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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

With David Erickson, Julia Finkelstein, Bharati Kulkarni, Raghu Pullakhandam, Palika Ravindranadh, Tanica Lyngdoh, Samantha L. Huey, Antra Ganguly, and Balaji Srinivasan, we detail how this will enable the test, treat, & track approach of programs such as #AnaemiaMuktBharatAbhiyan #AnaemiaPhone

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Led by Samantha L. Huey and Nathaniel Cole with Ioanna Pagani, Antonio Gonzalez Peña, Jere Haas, Shobha Udipi, Padmini Ghugre, Ramesh Potdar, Julia Finkelstein, and Rob Knight. @cpnh.bsky.social @finkelsteinlab.bsky.social @cornellpin.bsky.social @cgiar.org #HarvestPlus

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

@cornelluniversity.bsky.social Cornell University - College of Human Ecology Center for Microbiome Innovation @ucsandiego.bsky.social @cornellengineering.bsky.social Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science RTI International Weill Cornell Medicine @cornellpin.bsky.social

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The effort was led by Paraskevi Massara and Jonathan Kirkland with Ioanna Pagani, Samantha L. Huey, Haym Hirsh, Daniel McDonald, Lucas Patel, Julia Finkelstein, Marie Gantz, Fei Wang, David Erickson, Martin Wells, and Olivier Elemento in partnership with Rob Knight’s lab.

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Excited to be speaking on #PrecisionNutrition at Nature's inaugural flagship event, Reframing Precision Medicine, on 13–15 October’26 in London. Curated by Nature editors, join 30+ leading voices to find out how to make truly personalised care the norm invt.io/1bxbt3ilhb6 #RPM26 @cpnh.bsky.social

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · 12/06/2026

If you like podcasts about math and science, I hope you'll check out The Joy of Why, which I cohost with my pal @jannalevinastro.bsky.social. Our first guest is the wonderful Jennifer Doudna, who discusses RNA, the CRISPR gene-editing mechanism, and her rebellious streak. youtu.be/T1SzNRElup0?...

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What Is the Future of Gene Editing? | PODCAST: The Joy of Why

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

So... As you may have heard, A Pox on Fools launches tomorrow. I wrote the damn thing. I've talked it up as much as I can. I've made my feckless debut in vertical video. I'll speak to any audience and podcast that will have me. Which on pub. day-eve leaves me finding this song way too on point:

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Bonnie Raitt & Bruce Hornsby - I Can't Make You Love Me

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Peter MacPherson @petermacp.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

We updated our review of sex diff. in #TB prevalence In 102 surveys (4.7M participants) men were 2x as likely to have TB than women Evidence consistent with sex differences widening over time 🧪🛟 journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... @nswartwood.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social

A map showing countries where surveys were conducted. Bar chart shows the number of surveys per country

A forest plot showing the empirical and modelled estimates of sex differences in TB prevalence between men and women

Plots showing the empirical and time trends on male-to-female tuberculosis prevalence ratio overall, and by WHO region

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Katherine Horton @kchorton.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It's been 10 years since we published our first review of sex differences in #TB prevalence. In this update, we found men remain twice as likely as women to have TB, and disparities have likely widened over time. journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

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Dr Sandra Frank @dietitianonline.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

High Blood Pressure Education Month & World Hypertension Day - highlights preventable stroke, heart & kidney diseases caused by high blood pressure. Public information on prevention, detection, treatment. #HighBloodPressureEducationMonth #Hypertension dietitians-online.blogspot.com/2015/05/may-...

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"Conventional statistical practice, which systematically ignores certain sources of error ..., is bound to yield overconfident results that will often fail to replicate." New preprint by Knief & Forstmeier (2026): doi.org/10.1101/2025... #stats #MetaSci

When multiple studies on the same research question, or multiple analyses of the same dataset are summarized in a meta-analysis, our confidence intervals (CIs) are put to a relentless test of reliability. While we might hope that 95% of the CIs would contain the meta-analytic mean value (and therefore presumably also the true value), a recent meta-analysis of 512 meta-analyses in ecology and evolution suggests that only a sobering 45% of them do. As this paradox of overconfidence continues to confuse researchers, we attempt to explain where most of the heterogeneity in findings might be coming from. Much of it is unsurprising, because conventional 95% CIs reflect only sampling noise and ignore other sources of error such as arbitrary analysis decisions ("model uncertainty"). Being aware of multiple sources of error beyond sampling noise, the replication crisis logically follows from an anticonservative statistical practice that allows for overinterpretation beyond the legitimate inference space, which in fact is narrower than commonly acknowledged. We explain how to calculate extended confidence intervals (CIext) that also cover other sources of biological and analytical heterogeneity, and we clarify which CIext is valid for which extended inference space. We further show how multiple versions of analysis of the same dataset can be merged into a many-analyses meta-analysis (MAMA) which yields a CI that accounts for two sources of error. At the same time, we recognize that high heterogeneity estimates can be artefactual, arising from "comparing apples and oranges" (either in terms of statistical metric or biological interpretation). The estimate of only 45% deserved confidence therefore appears far too pessimistic. Overall, we argue for greater caution in interpreting both confidence intervals and heterogeneity estimates, and for clearer separation of comparable from non-comparable evidence.

