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Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’ Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering a class of immune cells that help to prevent the body from attacking its own tissues. #medsky 🧪

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AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.

The FG Phase and Transport Through Nuclear Pores In this Viewpoint, 2025 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award winner Dirk Görlich describes discoveries that exposed the structures and functions of protein sequences of low complexity,…

In his own words—#LaskerAward winner Dirk Görlich explains the scientific thinking behind discovering the critical functions of low-complexity domains within protein sequences. 🧪
#Lasker2025 #phaseseparation
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New faculty position opening at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social . Especially interested in candidates with deep expertise and vision for the future of AI/ML/computational models of biomolecules. Please RT

#StanfordWIM Ami Bhatt is reshaping microbiome science by leading the largest study of its kind in Africa. Her work has uncovered 1,000+ new bacterial genomes & 40,000+ viral genomes — expanding our global understanding of health & disease. https://stanford.io/4hlgmPd

JAMA article from September 11, 2025, features Lucy Shapiro, PhD, recipient of the 2025 Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science. The article, titled "The Logic of Cellular Life," details her career.

2025 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science winner Dr Lucy Shapiro discusses her discovery of how bacteria coordinate their genetic logic to generate distinct daughter cells.

#LaskerAward #Lasker25 @laskerfdn.bsky.social

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@who.int is appalled by the latest evacuation order, demanding 1 million people to move from Gaza City to a “humanitarian zone” in the south.

To civilians: WHO and partners remain in Gaza City.

To the intl. community: Act.

This catastrophe is human-made, & the responsibility rests with us all.

Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells as a reservoir for trained immunity Inflammation supports selection, differentiation bias, and epigenetic reprogramming of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to generate innate immune memory.

Central trained immunity is still a nascent field— is there true reprogramming of hematopoietic progenitors to influence innate immunity, or is this selection for lineage biased cells? We explore the nuances in this new review. doi.org/10.7554/eLif... awesome collab with Eva Kaufmann and team!

Acetaminophen remains a safe pain relief option during pregnancy. Despite recent unfounded claims, there’s no clear evidence linking prudent use to fetal development issues. ACOG's guidance remains. When needed in pregnancy, acetaminophen should be used in moderation, after consulting a doctor.

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

This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT:

RFK Jr is a danger to public health.

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17x17K in Sunnyvale, CA!
17 miles of protest from Redwood City to San Jose. Sunnyvale represented!
#dumptrump #impeachtrump #17×17k #indivisible #handsoff #50501movement #goodtrouble #protest #stopICE

Massive protest in South Bay 17 miles of people

A red white and blue flier that reads "HISTORIC 17X17K 17 miles of resistance, 17,000+ resisters Join us on Labor day Sept 1, 2025 11am-1pm El Camino Real (south/west side of the street) from Santa Clara to Redwood City Join us for a 17-mile-long protest in place, pick your spot, amd help stretch the line! Bring flags, signs, lawn chairs, and friends. A link to RRVP is included Organized by Sally Lieber, IdaRose Sylvester, Together We Will, Mountain View Voices for Peace

Heyo! Good morning!

It's Labor Day and that means this 17-mile protest along El Camino Real from #RedwoodCityCA to #SantaClaraCA is taking place.

RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns “The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”

there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...

Fire risk to structures in California’s Wildland-Urban Interface - Nature Communications Wildfire risk in California’s WUI is rising. Analysis of past events shows home hardening and defensible space can reduce structure loss by up to 52%, but coordinated, community-scale action is essent...

California communities can reduce wildfire damage by half. Here’s how:
Our new study "Fire risk to structures in California’s Wildland-Urban Interface" was published in Nature Communications today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Infants under six months old have the highest rates of #COVID19-related hospitalization save for adults 75 years and older. COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy reduces the risk of severe illness and death. Encourage your patients to protect themselves and their newborns. Learn more: bit.ly/3RWsM3z

If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.

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Can protein language models help us fight viral outbreaks? Not yet. Here’s why 🧵👇
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Platelets sequester and harbor cell-free tumor DNA, which could enhance our ability to make early, microscopic diagnosis of cancer
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#LegacyContent: Recommendations for Tumor Mutational Burden Assay Validation and Reporting: A Joint Consensus Recommendation of the @ampath.bsky.social, @pathologists.bsky.social

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Congratulations to CAP President-Elect 2025–2027 Kalisha Ashara Hill, MD, MBA, FCAP.

Graphic requesting volunteers to co-moderate sessions at the AMP 2025 Annual Meeting & Expo in Boston in November. Applications due by August 11 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.

There are only 3 days left to apply to co-moderate a session at #AMPath2025!

Early- to mid-career members with backgrounds in informatics, infectious diseases and tech topics are strongly encouraged to apply.

💡Apply by Aug. 11 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.

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HHS scraps further work on life-saving #mRNA vaccine platform

Experts say the move risks national security by leaving the United States vulnerable to the next pandemic virus.

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YouTube video by Pathologists Overseas The Story of Pathology Workforce in Sub Saharan Africa

If you are a pathologist or represent a pathology training program in Sub Saharan Africa your input is essential!

Complete the survey by clicking the link below:
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#Africa #Lab #AfricaSky #PathSky #GlobalHealth #Pathology #PublicHealth

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ACOG No Longer Accepting Federal Funding, Citing Policy Disputes May be the first physician organization to divest from federal funds this way

ACOG No Longer Accepting Federal Funding, Citing Policy Disputes www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/genera...

Many big & alarming stories last week marking an acceleration in the unraveling of this country, but one not getting enough outrage is Trump accusing former President Obama of treason. Despicable, sick, unconscionable. A major line-crossing action that warranted loud & widespread denunciation.

There’s nothing the slightest bit controversial about pointing out how terrible this is.

I know a lot of US doctors that are concerned about losing something from sharing their feelings on the matter and I implore you to not let that stop you.

Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked ... This report describes a Salmonella outbreak linked to ...

The CDC describes this salmonella outbreak as “one of the largest foodborne outbreaks linked to raw milk in recent U.S. history.” Out of the 171 people who got sick, 70% were children. The median age was 7 years old. Even worse, 18 children had to be hospitalized. Please do not consume raw milk.

Disease-associated loci share properties with response eQTLs under common environmental exposures Many of the genetic loci associated with disease are expected to have context-dependent regulatory effects that are underrepresented in the transcriptomes of healthy, steady-state adult tissues. To un...

If we want to connect genetic variation to disease, we need to move beyond baseline conditions. Our study shows that dynamic, context-specific regulation holds the key to understanding many unexplained GWAS signals. The preprint again:

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