Benjamin Horne

#Christmas  day & #gratitude for being with family 🙏

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas with good health & great memories♥️

For friends who have lost or have family in hospital 😞 sending prayers for strength during this time & thinking of you🫶🏻

For all you are working 🙏 for your dedication

Webb Telescope's First Anniversary Image Reveals Unprecedented Details of Star Birth in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex. Chaos and Beauty Collide as Jets of Young Stars Illuminate Interstellar Gas in Vibrant Red. Clues to Future Planetary Systems Emerge with Telltale Shadows of Circumstellar Disks.

The James Webb Telescope just gave us the most detailed view EVER of the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, where stars are born. Inspired to explore the cosmos with a telescope? Start your journey today and get your own telescope here 👉 amzn.to/49g9lvS #SpaceInspiration #AmazonAffiliate

Wow—gorgeous Webb photo of a stellar nursery, surrounded by the varied clouds of a nebula, near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud. The existence of dark clouds of dense dust & the fact that the cluster is rich in ionized gas suggests the presence of ongoing star formation processes.

Loops of superheated plasma larger than the Earth dancing across the Sun, recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft.

Credit: SDO/NASA Goddard

Top (17 December 1903) – The Wright brothers’ first successful flight of the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Bottom (20 July 1969) – Astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing beside the U.S. flag on the lunar surface during an Apollo 11 EVA.

These two photographs are separated by only 66 years.

Looks like we finally made it to Bluesky! @nature.com 🥳

Smoking cigarettes is associated with developing both subtypes of HF, independent from baseline lung function.
Jackson Heart Study

#CardioSky #MedSky #JAHA
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Did you know that Illumina's Correlation Engine now contains 26,462 studies in its public library with which you can combine and analyze your private data or pick out findings that other's missed? There are free trial licenses for anyone who wants to play...
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Please enjoy this shot of Elvis getting a polio shot backstage at the Ed Sullivan show as part of a pro-vaccination campaign in 1956, posted here today for no reason whatsoever

Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history | CNN For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn residents...

For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn residents of the rare threat.

Whooping cough cases skyrocket in Michigan, as vaccinations decline | Bridge Michigan A potentially deadly disease in infants, whooping cough — pertussis — has exploded in Michigan this year, in part because of decreased vaccination rates.

Cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have jumped 14-fold since 2023, alarming state health officials.

As of Dec. 8, there were 1,578 confirmed cases of pertussis in Michigan, compared to 110 for the full year of 2023.

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Nasa's cassini spacecraft captured the incredible view of Saturn Credit: NASA

Nasa's cassini spacecraft captured the incredible view of Saturn Credit:NASA

#MedSky🧪#NeuroSky #publichealth Mitochondrial dynamics and neurodegeneration in #parkinsonsdisease the steps forward

The beautiful glasswing butterfly is known for its unique transparent wings that allow it to camouflage without coloration.

Video credit: Brandon Price

There’s something fishy about a recent sighting of an orca in a salmon ‘hat’ | CNN In 1987, killer whales in Puget Sound donned salmon “hats,” carrying dead fish on their heads. Now, a photo of an orca has observers wondering if the trend has returned.

Fashion is fickle and styles come and go – even for orcas, apparently.

Live updates: Police search for gunman after UnitedHealthcare CEO killed in New York City | CNN Police are searching for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan in an apparent targeted attack on Wednesday morning. Follow for live news updates.

Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO traveled to New York via a Greyhound bus before the shooting, law enforcement sources told CNN.

From bad to worse: How avian flu must change to trigger a human pandemic Scientists identify three key changes needed to adapt the virus to mammals

#MedSky🧪 #IDSky #pedsky #publichealth
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🧪 CDC has confirmed California toddler had H5N1 (2.3.4.4b).
🧪They DONT say if it was an Avian (D1.1) or Bovine (B3.13) 🦠 .This is CRITICALLY important.
The only other 🇺🇸 case with H5N1 & NO animal contact had the Bovine virus (Missouri).

Insulin resistance reduction, intermittent fasting, and human growth hormone: secondary analysis of a randomized trial - npj Metabolic Health and Disease npj Metabolic Health and Disease - Insulin resistance reduction, intermittent fasting, and human growth hormone: secondary analysis of a randomized trial

Pleased to share our recent paper reporting that reduction of #InsulinResistance by low-dose #IntermittentFasting was greater in people with low baseline #HumanGrowthHormone (HGH) #medsky @natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Live updates: Powerful earthquake shakes Northern California | CNN A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck off the coast of Northern California late Thursday morning local time, according to the US Geological Survey. Follow for live updates.

A tsunami warning for California and Oregon coastal areas has been canceled. Aftershocks are rumbling across Northern California following a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0.

Disagreement on foundational principles of biological aging Abstract. To gain insight into how researchers of aging perceive the process they study, we conducted a survey among experts in the field. While highlighti

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Einstein explains his formula E=mc².

It’s very interesting article that made you think twice where you received the information from & you ✍🏼 the line and that it’s matter… @cnn.com via @hvanspall.bsky.social

Short-term elevations of fine particulate matter #AirPollution are associated with higher risk of infection by #RSV #ATSjournals #medsky www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10....

#MedSky🧪#IDsky #Immunosky #pedsky #publichealth @thelancet RSV is a major cause of illness and death in infants & older adults. This Review provides an overview of RSV vaccines highlighting different target populations, antigens, & Clinicaltrial results.

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

AI algorithms in 12-lead electrocardiogram provides promising age prediction methods. The study found AI-derived ECG aging was associated with the risk of new- and early-onset AF, a potential utility to identify individuals for AF prevention.

#cardiosky #healthtech

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Reduce personal exposure to particulate matter #AirPollution by staying indoors, exercising indoors, avoiding roads, and using HEPA filtering. Also take your medications as prescribed to reduce adverse health impact of PM2.5