Reposted by Lucy NorrisShematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 13/07/2026So proud of this work. #ISTH2026 @thelancet.com @isth.org @btsamuelsonmd.bsky.social 310217
Reposted by Lucy NorrisOpen Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 11/03/2026So delighted to have you with us today ! #LetsGoEngaged 1124
Reposted by Lucy NorrisJohanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Today is #WorldCancerDay ~1 in 5 people will develop #cancer in their lifetime Each diagnosis affects not just one person, but families, communities, and futures Grateful today for patients, clinicians, researchers & advocates - and to appreciate that progress depends on acting together #WCD2026 0157
Reposted by Lucy NorrisThrombosis Update @thrombosis-update.bsky.social · 08/12/2025In a recent @thrombosis-update.bsky.social article, the authors show that the Pathfast D-dimer assay is a rapid POC test for determination of D-dimer with good analytical performance. Read more here: sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @lucynortcd.bsky.social #TruJournal 021
Lucy Norris @lucynortcd.bsky.social · 28/11/2025New treatments have greatly improved survival for #cancer patients but they also come with a risk of #thrombosis. In our new review in @jthjournal.bsky.social we explain why. doi.org/10.1016/j.jt... @wardm6tcd.bsky.social @isth.org. 073
Reposted by Lucy NorrisMark Ward @wardm6tcd.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Our recent publication in British Journal of Cancer www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comCirculating tumour cells are a prognostic indicator in advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer and are associated with platelets and immune cells following dissemination - British Journal of CancerBritish Journal of Cancer - Circulating tumour cells are a prognostic indicator in advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer and are associated with platelets and immune cells following dissemination 153
Lucy Norris @lucynortcd.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Congratulations Mark, fantastic work. Delighted to have been involved. 000
Reposted by Lucy NorrisVirginia Arechavala @varechavala.bsky.social · 25/09/2025And, if anyone was wondering about the "science leaving Twitter for Bluesky" trend... the first 24h of this paper on altmetric: 1369
Reposted by Lucy NorrisOpen Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social · 11/08/2025"I want to read research that feels written for me." That line appeared in our workshop zines and stayed with us. Open access doesn’t automatically mean open understanding. Who do you write for? And who might feel left out? #openresearch #publicengagement 093
Reposted by Lucy NorrisElisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Study sheds light on how reams of fake scientific papers are getting into literature New study shows the ways that networks of researchers, editors and journals are cooperating to publish large numbers of fraudulent papers. @niamhordner.bsky.social writes @latimes.com www.latimes.com/science/stor...latimes.comStudy sheds light on how reams of fake scientific papers are getting into literatureA new study shows the ways that networks of researchers, editors and journals are cooperating to publish large numbers of fraudulent papers. 1168
Reposted by Lucy NorrisThomas Reiser @tomreiser.bsky.social · 23/07/2025🔔Reminder for @ISTH.org on-demand registrants: If you purchased on-demand access for the #ISTH2025 Congress, your access ends August 1! Make sure to log in and catch up on the sessions that matter most to you before time runs out: bit.ly/44Ub0FG 022
Reposted by Lucy NorrisDr Fraser Mcrae @fibrin-fraser.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Only 5 days left to apply for this position, don't miss out!! If you are a Postdoc and looking for a job don't forget to check out this opportunity @UniversityLeeds below. Deadline for application is the 25th of July. Start date is the 1st of September. 002
Reposted by Lucy NorrisSten Linnarsson @sten.linnarsson.org · 25/06/2025A major KI initiative to recruit new assistant professors with outstanding proposals in all areas of medicine, biomedicine and public health. We offer an amazing research environment, great colleagues and generous startup packages. Check it out and get working on your applications! (repost please!) 2116109
Reposted by Lucy NorrisSaskia Middeldorp @middeldorps.bsky.social · 23/06/2025State-of-the-Art talk bij de Luuk Scheres Despite hormone use being the most prevalent and important risk factor for #VTE in women <50, there is huge underrepresentation of risk models and funding. Food for thought and action 💪🏼 #ISTH2025 174
