Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, so this winter is the 5th. And for civilians the worst. Russia launches missiles & drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help snyder.substack.com/p/the-lo…

The academic freedom index across the world. The US is on a steep decline, ranking below 120th of countries in 2025. In 2015, we were ranked in the top 15. scientificamerican.com/artic…

Trump has seriously lost the plot, his statements are bordering on madness.

Yet another study shows a 24% reduced risk of dementia after the Shingles vaccine. This one in over 500,000 participants with a recent skilled nursing facility stay, adding to 4 huge natural experiments in 4 countries (US, Canada, Wales, and Australia) acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/… @AnnalsofIM

I still believe somehow, someway, there is a twist in this. Let’s see what happens with Iranians inside Iran. This regime will never fully recover after Khamenei.

A life-threatening inherited disease, hereditary angioedema, with striking benefit from one-shot CRISPR genome editing. Phase 3 randomized, double-blind trial results @NEJM today nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

Breaking: Former San Francisco 49ers LB Aldon Smith has died, the team announced Saturday.

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump has reportedly made the concession that unlocks the deal: Iran's uranium can stay in Iran. -Per Axios, Trump agreed that one option for resolving the enriched uranium standoff is down-blending the stockpile inside Iran under UN inspector supervision -That's a major softening from his public demand that the uranium be "DESTROYED" or handed over to the U.S. -Any nuclear steps only happen under a second, more detailed deal, with the MOU laying out the framework -The agreed text reopens Hormuz immediately without tolls, restores pre-war shipping within 30 days, lifts the U.S. blockade, and extends the ceasefire 60 days, including Lebanon -The deal, brokered by Qatar and Pakistan, would be called the Islamabad agreement, with a possible Vance signing ceremony in Geneva -Mojtaba Khamenei's final sign-off is the last missing piece, and Netanyahu was reportedly left completely in the dark, calling around Washington for information Source: Axios / Writer: Daniel

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nytimes.com/athletic/7315087… Hope his brain is tested #CTE @ConcussionCTEfn @StopCTE @brains_matters

Whether there is a real impact of GLP-1 drugs on cancer is unresolved. If confirmed, it could simply reflect weight loss or, as seen for other conditions (e.g. heart, kidney), weight loss independent effects. We need dedicated trials to resolve this important question. git link wsj.com/health/pharma/popula…

The link between chronic exposure to several preservative food additives and hypertension, along with risk of cardiovascular disease academic.oup.com/eurheartj/a…

“The [AI] tool presented here will enable rapid screening for multiple systemic diseases using retinal photographs, and it is a step forward in the evolution of oculomics from experimental research to real-world clinical practice.” —Editorial Team, @NatureMedicine nature.com/articles/s41591-0…

Harvard University is offering a FREE online course on the US Constitution! Understanding our Constitution has rarely been more important. Enroll in a free, short, engaging online course. HarvardX: American Government: Constitutional Foundations | edX edx.org/learn/government/har…

Best way we can honor those that we have lost is by telling parents, the truth that there is no safe age for a child to play contact sports this way they don’t follow the footsteps of so many of us #CTE

Repetitive head impacts from sports and explosions cause immense mental health issues, yet doctors often misdiagnose and mistreat it. Educate yourself to protect your loved ones. #BrainHealth #SportsSafety #MentalHealth

🚨 BREAKING: German researchers treated 15 severe lupus patients with CAR-T therapy. All 15 went into complete remission. Many stopped ALL medication. Now a larger trial just confirmed it — across 3 autoimmune diseases. This might be the biggest shift in autoimmune medicine in decades. 🧵

The blood–brain barrier can be damaged and leaky decades after an athlete retires from contact sport. This leakiness seems to trigger a lasting immune response that is closely tied to cognitive decline go.nature.com/40ANaNB

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