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 09/02/2026

✨ Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science with Cochrane! Join us for an inspiring panel event featuring remarkable women from Cochrane’s global network of independent researchers ➡️ www.cochrane.org/events/celeb... @cornelluniversity.bsky.social @finkelsteinlab.bsky.social

Panel discussion: Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Julia Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology

Barbara Miheso, Research Scientist, Kenya Medical Research Institute and Co-Director, Cochrane Kenya

Karla Soares-Weiser, Chief Executive Officer, Cochrane

February 18, 2:20 - 3:30m UTC, Register now

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 17/02/2026

Last change to register! Don’t miss out on our panel discussion with incredible women from Cochrane’s global community, Julia Finkelstein and Barbra Miheso. Sign up here: www.cochrane.org/events/celeb... #WomenInScience #GirlsinScience #WomeninSTEM @finkelsteinlab.bsky.social

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 11/02/2026

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science👩‍🔬 For over a century, women at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social have been pioneering scientific advances. Julia Finkelstein describes why she is proud of this legacy and how this has inspired her to mentor. 📖 www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Leadership and mentorship in women’s health and science
Julia Finkelstein
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Cornell University

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The Cochrane Collaboration @cochrane.org · 28/01/2026

Join us for a panel celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, featuring Julia Finkelstein & Barbra Miheso and hosted by Karla Soares-Weiser. 🎤 Hear their experiences 💡 Get their advice ❓ Ask your questions Sign up here: www.cochrane.org/events/celeb... #WomenInScience

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

The theme is “Child’s Play” and focuses on words connected to supporting a child’s growth and development and the importance of school based programs. More nutrition-themed puzzles: cpnh.cornell.edu/games. Read the report of our WG in @nutritionorg.bsky.social 's jn.nutrition.org/article/S002...

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Games — Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health | Cornell Human Ecology

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I am excited to share my first published puzzle in partnership with @puzzmo.com as a lighter companion to our work on #child #nutrition globally, especially the BOND-KIDS initiative. More at cpnh.cornell.edu/bond-kids. @cpnh.bsky.social @cornellpin.bsky.social www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

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Puzzmo - Bongo

Play Bongo on Puzzmo, Five words. Infinite strategies.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

On Dec 2 2025 at 10am ET, I'll moderate a webinar on: "Global Health After the Breakpoint: Evidence for What Comes Next" Key note speaker: John-Arne Røttingen, CEO, Wellcome Trust 4 panelists: Ebere Okereke, Osondu Ogbuoji, Sam McPherson, Nina Schwalbe 1/2 Register: duke.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Global Health After the Breakpoint: Evidence for What Comes Next. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

2025 has been a breakpoint for global health. Aid donors have slashed billions in funding, triggering catastrophic impacts. Amid these cuts, the global health system faces cascading shocks including g...

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

💡 Design - Human in the loop model - Human‑AI collaboration demonstrating how tools augment, not replace, expert judgment. 🌟Open source code - github.com/cpnh/SciDaEx #ArtificialIntelligence #SystematicReviews #edusky #academicsky

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GitHub - cpnh/SciDaEx: Structured data extraction from research literature

Structured data extraction from research literature - cpnh/SciDaEx

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🤖 How SciDaSynth works - Powered by large language models, it answers user queries by pulling relevant information from diverse sources. Generates ready‑to‑use data tables automatically. Offers validation & refinement: visual summaries, semantic grouping, and cross‑document consistency checks.

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Our paper on SciDaSynth: Interactive Structured Data Extraction From Scientific Literature With LLMs was just published in Campbell Collaboration Reviews. It was led by Xingbo Wang and Samantha L. Huey, PhD with Rui Sheng and was a collaboration between our team at @cpnh.bsky.social and Fei Wang.

System workflow of SciDaSynth: (1) Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) based technical framework for extracting and structuring data from figures, text, and tables in scientific documents using LLMs. (2) The user interface then allows for data extraction via question-answering, data validation, correction, summarization, standardization, and database updates through an iterative refinement process.

User interface of SciDaSynth. The interfaces features: (A) A query panel for users to input natural language questions or select specific data attributes; (B) A data table displaying extracted information with highlighting of potentially problematic records; (C) Context menu options to validate data by examining relevant document snippets; (D) PDF viewer for accessing original sources; (E) Data standardization panel with multi-level and multi-faceted data summarization and standardization support.