Reposted by Lucy NorrisUniversity of Galway @uniofgalway.bsky.social · 24/04/2025University of Galway is inviting the public to contribute to a new initiative aimed at exploring important health-related questions and helping shape the future of health research.🩺 Learn more and have your say: www.thepeoplesreview.ie @thepeoplesreview.ie 055
Reposted by Lucy NorrisThrombosis Update @thrombosis-update.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Safe #PE treatment for #cancer patients? Ultrasound-guided thrombolysis #CDT shows promise! New study in @thrombosis-update.bsky.social found similar low bleeding rates in cancer & non-cancer patients. Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @lucynortcd.bsky.social #TruJournal 033
Reposted by Lucy NorrisProfMakris @profmakris.bsky.social · 27/03/2025If you are still unsure whether to ask for your data to be deleted by 23andMe and any retained samples destroyed, have a read of this article in the New England Journal of Medicine @nejm.org. 011
Reposted by Lucy NorrisLouise Duckling @louiseduckling.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Academic folks, here's proof that Bluesky is a great place to post citations. I am also noticing much better traction in general (I post for an academic group; despite a larger following on X there's much more interaction here). 1509
Reposted by Lucy NorrisRoger Preston @rogerpreston.bsky.social · 16/02/2025New publication from our group in @naturecomms.bsky.social led by Gemma Leon @rcsi.bsky.social Thanks to our collaborators at @tcddublin.bsky.social, CHI Crumlin, and to @researchireland.bsky.social and Children’s Health Ireland for funding. Open access link: rdcu.be/d93dsrdcu.beTissue factor-dependent colitogenic CD4+ T cell thrombogenicity is regulated by activated protein C signallingNature Communications - Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have increased risk for venous thromboembolism, but mechanistic insight is still lacking. Using both mouse experimental... 0147
Reposted by Lucy NorrisCancer Research @UCC @cancerresearch-ucc.bsky.social · 17/01/2025We’re Hiring! Cancer Trials Cork at CUH/UCC Cancer Centre seeks a proactive Operations Lead to manage operations, drive compliance & help patients regionally access cutting-edge treatments through clinical trials. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mubbxh5f 🕒 Apply before Friday 31st January 2025 024
Reposted by Lucy NorrisMark Ward @wardm6tcd.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Great start to 2025 with the publication of our work lead by @lucynortcd.bsky.social! Here we report that chemotherapy alters the anticoagulant protein Thrombomodulin and FVIIIc in patients with gynaecological cancers, and tumour tissue FV being decreased in those who had a VTE shorturl.at/nj8eVshorturl.atChemotherapy alters thrombomodulin and factor VIIIc expression resulting in acquired activated protein C resistance and enhanced thrombin generation in cancer associated thrombosisTumour type, treatment and patient related factors contribute to cancer associated venous thromboembolism (VTE), however, the role of each factor and … 051
Reposted by Lucy NorrisProfMakris @profmakris.bsky.social · 09/01/2025When 14 journals choose to publish the same article simultaneously, you know the topic is important. This is about predatory journals, which are out to catch the inexperienced authors. If you are thinking of submitting a paper following an invitation, read this first. #publishing 094
Lucy Norris @lucynortcd.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Is #cancer associated #thrombosis caused predominantly by the tumour or treatment. #chemotherapy has unique effects on the activated protein C pathway which may be important in VTE occuring during chemotherapy doi.org/10.1016/j.th.... 061
Reposted by Lucy NorrisMark Grabowski @markgrabowski.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below. 571004536
Reposted by Lucy NorrisProfMakris @profmakris.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Just because a paper is highly cited, it does not mean it is any good. The hydroxychloroquine paper as treatment of COVID-19 by Didier Raoult made international news, let to 1000s of patients taking an ineffective drug and was cited 3600 times. Retraction story in Nature journal tinyurl.com/ufjahnydtinyurl.comControversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year sagaPaper on hydroxychloroquine led by French researcher Didier Raoult is second-most-cited study ever to be withdrawn. 062
Reposted by Lucy NorrisShematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 16/12/2024Share your work on Blue Sky so you can get that stunning blue on your @altmetric.com ring 520625
