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Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!) @bsamjournal.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

In this clip, lead author @alliesullivan.bsky.social spoke with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social on key takeaways from investigating placental corticotropin-releasing hormone (pCRH) as a possible factor explaining intergenerational stress effects on children's mental health in 838 mother-child dyads.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted. What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards. Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.

Graph of award probability of R35 and R01 from NIH factbook as a function of review rank percentile. As is apparent, 2025 is a significant departure, with lower award probabilities at all scores <40 and significant departures from norm, where even being in the top 10% is no longer a nearly certain indicator of success.

Data source: https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/report/302

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Nicole (Nicki) Bush @nicolebushphd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This is my Intergenerational Developmental Health Program--it brings together the expertise of researchers, care providers, community groups, advocates, & policymakers working to improve child & family wellbeing. IDHP strives to develop pipelines of reciprocal learning/translation devhealth.ucsf.edu

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Intergenerational Developmental Health Program

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Nicole (Nicki) Bush @nicolebushphd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Excited to share this Annual Review synthesizing 75+ yrs of research (150+ studies) on stress effects--from pregnancy through adolescence--on children’s mental, physical, social, and functional health. This review fills a critical gap & finds pervasive stress effects. www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/01...

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Trauma or Toxic? A Deep Dive into the Impact of Stress on Kids’ Health

UCSF researchers found evidence that stress occurring as early as before birth or as late as adolescence can affect multiple conditions in kids, from asthma to mental health to cognitive functioning.

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Ellen Roche @ellroche.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

👀 Fantastic new review of disparate literature on stress & development across cog, emo and phys domains. "Early Life Stress Effects on Children's Biology, Behavior, & Health: Evidence, Mediators, Moderators, & Solutions" @nicolebushphd.bsky.social @alliesullivan.bsky.social & Amanda Noroña-Zhou

Abstract: This review synthesizes and critiques research on early life adversity and stress effects on multidomain health outcomes in child samples to fill a gap in the literature that has largely focused on adults. Prioritizing evidence from meta-analytic and systematic reviews as well as findings from (quasi-)experimental or large prospective longitudinal studies, we integrate interdisciplinary findings to characterize patterns of evidence for stress associations with child outcomes, including mental, physical, and positive health; academic, social, and justice system–related domains; and intermediary phenotypes that may predict disease, including biomarkers. We note cohesive evidence for sensitive periods of susceptibility to stress exposure and describe key mediators and moderators of stress effects, especially family-level factors. Then we highlight interventions targeting malleable factors that hold promise for ameliorating the effects of stress on children. Leveraging a developmental lens, we conclude with field-wide limitations and propose future directions for stress and health research that centers child development.

Infographic of moderators linking childhood stress to cognitive, emotional and physical development

Snapshot of evidence base for protective effects of policy interventions, eg Early Head Start

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Very proud to share this Annual Review synthesizing 75+ years of research across 150+ studies on how stress, starting as early as the prenatal period, shapes children’s health across systems. This is the first review to center interdisciplinary pediatric outcomes. www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/01...

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Trauma or Toxic? A Deep Dive into the Impact of Stress on Kids’ Health

UCSF researchers found evidence that stress occurring as early as before birth or as late as adolescence can affect multiple conditions in kids, from asthma to mental health to cognitive functioning.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

My (now) weekly update on 2026 NIH funding. New and competitive renewal awards. 3 new awards (compared to ~100 expected based on recent years). No new ICs... still just NIA, NINDS, NIDCD, and NIDCR. 1/2

A line grant showing new and competitive renewal awards made by NIH is fiscal year 2026 compared to 2021-2025. The line for fiscal year 2026 is very close to zero.

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Thank you Dr Ron Dahl for highlighting the importance of early and adolescent relationships essential for healthy adults! Wonderful UCSF Psychiatry Grand Rounds.

Ron Dahl developmental psychologist in front of a slide on relationships.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Very cool interdisciplinary website - invest early in child health heckmanequation.org

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Home Page - The Heckman Equation

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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

💡 I'm looking forward to contributing to next week's Science for Society webinar all about the science of stress and stress management! Join us for an overview of best practices in stress measurement, the evidence base for stress management interventions, and critical research on weight stigma.

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve officially started my new role as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at UCSF. I feel incredibly fortunate to continue my work advancing research at the intersection of parenting, stress, & child health. dralexandrasullivan.com

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Allie D. W. Sullivan, PhD | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Discover insights by Alexandra D. W. Sullivan, PhD, a researcher and clinician, on how stress and parenting influence child health and development.

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LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.news · 27/06/2025

Hey everyone, Been quiet about this, but I had to give up my home of 13 years this week. Can’t go back to work until August & between moving expenses, medical bills & car repairs, I’m out of money. I need help to get by the next 2 months & be able to report. Donation links below. Anything helps.

Me standing in a bare room full of moving boxes and bags holding a poster for burger boogaloo featuring devo and the damned

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

30 seconds of Adonis biscuit time for you

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 28/06/2025

San Francisco Trans March had lots of people this year! Marched with Asian Pacific Islander organization Lavender Phoenix, lavenderphoenix.org 💜🐦

Alfred wearing a pink blazer and holding a big trans flag on a pole in downtown San Francisco

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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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Darwin A. Guevarra @darwinguevarra.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

New paper out in @jmirpub.bsky.social Scaling a brief digital well-being intervention (the Big Joy Project) and sociodemographic moderators. We explored how a 7-day digital intervention impacted well-being across 17,000+ participants worldwide. www.jmir.org/2025/1/e72053

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Scaling a Brief Digital Well-Being Intervention (the Big Joy Project) and Sociodemographic Moderators: Single-Group Pre-Post Study

Background: Emotional well-being interventions lead to better mental and physical health. However, most of these interventions have been tested on relatively homogeneous samples, with few intervention...

