Rachel Fieldhouse

Antibody drugs show promise for treating bird flu and HIV Scientists are developing antibodies to track the evolution of these viruses and better treat infections.

From boosting efficacy of HIV treatment to tracking bird flu evolution, antibodies are having a moment in science. My latest for Nature details how scientists are using antibodies in infectious disease research.
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Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it? The US president calls the widely used painkiller, also known as paracetamol, ‘a very big factor’ in autism, but scientists say that strong evidence is lacking.

My colleagues @heidiledford.bsky.social & @helenpearson.bsky.social looked into the link between autism and Tylenol — here's what they found

“When you see any associations, they are very, very small,” says @jamcusack.bsky.social. People are "trying to look for simple answers to complex problems."

Pig lung transplanted into a person in world first Lungs are complex organs to transplant, but the surgery is a step towards clinical trials.

In a world first, a genetically modified pig lung has been transplanted into a man who was brain dead, surviving for 9 days! Thanks to Muhammad Mohiuddin at @medschool.umaryland.edu‬ and Wayne Hawthorne at @westmeadinst.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!
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Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.

Reviewers are more likely to approve manuscripts if authors agree to cite their work than those who don't get cited.
Thanks to @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @balazsaczel.bsky.social and @econfeld.bsky.social for chatting with me for this story!

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Meet Aeneas: the AI that can fill in the gaps of damaged Latin texts The best results come when a human and the model work together.

My latest for Nature: AI model Aeneas predicts where ancient Latin texts come from, estimates how old they are and can restore missing parts.

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Sex at birth is not always random — mum’s age and genetics can play a part Families with three or more boys, for example, are more likely to have another boy than a girl as the next child.

Families with three or more girls are more likely to have another girl than a boy, and vice versa, according to a new study in Science Advances.

My latest for Nature 🧪👶
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Obesity drugs made in China could power next wave of treatments Drugs currently being tested target complications associated with obesity such as heart disease, fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes.

New GLP-1 drugs like ecnoglutide are showing promise for treating obesity, fatty liver disease, diabetes and other conditions. And it's one of dozens of these next-gen treatments emerging from China.

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Escalating Israel–Iran conflict damages science labs Researchers in both countries are feeling the effects of a string of missile attacks exchanged between them.

Scientists are grappling with the impacts of the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

The latest from me and my colleagues at Nature:
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The ispace team lost communication with the Resilience lander and are investigating why that happened. 🧪🚀

Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of foreign nationals into the

Are you a researcher in the US and/or from one of the countries banned under Trump's new policy? If you would like to share your experience, contact me securely through Signal: rjfield.11 🧪
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Black Death bacterium has become less lethal after genetic tweak Reducing the number of copies of one gene in the pathogen could also make it more transmissible.

Across three pandemics, a small genetic tweak has emerged in strains of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that caused the Black Death. Now, researchers have uncovered how this tweak affected disease severity.