Nigel Brockton, PhD

Massive audience for "The Microbiome's Influence on Cancer Therapy: Insights and Innovations" session at #ASCO2025
Bottom line: FMT (fecal matter transplant) works; probiotic supplements do not.

31.05.2025 19:12 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1

Finally cut the chord... 😍😎

Can no longer justify implicitly endorsing Twitter/X by remaining...even if I stopped actively participating some time ago. #Xodus

14.01.2025 19:15 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Drinking coffee in the morning cuts risk of premature death, study indicates - UPI.com New research published Wednesday in the European Heart Journal suggests that when you enjoy your cup of Joe might be just as important as how much you drink.

Gonna live f*cking forever! 💪

Drinking coffee in the morning cuts risk of premature death, study www.upi.com/Health_News/...

All the usual big caveats (obvservational study, hype, etc). Still #TeamCoffee! #TeamConfirmationBias!

10.01.2025 17:48 — 👍 88    🔁 11    💬 8    📌 0

youtube.com/shorts/cr4D5...

...life imitating art 🤷🏼‍♂️

07.12.2024 16:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Inadequate Nutrition Coverage in Outpatient Cancer Centers: Results of a National Survey - PubMed Cancer-related malnutrition is associated with poor health outcomes, including decreased tolerance to cancer therapy, greater treatment toxicities, and increased mortality. Medical nutrition therapy (...

CORRECTION: 2,308 cancer patients per Dietitian.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31885583/

05.12.2024 20:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think the author appropriately expresses the "feeling" of stupidity rather than advocating for the demonstration of stupidity. Accepting that feeling of stupidity is different from embracing ignorance.

05.12.2024 18:38 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Getting comfortable with feeling stupid is an essential component of scientific progress!

"If you know the answer, then it is not research" (Albert Einstein)

Great reminder for scientists at every career phase, not just PhD students!

05.12.2024 16:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

1:23000 - the ratio Registered Dietitians to cancer patients in the US! But 85% of cancer patients experience nutritional challenges during or after treatment...and serious unmet need!
Attending the "Food Is Medicine in Oncology Summit" #FIMONC at National Academy of Sciences.

05.12.2024 16:22 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1

Misinformation costs lives. The most vulnerable and valuable lives.
In 2024.
We're better than this, surely!?

25.11.2024 23:01 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Also...
www.aicr.org/research/the...

25.11.2024 22:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Every few years, AICR conducts a Cancer Risk Factor Awareness Survey...we will be repeating this in 2025!

www.aicr.org/news/survey-...

25.11.2024 22:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

6 Things to Eat to Reduce Your Cancer Risk A healthy diet can cut your risk for cancer and other chronic diseases. But where should you start?

Opening my Bluesky account by re-sharing a very informative article by @mattfuchs79.bsky.social in TIME Magazine!
Also features insights from American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) grantees, panel members, conference speakers.
Important info!💯
#cancer #research

time.com/7081386/food...

22.11.2024 17:49 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0