Reposted by Lucy NorrisThrombosis Update @thrombosis-update.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Here is the editorial commentary by @lucynortcd.bsky.social and Dr. Papadakis on the article by Mateo et al. in @thrombosis-update.bsky.social in which ther authors presented the data from the TESEO registry. Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comImproving management of catheter related thrombosis (CRT) in cancer patients by incorporating real world data. The value of cancer VTE registries 051
Reposted by Lucy NorrisThomas Reiser @tomreiser.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Inspired by exciting #thrombosis and #hemostasis content you may have seen at @ash-hematology.bsky.social #ASH24? It gets even better at @isth-official.bsky.social #ISTH2025! Get ready and don’t miss to submit your abstracts by January 15! #HemeSky 0135
Reposted by Lucy NorrisThrombosis Update @thrombosis-update.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Tissue factor (TF aka F3) is the main initiator of blood coagulation. In this new @thrombosis-update.bsky.social study, the authors determined the molecular epidemiology and the importance of #F3 variants for incident #VTE Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @lucynortcd.bsky.socialsciencedirect.comTissue factor (F3) gene variants and thrombotic risk among middle-aged and older adults: A population-based cohort studyTissue factor (TF), encoded by the F3 gene, is the main initiator of blood coagulation. The molecular epidemiology of the F3 gene and the relation to … 031
Reposted by Lucy NorrisJohn Ebos @ebos.bsky.social · 25/11/2024The hallmarks of cancer immune evasioncell.comThe hallmarks of cancer immune evasionCancer cells often evade the host immune system, challenging the effectiveness of immunotherapy. In this comprehensive review, Galassi et al. summarize key mechanisms of immune evasion within the “thr... 04416
Reposted by Lucy NorrisAnna Obenauf @obenaufa.bsky.social · 27/11/20241/23 Big news for the #ObenaufLab! So excited to finally share our new study providing another puzzle piece, why immunotherapy fails in many tumors, now out in @Nature 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 47559142
Reposted by Lucy NorrisAlisa Wolberg, PhD @aswolberg.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Get ready to submit your research to the ISTH 2025 Congress in DC! Abstract submission site opens this Friday, November 29th. Submit your work for presentation to an intl audience & connect w/ others from around the 🌎: www.isth2025.org/abstracts 🩸 #hemesky #hemostasis #thrombosisisth2025.orgABSTRACTS | ISTH 2025 CongressSubmit your abstract by January 15, 2025. 02615
Reposted by Lucy NorrisRyan Elliott @ryanelliott.bsky.social · 27/11/2024That’s helpful, thank you! ☺️ I used Path Outlines’ criteria but I recall from my own elective experiences the emphasis on Annexin A1.pathologyoutlines.comHairy cell leukemiaHCL is a rare, indolent lymphoproliferative neoplasm of mature B cells with a distinct clinical presentation that includes peripheral blood cytopenias, splenomegaly and a small number of circulating n... 001
Reposted by Lucy NorrisJill Feldman @jillfeldman4.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Innovation shouldn't come at the expense of patient-centered care! Great article about prioritizing what matters to patients (QOL/OS/⬇️ burdens). It underscores palliative care being viewed as essential, not ancillary. We must rethink how we define progress in #oncology #pallonc #LCSM bit.ly/3OJQuQBbit.lyThe trade-off between accelerated cancer drug approvals and patient preferencesCancer care stands at a critical juncture where the urgency of rapid drug approvals must be balanced against the need for enduring patient-centric benefits. Robin Forrest and colleagues1 conducted a d... 24620
Reposted by Lucy NorrisScott Gottlieb, MD @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social · 17/11/2024The migration of MedTwitter, along with a large cohort of science journalists, to BlueSky is striking in its scale and rapidity. In a short time, this shift has effectively transformed BlueSky into the essential hub for breaking medical news and vibrant scientific discourse. 371092231
Lucy Norris @lucynortcd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024@thrombosis-update.bsky.social Thrombosis Update now on BlueSky. 170
Reposted by Lucy NorrisJournal of Inherited Metabolic Disease @jimd-editors.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Looking for figures for your illustrations? Don't have the budget for Biorender? Then be sure to check this out. A fantastic free resource from the NIH. bioart.niaid.nih.gov 01710
Lucy Norris @lucynortcd.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Adding some blue skys from an Irish winter sunset for my first post 1331