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ice9

__ice9

Paradoxically enhanced survival among smokers reported in Chinese retrospective studies seems most likely explained by reduced IL-6 activity in smokers.Chronic smoking apparently has immunosuppressant effects, which probably leads to less

Eve Purdy

purdy_eve

Moments of crisis, like #COVID19, are moments of cultural compression...Moments when values and beliefs of a group are more easily identified and then shaped.Moments that can tell organizations an awful

Mark Green

markalangreen

New OA paper (with @JeffBrunstrom @corferesearch @LizWilliamsRNut @Dr_A_Johnstone @EmmaJStevenson and Ant Watson) exploring protein consumption/purchasing in ageing adults using survey data and supermarket loyalty card data https://nutritio

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. For the last few years we've been hearing a lot about *evidence-based teaching* practices. In principle, I'm a big fan of using evidence to improve my teaching. In practice,

Taliesin Magboo Cahill

tmc_RN

Nurses of twitter, I know we're busy :) but what do you think about providing #harmreduction in the hospital? (#nursetwitter #tweetorial)For an intro to harm reduction, read this excellent concept

simine vazire

siminevazire

I’ve always been baffled by reports that large proportions of reviews contain offensive or demeaning language. I know it happens and it is never ok. But I’ve seen 1000s of

Dr Bobbi Fleiss

BobbiFleiss

Hi Twitterverse, I am a developmental neuroscientist, and microglia lover, determined to find a way to repair brain damage in newborn babies working in the ace @NeurodevHD program @ResearchRMIT

Mehrbod Estaki

MehrbodEstaki

This study recommends truncating reads with q=18 before DADA2. Please don't do this! You will lose lots of your useful reads. My first twitterant. 1/18https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-019-3187-5 I usually consider benchmarking tools

Ana Baumann

BaumannAna

Ok, tweet peeps, I need your help: can you help me identify ppl to folow + articles that I missing in the intersection of #impsci #healthcare #disparities? Here are some

Ken Novak

KenNovak_1

What did you do last summer? For me, it was completing the @SPIprogram final report with @kcpolice. @AndrewFox24 Bridgette & I are grateful for all of the assistance from KCPD

Tokyo-StayHomeSaveLives-tronic

robotopia

Booze thread! A good gin and tonic goes down very nicely indeed during the torrid days of August. But nearly all G&Ts made in Japan lack an essential ingredient: quinine

Kevin McKernan 🙂

Kevin_McKernan

Scientific Nuance in the age of Chronic COVID Polarity Syndrome. If you don’t have friends that hate you or love you over your mask position then you are probably a

Andrew Jaffe

andrewejaffe

Super proud to share this work led by the talented @Kira_P_M, PhD student at @LieberInstitute and @HopkinsMedicine ! in this paper we performed whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) in hundreds

Leo Trasande, MD, MPP

leotrasande

There has been quite a bit of chatter about #AirPollution & #COVIDー19 severity. But it's not the only factor in the mix. And, yes, it's those pesky synthetic chemicals you

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cianmcdermott

Session IV ft @ThinkingCC @aron_jonny @drhazemlashin Hemodynamics, RV and #VEXUS #covid19pocus Early phase = predicted fluid responsive state RV struggles at an early stage as result of hyperinflammatory lung

Rajesh Raj

Kidneymedic

#nephmadness #EthicsRegion1/ Kidney failure treatment: what’s the right decision?An active, 77-year old Retiree with diabetes and ischemic cardiomyopathy has advanced kidney disease and needs to think about treatment options. Would