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Catch up on our activities via our blog - cpnh.cornell.edu/blog; subscribe to our newsletter - lnkd.in/gGqi6bHB; and check out our podcast - Conversations from the #PrecisionNutrition #TestKitchen - cpnh.cornell.edu/media. @finkelsteinlab.bsky.social

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Media — Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health | Cornell Human Ecology

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Stella: "I'm a crossword constructor and powerlifting enthusiast who's currently trying to eat six servings of vegetables a day on the advice of my nutrition coach. The phrase I built this puzzle around is something that really helps with meeting that goal!"

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We are looking forward to the dedication of @cpnh.bsky.social and are excited to announce a partnership with @puzzmo.com to create nutrition and @cornelluniversity.bsky.social themed puzzles! Play at cpnh.cornell.edu/games. This puzzle was made by Stella Zawistowski and edited by the Puzzmo team.

Picture of the crossword puzzle with the first clue.

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Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health @cpnh.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

….. and how the literature connecting diet to the health of the #microbiome informs her practice of Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine. Watch at the link above or listen on your favorite platform: share.transistor.fm/s/f88c70c8 @cornelluniversity.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social

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Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health @cpnh.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Hosted by Research Staff and Communications and Advocacy Lead Marian Flaxman, guests prepare nourishing recipes and discuss how food, flavor, and function come together to support better health. On the 1st episode, Dr. Michelle Loy, Faculty Fellow at the Jacobs Center, talks #FoodAsMedicine, …..

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Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health @cpnh.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We are excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, Conversations from the #PrecisionNutrition Kitchen. We will bring together leading voices in health, wellness, and nutrition for conversations infused with personal experience— all from a teaching kitchen. CPNH.Cornell.edu/media

Conversations from the Precision Nutrition Kitchen with Dr. Michelle Loy hosted by Marian Flaxman

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Speakers include: Holly Nicastro, Ph.D., MPH Marie Gantz Diana Thomas Rob Knight #NIH #OfficeofNutritionResearch @cpnh.bsky.social Monday, August 25, 2025 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Palais des Congrès of Paris Grand Amphitheatre www.icn2025.org. #Nutrition #ICN2025

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Join us at the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health symposia at the 2025 International Congress of Nutrition. In the first, we will focus on #ArtificialIntelligence and #PrecisionNutrition with examples from the #NutritionForPrecisionHealth study, powered by #AllOfUs.

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Kudos to Bryan M. Gannon and Samantha L. Huey, PhD for leading this multi-year effort with Neel Mehta, Nidhi Shrestha, Lucero Diana Lopez Perez, Ricardo X. Martinez, Lisa Rogers, PhD RD, and Maria Nieves Garcia-Casal. #nutrition #diagnostics

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Key messages: • The 2 most common tests (serum retinol + RBP) cannot reliably identify at‐risk individuals with/without vitamin A deficiency in the community/clinics • Using these tests could lead to over‐ or under-estimated levels of low vitamin A for populations and incorrect individual diagnosis

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

…nutritional guidance during times of scarcity, like the Depression and World War II, and foundational figures like Flemmie Kittrell, a pioneer who sought to eradicate ‘hidden hunger’ across the globe. Julia’s work in maternal and child health is central to our college’s mission of improving lives.”

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Dean Dunifon: “This prestigious award is well deserved and well timed, as this year we celebrate 100 years of innovation in nutrition research at the College of Human Ecology. Julia follows in the footsteps of our trailblazing founders, Martha Van Rensselaer and Flora Rose, who provided critical …

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Joe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Will this help or hinder human development? Too often we try to predict, based on subtle differences between us and machines; speculating on future trajectories. We argue this is misguided; we should look at the space of complementarity, and shore up the gaps and inequalities between humans.

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Joe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I'm excited that I can finally share what I've been working on for the past 9 months: The United Nations 2025 Human Development Report: "A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI" 🧵 hdr.undp.org/content/huma...

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

We look forward to your submissions and please reach out with any questions. Topics may include comparisons of conventional approaches with #PrecisionNutrition, application of AI/ML methods to collection of new data/studies, to existing data, considerations for ethics, and graduate training.

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Olivia Kornstein ‘26: “Diet therapy for the management of obesity in children and adolescents” Mia Marcotte ‘26: “Defining hemoglobin cutoffs to diagnose anemia” Esha Shakthy ‘25: “Infant formula variations and the gut microbiome”

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Saurabh Mehta @mehtarg.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Please join us for the inaugural Lindower-Wolitzer DNS Experiential Learning Symposium on May 1, 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm ET Cornell Ithaca/Zoom. Cornell Human Ecology Public Health and Nutrition Ambassadors will share work on projects relevant to real-world practice. buttondown.com/cornell_pin/...

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News from the Program in International Nutrition, Cornell University | Issue #71

We are pleased to share this newsletter with updates and activities in and around the field of international nutrition and global health. Please join us for...

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