Dr. Matt Schabath (he/him/his)

Excess Deaths Attributable to the Los Angeles Wildfires From January 5 to February 1, 2025

An estimated 440 excess deaths were attributed to the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County, underscoring indirect health effects and the need for improved mortality tracking.

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The source of dietary fat influences anti-tumour immunity in obese mice - Nature Metabolism This study shows that animal-based high-fat diets accelerate tumour growth and impair anti-tumour response to melanoma in obese mice, whereas plant-based high-fat diets do not.

The results of a study in Nature Metabolism highlight the significance of diet in maintaining a healthy immune system and suggest that modifying dietary fat may improve cancer outcomes in obesity. #medsky 🧪

Tropical Storm Dexter forms in Atlantic as forecasters track two other disturbances Tropical Storm Dexter is the fourth named storm of the season.

Tropical Storm *Dexter* forms in Atlantic as forecasters track two other disturbances

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27-year-old Nature paper earns expression of concern Figure 1a in a 1998 paper was first flagged on PubPeer in 2016 for image irregularities. Nature has issued an editorial expression of concern on a paper published 27 years ago — and nearly nine yea…

🧪🧪 27-year-old Nature paper earns expression of concern - "According to the June 18 statement, a figure in the 1998 paper showed duplicated control lanes, with one of them flipped."

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Beautiful inlays and headstocks!

Samsung TV glitch locks users out of apps worldwide (Update: Resolved)

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung TV users around the world are reporting that they are unable to load any apps. The company has reportedly acknowledged a potential service disruption. Some users report that…

YouTube video by TheBugglesVEVO The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video)

August 1, 1981

MTV goes on the air, bringing music videos to the masses - at least the ones with cable.

It’s first music video, "Video Killed The Radio Star" by British duo The Buggles.

#MusicSky
#MTV

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Man who fired 40 rounds into traffic on I-90 near Idaho-Washington border last winter will not serve prison time A Kootenai County judge sentenced Wyatt Armstrong to a five-year suspended sentence and three years of probation for firing 40 rounds into traffic last December.

😐😐😐😐 Man who fired 40 rounds into traffic on I-90 near Idaho-Washington border last winter will *NOT* serve prison time. www.krem.com/article/news...

Brand new and unopened Centaur. Should I save it for a retirement fund?

Former Kansas missile silo seeks $1.3 million, could be "a blast" as a home -- The decommissioned nuclear weapon facility offers 18 underground stories

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Tens of thousands of fans line the streets as Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral cortege passes through Birmingham on July 30, 2025, just weeks after his final hometown show. Sharon, Jack, and Kelly Osbourne stopped at the Black Sabbath Bench to honor the late rock legend.

YouTube video by CNBC-TV18 Ozzy Funeral LIVE: Ozzy Osbourne's Home City Say Final Goodbye to Iconic Heavy Metal Legend | N18G

🎸🎸 Ozzy Funeral LIVE: Ozzy Osbourne's Home City Say Final Goodbye to Iconic Heavy Metal Legend

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I don't know why so many people are digging on Happy Gilmore 2. We laughed off our butts! Very funny and goofy movie. The numerous cameos were awesome. Sandman at his finest!

Three ancient human relatives once shared the same valley. Did they meet—and compete? The world's greatest concentration of ancestral human remains, in South Africa, poses a 2-million-year-old riddle of coexistence

The riddle of coexistence: Two million years ago, three kinds of hominins walked the same valley in South Africa. Did they meet—and compete?

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YouTube video by WatchMojo.com 10 Most Memorable Moments From The Life of Ozzy Osbourne

10 Most Memorable Moments From The Life of Ozzy Osbourne

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Hit-And-Run Boater Who Crashed Into Midway Aircraft Carrier Arrested For Boating Under The Influence - Jalopnik The Midway's dignified retirement was recently interrupted when a 65-foot motor boat banged into the warship.

