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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Saime ka Eesti meedias isiksuse GWASist ja käitumisgeneetikast natuke juttu puhuda 🎙️🍎📰 @ukuvainik.bsky.social

Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The day is here! @michelnivard.bsky.social sums up the huge collaborative effort behind our personality genetics paper in this thread, finally out in Nature. I learned so much from this incredible team along the way. Sõge! 🧬🎭

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Throwback to #ECP22 in Edinburgh: four days of great science, old & new friends, and being back in the city where I did my Master’s! Also got to experience two very different kinds of stage fright: presenting my research by day and DJing the conference closing party by night 🌓🎧

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Nature @nature.com · 28/05/2026

Research Briefing: An investigation of the Estonian Biobank and the UK Biobank has identified more than 88,000 associations between more than 8,000 genomic regions and metabolic traits. go.nature.com/42UHeA9

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Biobank analysis reveals more than 88,000 genetic associations with metabolic traits

The study has enabled the discovery of associations with genetic variants present in only 1 in 10,000 individuals.

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

⏰ 🎤 Eile sain panna proovile oma teaduskommunikatsiooni oskused - kell läks käima ja mul oli 3 minutit, et selgitada, mida ja miks ma oma doktorantuuris uurin. Väärt kogemus & II koht! 🥈 #3MT Kui tahaksid ka 3 minutiga teada, millega tegelen, siis👇 uttv.ee/naita?id=38498

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Aitäh asjaliku kokkuvõtte eest sel teemal! 🙏 blurbay.com/tavakodanik/...

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BlurBay

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Honoured to have had the chance to contribute to this massive effort with such an inspiring team! Let's take genetics x personality to the next level ⚡

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Potential break-through in measures of UPF in diet!

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Zoltán Kutalik @zkutalik.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Very excited to give a virtual talk as part of the @eshg.bsky.social webinar series tomorrow at 4pm (CEST). If you want to listen in, register here: wma.eventsair.com/eshg-webinar... I will talk about all the exciting things we can learn from GWAS summary statistics...

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Martin White @martinwhite33.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

This issue is packed with interesting stuff (and not saying that because I have a v short commentary in it!). There's papers on how food environments are changing, food policy and UPFs, the role of corporations etc. Unfortunately, few papers are open access ☹️...

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Neat breakdown of the complex nuances in SESxGenetics! Another proof that interdisciplinary skills&knowledge are essential to make sense of this world. Thank you @dr-appie.bsky.social and co!

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I had waited for about a year for this Estonian folktronic bliss to be released, thank you NOËP 🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWU-...

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Kodu poole

YouTube video by NOËP - Topic

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Highly recommended for yet another day of Rgrind! 😌

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

More often than not I'm not excited to hit the the gym for my calisthenics and resistance band workouts, but reminders like this help to keep me committed! 💪

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Paul Hufe @paulhufe.net · 03/02/2025

📢You are interested in social-science genetics, equality of opportunity, social mobility, and skill formation? 🚨Join us for the 4th ESSGN conference! 👉When? May 22-23, 2025 👉Where? Bristol! 👉More info? essgn.org/essgn-confer... 👉Submissions? cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ESSGN2025/

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ESSGN Conference IV

Bristol, May 22-23, 2025 CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased to announce the 4th conference of the European Social Science Genetics Network. This conference aims to improve our understanding of how gene…

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Elena Shekhova @lumipie.com · 10/02/2025

🧪🍎📃 #medsky While many know that restrictive diets can cause nutrient deficiencies, not everyone is aware that overeating can too. This study showed that overweight & obese children and young adults have a higher risk of iron deficiency (but not zinc or vitamin A deficiency). 🔗 shorturl.at/kS7ac

Image from the preprint "Overnutrition is a risk factor for iron deficiency in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of micronutrient deficiencies and the double burden of malnutrition". It shows the forest plot of reported associations between overnutrition and odds of iron deficiency. REML: Random effects restricted maximum likelihood; CI: confidence interval. The odds are higher for obese and overweight

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Arko Olesk @arkoolesk.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The same in science communication

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 25/01/2025

🧠 Microplastics in your bloodstream New research reveals that microplastics can block brain capillaries, reduce blood flow, and cause neurological changes in mice. A concerning link between pollution and health. 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #Microplastics #Health #SciComm 🧪

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Microplastics in the bloodstream can induce cerebral thrombosis by causing cell obstruction and lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities

Microplastics get in the blood and are eaten by immune cells, leading to cell obstruction and cerebral thrombosis.

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Why do most nutrition labels still seem like riddles in tiny font? Making healthier and/or more informed choices while grocery shopping shouldn't feel like solving a puzzle. Clearer labels could be a small but important step towards changing that.

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Last two days were full of insights into last year efforts of our 🧬 institute! I got to present my research on health behaviour x personality x genetics and @katerynap.bsky.social introduced some curious discoveries on microbiome 💡

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 09/01/2025

The ingredients for these infernos in the Los Angeles area — near-hurricane strength winds and mid-winter drought — foretell an emerging era of compound events that overwhelm our ability to respond. My first piece for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded

Conditions for a January firestorm in Los Angeles like this have not existed before now, writes a meteorologist and climate journalist

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Interesting natural experiment unfolding around health (behaviour), the food and pharma industries, and profits. www.economist.com/business/202...

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Can big food adapt to healthier diets?

It must contend with weight-loss drugs and concerns about processed foods

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Important to consider and to deal with 😬

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Both my Estonian heart and my melomaniac DJ soul are singing in harmony listening to this gem 😌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9L8...

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Estonian Disco, Funk & Jazz with Ritmo Tropical

YouTube video by MAJ

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Michel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Lots of new contributions to the list of awesome statistical genetics, tools, contribute yours either through commenting or ideally through GitHub! In the new year I will write a tutorial/test scripts for the tools, I'll do one tutorial for each like.

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Good 30min listen on the emerging knowledge and science of ultra-processed foods. Definitely one of the toughest opponents to health behaviour (change).

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Kerli Ilves @kerliilv.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Brilliant large-scale example on how to get people involved and interested in science:

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