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Moving into low-poverty neighborhoods may relate to lower health problems (as indicated by improvements in asthma symptoms). doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.6488

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Shibboleth Authentication Request

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NorCal Resist @norcalresist.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Over 100 arrested tonight in SF protesting ICE! Head to 425 7th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 for jail support! Please support Bay Area Anti Repression Committee for bail support!

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James Croxton @jwcroxton.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We've been kettled and are all being detained.

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Mark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Just got a tip that citizens, including pregnant women and minors, are still being kettled and processed by SFPD. This was after they tried to follow SFPD orders to disperse and got kettled anyway.

Protesters are still kettled
Sounds like pregnant women may still be in there too.
Press was released, and (some)
minors
Are you in there? Are you safe?
I am fine

Being processed now it sounds like from the messages l've received
Just want to make sure people know
Sorry to clarify, you're not there but your husband is? Are they being arrested?
They were trying to leave and disperse (per SFPD orders), and then the cops essentially blocked the way
My husband is in the kettle. I am not, I am receiving periodic messages from him and scouring Bluesky for content to know more
I received a message at 10:09 pt saying that processing is now happening

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Mark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

As if SFPD doesn’t have enough lawsuits to worry about, now they’re mass arresting protestors. As in 2020, very few if any charges will even stick.

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Mark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🚨 SFPD has protestors and press kettled 🚨

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PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🚨 Get EXCITED — We are just *ONE WEEK* away from #PNIRS2025!!! 👏🏼🤩 Are you ready to bookmark our final #highlights? 📌 Member-Sponsored Symposia 5 & 6 🗓️ Thu, Jun 12 8:30–10 AM For Details >> 🧵 Spread 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 word 👏🏼 #PNIRS #PNI #Psychoneuroimmunology #Science #France #Bordeaux 🇫🇷

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Mingwei Samuel 翁明伟 @mingweisamuel.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Come build benches this weekend, near Emeryville/North Oakland, 5 minute bike from MacArthur BART. No experience needed! Especially looking for people willing to bike and help install benches, Sunday afternoon--the most exciting part! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Build-a-Bench Workshop sign up sheet

Want to learn how to build a bench and help build some? Sign up to participate in a hands-on bench-building workshop led by experienced bench builders. The workshop is Saturday May 17th & Sunday the...

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Lizzzibeth @lizzzibeth.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

#SRCD2025

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Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!) @bsamjournal.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🗣️ Please share this call widely to support early career opportunities for folks in biobehavioral medicine, health psychology, or related disciplines! The ECEB is a great way to gain experience that is often not emphasized in grad or postdoctoral training. #healthpsych #affectivescience #psychscisky

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Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (new name!) @bsamjournal.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

📢 Deadline extended! 📢 The deadline to apply for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine's Early Career Editorial Board has been extended to May 1st! Apply to join this vibrant community of early career scholars and feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about the ECEB!

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

gotta watch all the way through for the great twist ending

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

infants' cortisol is way out of whack, as a rule, until they get to 6-9 months old. meta-analytic bio evidence lining up with parental experience of babies' odd sleep. to understand pathology in kids, we gotta understand normality. academic.oup.com/jcem/article...

Kervezee et al., 2025: Figure 3. Model-predicted 24-hour rhythms in salivary cortisol concentrations across different age categories in early infancy. Data points are derived from the two-harmonic cosinor model (back-transformed from the log scale) and shown as estimated marginal means and 95% CI.

Figure shows absence in diurnal patterning at 0 months with gradual "normative" diurnal curve emerging across the first year.

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Reminder to stand up for #science @ the civic center (or where ever you live). Bring your friends, bring their friends, and bring some better signs than what I can come up with please. #bayarea www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

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Stand Up for Science 2025 - San Francisco, CA

Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

And here is a termination for a K-series grant - an “early career” grant (if we can call a decade of specialized training early career 🙃) Seeking advice for how to keep doing good science in this climate

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Jace D. Flatt, PhD, MPH (They/He) @jaceflatt.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Another NIH grant rescinded - The Epidemiology of Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias in Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors - 1K01AG056669

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

There’s a lot to unpack here: Studies (that constitute scientific advancement and folks’ livelihoods) are being cancelled. The rationale given in the notices is unscientific and constitutes hate speech.

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A Guide to Multiverse Analyses "The large array of defensible options available for researchers to select along the workflow creates what is known as the ‘garden of forking paths’." Preprint: doi.org/10.31222/osf...

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I'm planning to go and make my mom come with me :D Seeking recommendations for signs, currently leaning toward: "Too introverted to be here. Please let me go back to reducing stress in families" #bayarea #science

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Steve Lewan @moochie666.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

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Alexandra (Allie) Sullivan, PhD @alliesullivan.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Check out the option close(ish) to all of us Bay Area and UCSF researchers! (I promise crossing the bridge won’t harm you ❤️) #science

Stand up for science flyer for Sacramento

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 20/02/2025

Here are some cool animations I made a couple years ago for teaching DAG-based causal inference Confounding!

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Katie Witkiewitz @katiew.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I've been stalking NIH Reporter to see if any new R01s fund at the 15% F&A rate, but... no new full R01s have funded since 2/10/2025, not a single R01 - across all of NIH - since 2/08. Only 18 grants have been newly funded - I am happy for the F31/F32/F30, R35, K99 trainees who have received $$.

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