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A 7-year longitudinal study of over 280,000 individuals indicates that the shingles vaccine was associated with a 20% lower frequency of dementia.

Summary: https://www.sciencealert.com/shingles-vaccine-guards-against-dementia-study-reveals

Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x

#Science #Health #Dementia #Alzheimers #Shingles #Vaccination #Vaccines


Interesting article on #arXiv - I wasn't aware of the early history. Quite a story!

"Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science"

https://www.wired.com/story/inside-arxiv-most-transformative-code-science/

#science #preprints #AcademicPublishing


Do you love tardigrades? We love tardigrades! And thanks to nearly 30,000 Danish schoolchildren and a citizen science project, we now have NINE new species of tardigrade to love. Congratulations!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nine-new-tardigrade-species-discovered-thanks-to-the-efforts-of-danish-schoolchildren-180986010/

#science #scicomm


It's hard to say this, but science (& research more generally) is just being **stopped** in the US right now. This is just one university, losing nearly a billion dollars in project funding pretty much overnight. That's people's jobs, and the research that could save lives.

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/johns-hopkins-federal-funding-foreign-aid-cut-ca841d31?st=EJYFJk&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

#America #science


The death sentence for science in the US: killing running grants for political reasons.

"Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants"

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00703-1

If this stands, #science in the US is dead.


Yes, Nature is completely right that #Trump is assaulting science and that he is swinging a wrecking ball at all publicly funded science:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00562-w
After all, this is what he and his ilk have been pushing for all along, since 2016: to abolish publicly funded science. Just one example from back then:
“Do we really need government-funded research at all?”
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/12/21/14012552/trump-budget-director-research-science-mulvaney
There are plenty more. #Science is the antithesis to #fascism, so one of them must go.
1/8
#USpol


"An @NSF employee with knowledge of the process could confirm only that a 'significant number' of employees were switched from permanent to on probation. The source spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-science-agency-reclassifies-hundreds-workers-probationary-us-lawmaker-says-2025-02-21/

#UnitedStates #Science #NSF #StandUpForScience


“The U.S. is the best place in the world to be a scientist right now & these actions will change that.”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-takes-a-giant-wrecking-ball-to-u-s-research/ #science #uspol


If you’re not sure why the FDA is critical or doubt we need scientists monitoring our food system, read up on the 1858 scandal in NY killed 8,000 children “traced to the use of impure milk.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/surprisingly-intolerant-history-milk-180969056/ #science #history #uspol


#OTD in 1930.

While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto, making it by far the first known object in the Kuiper belt. It was immediately hailed as the ninth planet.

However, its planetary status was questioned when it was found to be much smaller than expected. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally redefined the term planet to exclude dwarf planets such as Pluto.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Tombaugh

#science #astronomy


In September 2024, Hurricane Helene roared into western North Carolina. Record-breaking winds, rain & floods damaged & destroyed homes, businesses, roads & forests across the region.

Over two dozen of the area’s best writers & artists contributed to “Stronger than the Storm” & all profits benefit local recovery efforts.

My copy just arrived & I encourage you to support the communities hit hardest by the Helene. https://a.co/d/9BeCdKn #science #books


The father of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin, was born on this day in 1809.

Happy Darwin Day!
#science #history


US to cut billions in medical research funding

“Sick kids may not get the treatment they need. Clinical trials may be shut down abruptly with dangerous consequences. Just because Elon Musk doesn’t understand indirect costs doesn’t mean Americans should have to pay the price with their lives"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/08/trump-administration-medical-research-funding-cuts?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#AcademicChatter #NIH #science #medicine


US government is absolutely detrimental to #science and its applications.

Scientific society under pressure after Trump DEI crackdown.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00372-0

US funding freezes are endangering global health.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00385-9

Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00374-y


Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research.