Hit-And-Run Boater Who Crashed Into USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Arrested For Boating Under The Influence.

www.jalopnik.com/1919926/boat...

Legend. RIP

Scientists Achieve Record 4 Gbps Internet Using OLED Display Technology Scientists achieved a record 4 Gbps data transmission using custom-built OLEDs, marking the fastest speed ever for OLED-based visible light communication.

Scientists achieved a record 4 Gbps data transmission using custom-built OLEDs, marking the fastest speed ever for OLED-based visible light communication.

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USDA Cancels $30 Million Grant To Boost Hawaiʻi Food Production Hawaiʻi program leaders say there are few alternative funding options available to local farmers who want to increase and improve operations.

USDA Cancels $30 Million Grant Intended To Boost Hawaiʻi Food Production

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Man Wearing Chain Necklace in Critical Condition After Getting Sucked Into MRI Machine It's unclear why the man entered the room.

Man Wearing Chain Necklace in Critical Condition After Getting Sucked Into MRI Machine

Google tapped billions of mobile phones to detect quakes worldwide — and send alerts Study reveals how the tech behemoth is using the motions sensors on phones to expand quake warnings to more countries.

🧪🧪 Google tapped billions of mobile phones to detect quakes worldwide — and send alerts: "Study reveals how the tech behemoth is using the motions sensors on phones to expand quake warnings to more countries"

www.nature.com/articles/d41....

Sexual orientation and gender identity data reveals real-world cancer disparities among sexual and gender minorities at an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center AbstractBackground. Lack of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) collection hinders the ability to identify cancer disparities, create opportuniti

A paper coming out my lab was just published: Sexual orientation and gender identity data reveals real-world cancer disparities among sexual and gender minorities at an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

It's Open Access! academic.oup.com/jncimono/art...

Steve Miller Band Cancels All Tour Dates Due to Recent Weather Disasters The Steve Miller Band may be the first artists to cancel an entire tour due to general trend of climate change-inducted weather disasters.

🎸🎸 Steve Miller Band Cancels All Tour Dates Due to Recent Weather Disasters -- "The band has canceled all 31 scheduled dates of its American tour, which was slated to begin Aug. 15..."

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Issues | JNCI Monographs | Oxford Academic Publishes monographs dealing with cancer and closely related research fields, or related groups of papers on specific subjects of importance to cancer research.

🧪🧪 JNCI Monographs just published an entire issue on SOGI Data Collection at Cancer Centers in the US. This important research ensures that all populations should be recognized and receive affirming care. #LGBT #SGM

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COVID Is Rising in These 25 States. Will There Be a Summer Surge? COVID-19 cases are rising in half of US states. Is this the start of a summer wave? What to know about COVID trends and the new Stratus and Nimbus variants.

🧪🧪 COVID-19 cases are rising in half of US states

There’s a Strange New Hole in Yellowstone National Park In April, geologists performing maintenance work at Norris Geyser Basin found something unexpected.

🧪🧪 There’s a Strange New Hole in Yellowstone National Park -- "Last April, geologists conducting routine maintenance at temperature logging stations in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin found something unexpected: a previously undocumented thermal pool of blue water."

🧪🧪 Measles, rubella and polio: The return of preventable diseases:

🚩 Vaccine rates are falling fast across the US
🚩 Measles cases have hit a 30-year high in 2025
🚩 Polio and rubella could return after decades

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First returned rock samples shine a light on the Moon’s ‘dark side’ Soil samples from the far side of the Moon provide clues about the origin of lunar asymmetry and the effects of ‘mega-basin’ impacts on the evolution of rocky planets

🧪🧪 First returned rock samples shine a light on the Moon’s ‘dark side’ - "Soil samples from the far side of the Moon provide clues about the origin of lunar asymmetry and the effects of ‘mega-basin’ impacts on the evolution of rocky planets"

www.nature.com/articles/d41...