Helen Lachmann

Monkeying around

VEXAS syndrome and immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: overlaps in clinical features and mechanisms

Arvind Kaul and colleagues explores the links between VEXAS syndrome and rheumatic diseases, offering guidance on current management strategies bit.ly/4nkqhY4
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The laziness and implied bias of the BBC here is extreme - "No 10 did not comment" presumably because the CPS and courts are independent, but there's no attempt to find anyone who would argue the opposite view, just the unchallenged whine of someone who called for asylum seekers to be burnt to death

Producer behind Brian Cox documentaries dies in Alps accident Michael Lachmann, 54, who worked on the ‘Wonders’ series, slipped and fell while coming down the Grands Couloirs glacier in the Vanoise National Park

Balls. Micky was the Sky at Night producer for a while. Utterly dedicated to his work, a perfectionist who could also somehow watch cricket on his phone while doing it. He taught me a lot. www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Everyday painkiller made from plastic — by E. coli Study highlights potential for sustainable synthesis of paracetamol.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How clever is that!

An open letter to the American public on respiratory virus vaccines Read an open letter to the general public from the AMA and medical societies reaffirming support for vaccination to protect against flu, COVID-19, and RSV.

As US government authorities can no longer be relied upon to provide reliable medical information, the American Medical Association and 78 other medical societies have written an open letter to the American public underscoring the importance of vaccines.
www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...

20mph limits in London linked to sharp fall in road injuries and deaths, new report finds A new study published by Transport for London (TfL) has shown that the introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones on local authority-managed roads in London between 1989 and 2013 led to significant…

Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%

etsc.eu/20mph-limits...

Saw them in Islington yesterday - really hope they finally come to explore my boxes Kentish Town.

Chelsea flower show

The roses are out and the garden is at it's pinkest

Portrait of Edward Jenner leaning against a tree

Happy 276th birthday Edward Jenner! What a time for vaccination: 154 million lives saved in the last 50 years, tempered with an increase in vaccine preventable diseases across the world, vaccine sceptics in charge in the US, and cuts to overseas aid threatening global immunisation programmes.

UK National Amyloidosis Centre Annual departmental meeting

Spring flowers walking from Uzes to the Pont de Gard

Big congratulations to Cyrielle Hou (@dib-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social) for receiving the Young Investigator Award at the 13th Meeting of the International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases (ISSAID) in Paris! 🏆👏

And kudos to the organizers for a fantastic conference!

Our senior editor Maria Papatriantafyllou is attending the 13th Meeting of the International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases (ISSAID) in Paris!

If you are attending make sure to say hi and if you'd like to meet with her send an email to nrrheum@nature.com ☕😊

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

I bought one for my mum and when it (eventually) needed refurbishment they really did get out 'the book' with the original specification all there - absolutely my best umbrella memory

BREAKING: People are being suspended on X in Turkey for posting videos of these protests against Erdoğan’s corrupt and repressive regime.

Keep sharing everywhere.

Frogspawn! Oddly 3weeks later than last year

Utterly devastating situation in the UK TV production industry

YouTube video by Back to the Science Why we know that vaccine/autism claims are bollocks

Apparently, the CDC are going to investigate the link between vaccines and autism again. Total waste of resources when it has already been conclusively shown that there is no link.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_w7...

The Royal Society announces its Summer Science Exhibition | Royal Society Mark your diaries as the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition returns on 1-6 July for an unparalleled, free celebration of cutting-edge UK science in the heart of London.

Save the date as the Royal Society’s #SummerScience Exhibition returns on 1-6 July for a free celebration of UK science in the heart of London. Experience the world as an elephant, scan the skies with the world’s largest telescope, and unravel quantum entanglement: royalsociety.org/news/2025/03...

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Vaccines have saved countless lives, eradicating many diseases and protecting us from others. royalsociety.org/current-topi...

Human-induced #ClimateChange has increased the risk of extreme weather, caused sea level rise and threatened ecosystems and lives across the world. We all need to take more ambitious action now to reduce these risks, while preserving and restoring nature. royalsociety.org/current-topi...

Todays dose of optimism from Paddington ladies toilet

When America sneezes we all catch cold…

Caminito del Rey - great gorge

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”

www.science.org/content/arti...

Very very worrying

9 Epic London Christmas Trees London Christmas trees you can see in 2024 with the stories of their design and historic settings (including a map to explore for yourself!)

lookup.london/epic-london-...
Looks like a fantastic festive walk