This detailed breakdown of a serious problem is a must read. And it is getting worse, much worse.
#Fraud #ScientificMisconduct
#PaperMills #Science #Scicomm

https://theconversation.com/fake-papers-are-contaminating-the-worlds-scientific-literature-fueling-a-corrupt-industry-and-slowing-legitimate-lifesaving-medical-research-246224


Do you like spicy foods or are hot peppers a hard pass?
https://youtu.be/idpEPW2Uk_4?si=dMCzJEHXIsnSwiRF I broke down the #science of how spice - the chemical compound capsaicin - affects our bodies & brains 🌶️


Did you know red meat contributes up to 30% of agricultural emissions? It's one reason the ag sector is the 2nd-largest greenhouse gas emitter after energy. But not all meats have the same impact - on the planet or our personal health.

The new episode of Serving Up Science considers the best options for both our bodies & the environment! 🥩 (And don't worry, we're not out to take anyone's steak away). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa6SWm99_rY #science #food #environment #climatechange


Alcohol consumption is the 3rd leading preventable cause of cancer.

Risk communication scientists have been talking about this for a long time, but it’s v interesting to see this as the top headline at NYT. It’s about time. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/health/alcohol-surgeon-general-warning.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU4.pNJV.R5903V-Md-27&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&tgrp=off #science #health


Well, this is fascinating! The city of Poznan, Poland uses eight clams to control their water supply. When the water is clean, they remain open, but close when contaminated, closing a sensor harmlessly glued to their shell. Computers do the rest. After three months, the clams are returned to their original home and replaced with new clams. #science #health #clever https://kottke.org/24/12/eight-clams-control-this-polish-citys-water-supply


Once-in-a-lifetime-shot.

A bright meteor burned up in the atmosphere while capturing Andromeda Galaxy.

By: Jose Pedrero

#astronomy #space #science


A little science with your Monday evening repast?

Ghost leaves!

Post oak (Quercus stellata) dead leaves were lying on the concrete driveway. It rained, then we had a couple of days of heavy fog. The rain & fog leached the quercitannic acid out of the leaves, bleaching the concrete under them. #science


if male reindeers drop their antlers after the autumn mating season, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer must have selected the pronouns him/his.
#christmas #rudolphtherednosedreindeer #rudolph #science #queer


‘Tis the season to remember that all of Santa’s reindeer are female.

You see, males drop their antlers after the Autumn mating season, so since the world’s most celebrated reindeer are always depicted with spectacular antlers, we must assume that Ol’ Saint Nick’s entire intrepid team - including Rudolph - are female. #science #Christmas


"What do we know about cosmic rays with energies above 5 EeV?"
...really not that much, but it's also the title of a nice and compact short review o #astroph today by J. Biteau, which I recommend!

#astrodon #astronomy #science


#Introduction Hi #fediverse ! We’re the European Southern Observatory, and we design, build and operate ground-based telescopes.

One of them is our Extremely Large Telescope, currently under construction in #Chile. It will have a 39 m mirror, and its rotating enclosure will weigh 6100 tonnes, or about 700 mastodons!

We’re looking forward to chatting with all of you about #astronomy

📷 ESO/G. Vecchia

#astrodon #astrophysics #space #science


Would highly recommend Every Living Thing by Jason Roberts - wonderful dual biography of Linnaeus and Buffon. Many fascinating anecdotes about both - especially Linnaeus, who was a bit of a character.

#books #science #ScienceHistory #evolution


thanks for joining the #fediverse !

Bringing #science and #evidence based education to everyone is a shared value here. ✅🧠


Let us know how we can help. #science


Researchers have identified a species of #frog Limnonectes phyllofolia who is completely new to #science. The tiny #Indonesian #amphibian is in the possession of tiny fangs used for defending territory #Boycottpalmoil

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/07/28/the-worlds-smallest-fanged-frog-found-in-indonesia/


This is happening. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC/0100B275155/ #science #environment


In memory of Carl Sagan, born on this date in 1934. His unquenchable curiosity and enthusiasm for learning and knowledge, combined with his astute intellect and keen insights and powers of observation, make many of his eloquent writings seem eerily prophetic. But he’d be the last person to attribute them to supernatural powers; they came from the honing of his natural ones.
His quote below begins, “Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking.”…
#CarlSagan #quote #science

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