Anna Ahveninen (she/her)

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

I don't understand (well, I do, but... yeah) why folks are talking this research down.

I think it's very positive.

All parties (particularly competitors 👀) should be cheering everyone else on and moving forward with *treatments*.

#MECFS

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A Nobel medal

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks”

Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize

screaming crying throwing up

Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry YouTube video by Nobel Prize

Happy #chemnobel day to all who celebrate. Let's see if any of our predictions and prognostications come true, or if we're all scrabbling when the #NobelPrize announcement comes in 15 minutes.
www.youtube.com/live/0d02ONE...

HOLY SHIT RICHARD ROBSON GOT HIS #CHEMNOBEL

a video game shows three burglars jumping over a wooden fence Alt: A burglar from The Sims video game wears the classic cat burglar outfit of a striped black and white shirt, a black beanie, gloves and pants. They walk across the screen on their toes at an exaggerated creep, hands held out for balance.

I've had an "evolving mole" cut out from the back of my ankle (#JustAustralianThings) and need to avoid flexing my foot

I was limping uncomfortably on my toes on the one foot until I realised nobody could stop me from walking around like this

A cross stitch project depicting scenes from the Lord of the Rings movies, including the Gates of Argonath, a Black Rider upon his Nazgul, Mordor's Mount Doom and the Eye of Sauron, a line of mountaintops and mushroom-like trees, all in vibrant colours in a stained glass style. The stitches are very small, blending together in this image in subtle colour variations. The project is unfinished, although I've completed the latest row of pages to the bottom edge.

proof that i have the patience to stab something more than 73,920 times over the course of three years

and counting, with 21 pattern pages still remaining #CrossStitch

What's wrong with dragons Martin???? 😱😱

But I can't watch the show, it's way too violent for me. I unfortunately really enjoy the books though, even despite all the unnecessary fantasy sexism

A Song of Ice and Fire would be so good if it weren't so

🗣️📢 "isn't fantasy medieval Europe ✨✨HORRIBLE✨✨"

Productivity summit begins with a warning on NDIS spending Treasurer Jim Chalmers opens the much-anticipated productivity round table with an appeal for participants to seek consensus. Meanwhile, the NDIS has emerged as a key "structural issue" in the budget ...

"The NDIS was never envisaged that 40 per cent of the population would be on it. It's about giving people support who need it."

Should've thought about that before setting the Australian COVID-19 policy to "let her rip", huh?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Living with a dynamic disability is so weird

Some mornings you wake up with new symptoms and must try to divine which of your activities or behaviours in the past 24-48 hours - that have never caused these symptoms before - might have caused them

It's like my body is ruled by a capricious god

Thank you @drdemography.com. University leadership at ANU but also around the country needs to be held accountable for their decisions

FAQ:
Q: Is this annoying?
A: Yes I would say it is very annoying

Q: Why are you like this?
A: 👁️👅👁️

Me: What do you mean I'm a big dork?

My partner [adoringly]: You got a bunch of Lord of the Rings Magic cards and you organised them IN STORY ORDER

I will never not be outraged that phenylephrine is marketed as a replacement for pseudoephedrine 😤😤

‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Drops First Look at New Earthbender Avatar Set After ‘Legend of Korra’ The first look at 'Avatar: Seven Havens,' the sequel to 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' and 'Korra' has been revealed.

✨disabled avatar let's goo✨

It would surely explain some things

today a friend asked me "have you, or anyone in your house, acquired any 🏴mysterious ancient artifacts or jewellery🏴 recently?"

anyway that's how my year is going, how are you

The good news is they're clearly shitting themselves about our Greens swing

I got a phone call from the office of the Labor candidate for my House of Representatives seat this week

Still regret not asking them about the flyer they sent me lying about how preferential voting works #auspol

i rate this post incredible/10

god forbid we ever care about anything without clearly indicating how it will make someone somewhere some money

There's another problem facing the NDIS. It's probably not what you think The NDIS is getting a lot of negative press at the moment. It’s a far cry from when the scheme first started, writes Evan Young.

This article criticises the media's focus on the rising cost of the NDIS over how important it is to participants

and then it turns around to say "BUT ALSO! THE NDIS IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY!!!"

i swear i have more anxiety about sending my silly little marketing emails to the wrong people than some of these folks have about their super classified information

I don't want to pay less tax. I want to pay less rent to my extortionate landlord.

Put that in your budget and I'll vote for you #auspol

“The truth is paywalled, but the lies are free.”

Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research? The Trump Administration is asking some Australian university researchers about how their work fits in with US foreign and domestic policy.

If Australia adequately funded research, this wouldn't be such a crisis theconversation.com/trump-is-sur...

A wild vaccine chase If people still have questions about measles vaccine safety, more studies of safety aren’t the answer

A wild vaccine chase
If people still have questions about measles vaccine safety, more studies of safety aren’t the answer
- by @adamjkucharski.bsky.social

kucharski.substack.com/p/a-wild-vac...

What is this inequality? I don't have even one moon! Stop hogging moons Saturn!!!