Dr. Peggilee Wupperman

Congratulations to Dr. Leslie Unger for defending her dissertation! Her results suggest that group-delivered Mindfulness and Modification Therapy showed feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary utility in treating impulsive and addictive behaviors in residents of a medium-security men’s prison.

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The funny thing is animals actually can suffer and we slaughter them by the billions but sure let’s have an existential panic over whether a software program screams when we turn it off

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"This could be the difference whether your child gets cancer. Are you willing for them to die because the therapy for them is delayed?"

Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.

24.08.2025 19:25 — 👍 858    🔁 400    💬 9    📌 23

How to resist everyday temptations | Psyche Guides Acting on impulse often feels good at first, but brings trouble later. Understanding these urges can help you control them

Although impulsive behaviours are universal, for some people, they can have negative consequences that interfere with their lives. This guide will help you begin to understand and manage your impulsive behaviour

18.08.2025 11:30 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I spent five years working in another part of HHS. I often worked late, and I was rarely alone in that.

What Musk and Trump are doing is not only the dismantling of public functions we rely on, but an assault on tens of thousands of dedicated workers focused on the common good.

15.02.2025 01:14 — 👍 87    🔁 23    💬 2    📌 0

To understand the devastation for U.S. science right now. Here is how NIH grants work: somebody comes up with a research idea, like a tree sapling NIH invests in the “direct cost” of that idea, aka buys the sapling Let’s say that sapling is $100

A visualization I created to share with family and friends about how the NIH indirect rate costs will hurt science AND our economy.

15.02.2025 16:23 — 👍 64    🔁 36    💬 2    📌 1

New journal co-founded by NIH nominee raises eyebrows, misinformation fears The Journal of the Academy of Public Health claims to open up scientific communication. But its unusual editorial policies have some scientists concerned

In light of today's devastating announcement of a 75% cut to NIH overhead, it scarcely seems newsworthy that couple dozen COVID contrarians are cosplaying PNAS.

But two of them are slated to lead the NIH and the FDA.

Is this how they'll stand up for science?

08.02.2025 06:15 — 👍 517    🔁 150    💬 19    📌 13

And for all the scientists asking “what can we do?”, here’s an interesting suggestion: call your local TV stations and newspapers and tell them you’d be happy to be interviewed. if you do that, please let us know and we’ll share so others can learn.

08.02.2025 00:37 — 👍 190    🔁 69    💬 3    📌 3

Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-068 Key Dates Release Date: February 7, 2025 Related Announcements None Issued by Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD) Purpose

🚨RED ALERT for 🧪:

The Trump NIH just gashed indirect costs. This is a direct attack on universities.

“Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs.” 😮

Just a devastating Friday night news dump. #scicomm #academicaky

07.02.2025 23:40 — 👍 307    🔁 214    💬 20    📌 61

This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.

Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪

We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.

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