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La gran revolución contra el alzhéimer: “Es la primera vez en la historia de la humanidad que conseguimos ralentizar la enfermedad” Una revisión científica repasa los avances en el campo y aborda la controversia con los nuevos fármacos, cuestionados por su precio y su eficacia modesta

“Es la primera vez en la historia que conseguimos ralentizar el alzhéimer”. Una revisión científica repasa los avances y aborda la controversia con los nuevos fármacos, que frenan ligeramente la enfermedad aunque son cuestionados por su precio y eficacia

Lancet infographic illustrating the common symptoms, treatment strategies, and future directions of care for AD.

🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era.

Promising new antibody treatments offer hope, but more research is needed to optimise their use.

A new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention globally: tinyurl.com/4yc5aacr

Cover of The Lancet's Sept 27, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "[...]a substantial body of biological, clinical, public health, and pharmacoeconomics data now allows communities to address the Alzheimer's conundrum [...]. The honest and lively debate among experts will continue."

🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era.

In our latest issue, a new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention of AD globally.

Read this & more: tinyurl.com/259664bs

Cover of The Lancet's July, 5, 2025. Quote on cover reads "Much harm comes from two competing ideologies about childbirth, neither based on best evidence...over-medicalisation of birth, [and] excessive emphasis on so-called natural birth."

Information is power.

In our latest issue, our Editorial highlights the importance of a personalised approach and respectful communication in supporting women's understanding and decision making during childbirth.

Find this & more: tinyurl.com/mwxvw54w

Research in context for "Induction of labour versus standard care to prevent shoulder dystocia in fetuses suspected to be large for gestational age in the UK (the Big Baby trial): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial." ©: 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY-NC 4.0.

The benefits & harms of early induction of labour to reduce shoulder dystocia in fetuses are uncertain.

The Big Baby trial investigated if early induction of labour is associated with a reduced risk of shoulder dystocia: tinyurl.com/3mkkpxda #MedSky

Read our latest review article out in @thelancetneuro.bsky.social if you want to know more about CSF transport across the different compartments of the brain-meningeal border and its importance for neurological diseases with strong neuroimmune components 😉
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So cool to see it published!

Morphologically distinct TDP-43 aggregates. Representative photomicrographs (mag 40×) from the anterior horn of the cervical spinal cord of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (as described by Spence et al) and a healthy control individual. Copyright: 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Genetic mutations contribute to a small but significant portion of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases.

A new @thelancetneuro.bsky.social Series summarises groundbreaking research on genetic ALS, offering insights into potential treatments: tinyurl.com/544kx3fu

Cover of The Lancet's April 26, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "The pursuit of rigorous medical science is not compatible with capitulation to government demands aimed at weaponising and eroding science."

🆕 'Supporting medical science in the USA'

Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8

📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7

How does exercise and fitness promote healthy brain aging?
An outstanding, comprehensive review @thelancet.bsky.social
reduced neuroinflammmation, preserves blood-brain-barrier, neurogenesis, role of exerkines, and much more
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Distribution of causes of maternal deaths. Copyright: 2025 World Health Organization and The Author(s); licensee Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 3.0 IGO license.

Understanding the causes of maternal deaths is crucial to aiding health systems in preventing maternal mortality.

A systematic analysis in @lancetgh.bsky.social aims to gain further understanding of the causes of maternal deaths between 2009-2020: tinyurl.com/mxpep73j

A multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections in Brazil, India, and Malawi: an international multicentre interven... Diagnosis and management of patients with suspected acute brain infections improved following introduction of a simple intervention package across a diverse range of hospitals on three continents. The...

New in The Lancet (@thelancet.bsky.social), and timed for #BrainAwarenessWeek, a report of an intervention, tailored to the setting (Brazil, India, and Malawi), to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Accelerating progress towards gender equity in health and science Since 2000, women's representation in health professions has increased steadily across the globe. In 2019, nearly half of all doctors in countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Dev...

Happy international Women’s Day. So much to do, still so much to do

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We believe in the power of quality #primarycare, considering the psychological, social, and economic dimensions of health, to reduce social inequities.

Explore our aims and scope and submit your manuscript today!

Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/40T8uO3

#medsky #familymedicinesky #internalmedicinesky

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak The unvaccinated school-age child is the first confirmed fatality in Texas’s worst measles outbreak in three decades.

When asked about the measles outbreak in West Texas, where a child just died and at least 124 people have been infected, RFK Jr. said, “We have measles outbreaks every year.”

And he incorrectly claimed that people have mainly been hospitalized for quarantine. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Cover of The Lancet Feb 22, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "Advances in gene therapy for congenital blindness and deafness should complement, not compromise, a commitment to support blind and deaf communities. Although these therapies are in early stages...they hold transformative potential."

On the cover this week, our latest Editorial explores the hopes and challenges of gene therapy for the eyes and ears.

Find this & more in our new issue: tinyurl.com/mrrprn4d

My annual Valentine’s post of this image that happens to land on #FluorescenceFriday this year! An axon approaching a kidney glomerulus doing its best to look like a rose.

Accelerating progress towards gender equity in health and science Since 2000, women's representation in health professions has increased steadily across the globe. In 2019, nearly half of all doctors in countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Dev...

This Comment by Kim de Laat Sarah Kaplan and Lechin Lu on accelarating progress towards gender equity in health and science. So relevant for the topic.
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Efficacy of a culturally adapted, cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention for postnatal depression in British south Asian women (ROSHNI-2): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial In British south Asian women with postnatal depression, a culturally adapted group CBT-based intervention could aid in quicker recovery from depression compared with treatment as usual. Further resear...

Farah Lunat (with Prof Husain) published the ROSHNI trial on an adapted CBT for British south Asian women with post natal depression
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Safety of low weight gain or weight loss in pregnancies with class 1, 2, and 3 obesity: a population-based cohort study Our findings support calls to lower or remove the lower limit of current IOM recommendations for pregnant women with obesity, and suggest that separate guidelines for class 3 obesity might be warrante...

Kari Johansson published this population study to investigate optimal weight gain/loss in pregnant women with obesity
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COMMEND trial by Becky Gould where they found that Acceptance Commitment Therapy improved quality of life in people with ALS. Such an important positive trial for the community
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oday is #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience and I would like to share some of the papers I had the priviledge to handle with female corresponding authors 💪

Exenatide once a week versus placebo as a potential disease-modifying treatment for people with Parkinson's disease in the UK: a phase 3, multicentre, double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, placebo... Our findings suggest that exenatide is safe and well tolerated. We found no evidence to support exenatide as a disease-modifying treatment for people with Parkinson's disease. Studies with agents that...

New in The Lancet, a phase 3 randomised trial of exenatide for Parkinson's disease showed no evidence to support this GLP-1 receptor agonist as a disease-modifying treatment @thelancet.bsky.social #neurosky #medsky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Endovascular Treatment of Stroke Due to Medium-Vessel Occlusion | NEJM Whether the large effect size of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for stroke due to large-vessel occlusion applies to stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion is unclear. In a multicenter, prospective,...

In the ESCAPE-MeVO trial involving patients with ischemic stroke due to medium-vessel occlusion, thrombectomy within 12 hours did not lead to a better functional outcome and lower mortality at 90 days than usual care. Full trial results: nej.md/40LTUaL

#ISC25 | @ahascience.bsky.social

Not quite sure which concerns have been eased though

Government scientists & employees: I'm a freelance journalist who writes for NYT, Science, SciAm, Nature, etc. If you want to securely discuss disruptions to your work, I'm available on Signal at mgreshko.01. Use a personal device on a trusted network. 🧪

NIH memo addresses ‘confusion’ about restrictions imposed by Trump, easing some concerns Memo from acting director to staff allows some purchasing, and suggests travel and study sections could soon resume

NIH memo addresses ‘confusion’ about restrictions imposed by Trump, easing some concerns | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

A fire fighting helicopter drops water as the Palisades fire grows near the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and Encino, California. Copyright: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images.

The evidence is clear on the increasing risk of wildfires due to climate change.

However, science can only get us so far. Politicians must act on this evidence.

Will the California wildfires make them face reality?

Our Editorial: tinyurl.com/2w4se6k6

‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.

‘Never seen anything like this’: Trump’s team halts NIH meetings and travel

In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
#AcademicSky

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