how Beyonce got far more coverage than either issue. 17 years on, not much has changed — except these researchers used Taylor Swift to make their point. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Using a policy of eligibility for vaccine against shingles based on whether individuals were born before or after a fixed date, a study found that receiving the vaccine reduced the relative probability of new dementia diagnosis within 7 year by 20% 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x
A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature
Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...
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April 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Using a policy of eligibility for vaccine against shingles based on whether individuals were born before or after a fixed date, a study found that receiving the vaccine reduced the relative probability of new dementia diagnosis within 7 year by 20% 🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x
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Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins. The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
www.wired.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins. The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
This is not just another paper-mill publisher...this is scary
From @walkerbragman.bsky.social, more on the RealClear journal of COVID contrarians.
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
“A New Academic Publishing Model”: Right-Wing Dark Money Group Launches Fringe Medical Journal
The right-wing RealClear Foundation’s foray into public health has been called “a mockery of scientific process.”
www.importantcontext.news
February 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is not just another paper-mill publisher...this is scary
nope
Anyone still keen on joining a Musk-led Mars colony?
February 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
nope
I was just rewatching this wonderful talk by Ben Barres from 2017. Ben was such a dignified, thoughtful, empathetic person. I was so sad when he died just one year after this talk (at the young age of 63). He would have been horrified by the actions of Trump in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be0K...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be0K...
Ben Barres (Stanford) 2: Women in Science
YouTube video by Science Communication Lab
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February 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I was just rewatching this wonderful talk by Ben Barres from 2017. Ben was such a dignified, thoughtful, empathetic person. I was so sad when he died just one year after this talk (at the young age of 63). He would have been horrified by the actions of Trump in 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be0K...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be0K...
All cat owners know this to be true...
Are Cats Actually Liquid? A physicist weighs in on the fluid feline meme www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...
Are Cats Actually Liquid?
A physicist weighs in on the fluid feline meme
www.scientificamerican.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
All cat owners know this to be true...
Wow the crosstown bus is getting some LOVE from New Yorkers who are enjoying faster trips since congestion pricing. If it can work in NYC it can work anywhere...
Buses work better when traffic congestion decreases.
And note that these are electric buses!
And note that these are electric buses!
“I see a difference, definitely,” said Tony, who has spent 18 years as a bus operator for the MTA.
“There have been no delays the entire week, and when I look to my left and right down the avenues I can see all the way down – I’ve never seen it like that.” nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/10/m...
“There have been no delays the entire week, and when I look to my left and right down the avenues I can see all the way down – I’ve never seen it like that.” nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/01/10/m...
January 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Wow the crosstown bus is getting some LOVE from New Yorkers who are enjoying faster trips since congestion pricing. If it can work in NYC it can work anywhere...