Killian Hurley

Congratulations Jenny!

People with #rheumatoid arthiris and #scleroderma who have lung fibrosis can safely and effectively monitor their breathing and oxygen levels at home.

Read our paper in @bmc.springernature.com describing how patients face and overcome challenges.

@irishthoracicsoc.bsky.social

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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.

All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.

Tanks

Congratulations Jenny! We are very excited to see the amazing work that comes from your lab!🧪

New tool offers single-cell study of specific genetic variants | EMBL Scientists developed a more sensitive single-cell sequencing tool linking genomic variants & RNA in the same cell uncover links to disease.

EMBL scientists have created a more sensitive single-cell sequencing tool for genomic variants and RNA in the same single cell.

Known as SDR-seq, the tool has unprecedented scale, precision, and speed to characterise variants and link them to functions and disease.

www.embl.org/news/science...

Delighted that Ziqi Dong's PhD paper is out for all to read! Hypoxia is fundamental to normal development, and fascinating! Thanks to all of our co-authors including @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social @jellevda.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Fascinating work on the regulation of telomere length - molecular clocks we all have in our cells controlling aging and disease.

Emerging evidence of their role pulmonary fibrosis.

#CureIPF
#Telomeres

@elife.bsky.social
@rcsi.bsky.social
@kaminskimed.bsky.social

Great work by Dr Aoife Carolan from our group at @rcsi.bsky.social
RCSI showing data from our familial pulmonary fibrosis clinic.

- 1 in 5 patients have a family memeber with lung fibrosis.

- 1 in 5 of these patients have a single suspected gene.

#CureIPF

@europeanrespsoc.bsky.social

Fine-scale regional frequency of the MUC5B promoter variant correlates with healthcare burden of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ExtractThe gain-of-function MUC5B promoter variant n.661G>T (rs35705950) is a well-established common genetic risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) [1] and is present in over 50% of European-like ancestry patients with IPF. It also confers risk for other types of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) with usual interstitial pneumonia pattern, including chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis [2], asbestosis [3] and rheumatoid arthritis-associated ILD [4].

Gene variants such as MUC5B can increase the risk for lung fibrosis/IPF.

We found a strong correlation with high frequency of the variant per county and hospital admissions for lung fibrosis/IPF.

This method could be used for future geographical healthcare planning.

doi.org/10.1183/2312...

I totally agree.
Summaries may be fine for some forms of science communications but scientists need the detail to make up their minds on the veracity of claims in papers.

Reform distances itself from doctor who made Covid claims at conference A speaker at the Reform UK conference claimed it was "highly likely" that the jab was linked to the King and Princess of Wales' cancers.

It is grossly irresponsible of Reform to platform such dangerous pseudoscience in the name of ‘free speech’.

Reform criticised over doctor's Covid jab claims at conference www.bbc.com/news/article...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Really cool: "Sex-biased Gene Expression Underlies Immune Dysfunction in Asthma "
Kudos Drs Kay and Gomez and team!!!
#DemistifyAsthma
www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1165/...
@ajrcmb.bsky.social @yalepccsm.bsky.social

Looks like telomere dysfunction is complex in mice and people
- needs more investigation and great science.
#Telomeres
#CureIPF
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How about linking ERJ publications?

@profjdchalmers.bsky.social

Definitely needs some updating and new features to link with other platforms.

Journals need to make it easier to share straight from their websites and editors need to be active here to increase engagement from that side. Where is the ERS?

How about universities engaging more.

@rcsi.bsky.social

I agree.
We need more science 🧪 and medicine engagement on #BlueSky
More new papers and discussion.

Also very US focused - so lots still to do.

#MedSky
#SciSky

🫁 Listen up LUNG people! 🫁

Get your colleagues over here to #medsky and start posting and engaging! These breathing problems aren’t gonna fix themselves - we need engagement, knowledge sharing, and discussion! 🤩

Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm

​A new study reveals a shocking link between oil & gas air pollution and the health of our children. It's time to demand cleaner air for our families. #CleanAir #ClimateAction #ProtectOurKids #momsky

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I hope you enjoyed the Aran islands. With the fabulous weather I’m sure it was beautiful.

Enjoy -

Ruibin Restaurant Galway Located on Ireland's Wild Atlantic way. Situated in the heart of Galway the restaurant and bar overlook the city's historic docklands. Owner run by Alice and Richard, our ethos is to focus on local se...

ruibin.ie

KāI Restaurant - A Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurant Kai Restaurant is a Michelin Bib Gourmand, multi-award winning restaurant proud of supporting local suppliers and seasonal quality ingredients. We say: What’s in season will be on your plate. We are l...

www.kairestaurant.ie

ArdBia

Hey Stefan. Speaking as a Galway native now in Dublin you are spoiled for choice.

Top 3:
For a special dinner - Kai (Irish and Kiwi) Dominick’s steet.

Ruibín in the docks - More casual downstairs and formal
upstairs.

Fabulous dinner or great lunch - Ard Bia:
www.ardbia.com?ved=2ahUKEwi...

I completely agree - if the purpose of this work was to communicate changes in classification to the widest possible audience then it should be open access. Also, most funding bodes require us to make our work available for good reason

Third of UK teenagers who vape will go on to start smoking, research shows Findings suggest e-cigarettes increasingly act as ‘gateway’ to nicotine for children, undermining earlier falling rates

The nicotine addiction industry always wants new victims. Why else sell bubblegum flavoured vapes?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A worker, in an industrial setting, wearing protective gear is using an angle grinder, generating bright sparks. In the foreground, there is text that reads "HEALTH AND SAFETY" and "Proposal for new chemical exposure limits," along with the European Commission logo.

The air we breathe at work shouldn’t put our health at risk.

That’s why we propose new exposure limits for hazardous chemicals like cobalt, PAHs, 1,4-dioxane & welding fumes.

These measures could save €1.16B in healthcare costs & protect workers’ lives ↓

europa.eu/!mCQd69

A female RCSI researcher in a white lab coat and blue gloves instructs two younger students in a modern laboratory setting. They are examining a scientific sample together, with a microscope and laboratory equipment visible on the bench. All three women are focused and engaged. The RCSI crest is visible on the lead researcher's coat. A badge overlay in the bottom-right corner reads: "World #1 for Good Health and Well-being – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025".

We are delighted that RCSI is featured on the Sunday Times Ireland Best Places to Work 2025 list.

Organisations must have excellent scores across a six-step framework, including reward and recognition, well-being and job satisfaction.

🔗 www.thetimes.com/world/irelan... #BestPlacestoWork2025

Delighted to give a talk at the Vermont Lung Stem Cell Conference last week.

Also got to visit with @kottond.bsky.social, Finn Hawkins, Joe Kaserman, and Kostas Alysandratos - all legends of the lung regeneration field at the CReM Boston University
@crem-boston.bsky.social

#CureIPF