Lenore Ackerman

These glowing axolotls may hold the secret to human limb regeneration The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to regrow a lost arm or leg?

In dark days, this story reminded me of the amazing joys of science and all it can do to expand our understanding of the world. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

I am a urogynecologist and I do research to understand diseases that exclusively affect women. Apparently it is now banned to do research that benefits women. Leaked from the National Science Foundation, grants proposing research using the following words are no longer acceptable:

As scientists, we believe evidence supports hypotheses, which should be revised and reevaluated as new evidence emerges. Our literature reflects that openness to new data. But it’s hard to fight the absolute certainty without evidence coming from our new HHS with language like, “the data suggests…”

Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1963, major epidemics occurred approximately every 2-3 years and caused an ~2.6 million deaths each year.

~107 500 people died from measles in 2023 – mostly children under 5, despite the availability of a safe, effective vaccine.

Measles not only is serious illness that we can PREVENT with vaccination, but it has long term consequences for those who recover - it wipes out immune memory, leaving you susceptible to all of the illnesses to which your body had already developed immunity.

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