Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDHealthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 07/10/2025www.sciencealert.com/several-psyc...sciencealert.comSeveral Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study ShowsResearchers recently discovered that eight different psychiatric conditions share a common genetic basis. 051
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDEsther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 07/10/2025www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-08...ox.ac.ukIncreased risk of some neurological and psychiatric disorders remainsNew diagnoses of disorders including psychosis, dementia, seizures and ‘brain fog’ remain commoner two years after COVID-19 than after other respiratory infections, whereas the increased risks of 172
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDEsther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 07/10/2025@zackpolanski.bsky.social Please can you question Streeting on the research showing that Covid causes mental health problems. There is not over diagnosis of conditions like Autism, we now have experts who can identify it. So many are struggling and Labour are ignoring children suffering neurological 23615
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 06/10/2025A new Nature Medicine study analyzing health records from >100 million people in the US offers compelling evidence that reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ,the same virus that causes chickenpox and shingles may contribute to dementia risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comVaricella-zoster virus reactivation and the risk of dementia - Nature MedicineLarge-scale longitudinal health records reveal consistent association of varicella-zoster virus reactivation with dementia. 721484
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDJournal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2025From ancient Egypt, more than 3,000 years ago ~ this wooden cosmetic spoon with handle in the shape of a biting, running jackal (ca 1539-1292 BC) opencollection.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/4065 211330
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDNtisec @ntisec.bsky.social · 07/10/2025If #MECFS were a war, it seems that the brain would be its main battlefield. mecfsscience.org/decodeme-the...mecfsscience.orgDecodeME: the biggest ME/CFS study ever - ME/CFS ScienceThe first results of DecodeME are in, the largest research project ever undertaken on myalgicContinue readingDecodeME: the biggest ME/CFS study ever 022
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDRebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We, globally, are using ever-more electricity and renewables are supporting the rise, adding to rather than replacing use of fossil fuels (overall there's barely a decline, and there was an increase in the US and EU) www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGlobal renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first timeRecord solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds 02610
Merve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comStrategies for engineering domesticated and undomesticated human microbesHuman-associated microbes hold immense therapeutic potential, yet most species remain undomesticated due to cultivation barriers and limited genetic t… 010
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDMerve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025"Behold the turtle 🐢 He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. " J. Conant 032
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDSpencer ツ @supensaatsu.bsky.social · 14/06/2025I'm celebrating Flag Day and the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary with the most perfect meal for today: Chicken tacos and orange soda with no ice. 😃 324101721061
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDMerve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Omg, this is so cool..hope we can make a trip to Eastern Turkey with you..i believe that part of Turkey is the best.. And thanks for the story about the İbrahim Tatlises song and glad you liked the Gates of Istanbul 😊 021
Merve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025"Behold the turtle 🐢 He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. " J. Conant 032
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDHealthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 27/09/2025www.scientificamerican.com/article/nigh...scientificamerican.comCDC Sounds Alarm over ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ That Resist Last-Resort AntibioticsThe infection rate of one type of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteria has risen by more than 460 percent in recent years. Scientists say people receiving treatment in hospitals are at highe... 082
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDJulia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Flagging this for my students as a perfect example counterfactual reasoning 😊 142
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDDino Sbardellati @phagebeelicious.bsky.social · 25/09/2025New Preprint out! In this short and sweet article, we showcase how management practices (antibiotic treatment) has impacted the AMR profiles associated with bee microbiomes. The take home? More management = more plasmid-borne resistance! doi.org/10.1101/2025... #microbiome 🧪 🐝doi.orgBee Microbiomes Harbor Diverse Antimicrobial Resistance Genes on PlasmidsAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging public health threat. In North America, tetracycline and macrolide antibiotics are often used to prevent or treat bacterial infections in honey bees. Prev... 042
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 25/09/2025By teaching us to view poverty as a moral failure of the individual, society keeps us from realizing that poverty is actually an ethical failure of society itself. We can choose with UBI to prevent everyone from ever experiencing the poverty that 60% of us will experience in life, and we just don't.youtube.comPoverty is not a moral failure of the individual—it's an ethical failure of society itselfYouTube video by Scott Santens 310960
Merve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephd.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Just wow, but tbh, it's not unfamiliar to me, as well. 🙄🤐😬👋 010
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 25/09/2025The evidence that Trump et al. used to claim that Tylenol causes autism was a paper by Harvard’s Andrea Baccarelli. The paper did not show a causal relationship, but Dr. Baccarelli was paid $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in court. RFK Jr. says conflicts are bad tho.thetimes.comScientist behind Trump’s Tylenol claims was paid $150K to give evidence against drug makerThe Harvard academic Andrea Baccarelli gave an ‘unreliable’ testimony on the links between autism and paracetamol, and produced research that raises ‘serious concerns about bias’ 821378
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDAndrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 24/09/2025and THAT’s what’s being cited as “proof” by the Trump administration? …just asking! If you want the whole juicy story, read the article I wrote today: 🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/the-tyleno... 07317
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDAndrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Will @hsph.harvard.edu take action given they hired Andrea Bacarrelli in 2024 AFTER he falsified links between Tylenol use in pregnancy & autism in federal court (& was paid $150,000) and THEN published the same claims in a journal with a history of fake peer review & falsified data 1/ 310630
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDAndrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 24/09/2025In fact, it’s often used as an appeal to authority to enable them to spread MORE misinformation. That’s why media headlines like “study out of Harvard” go viral, even if it’s absolute trash data. People associate names of institutions with belief they are inherently reputable. 17010
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDAndrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Who’s harmed by this disinformation? • Pregnant patients who are scared, confused, and at risk. • Children who will be subjected to treatments with no evidence to support them. • Parents who are being told it’s their fault their child is neurodivergent. 5/ 39720
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDAndrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 24/09/2025The strongest predictor of autism is genetics. Data: • If one identical twin has ASD, the other has a 90–99% chance. • Compare that to 31–67% chance for fraternal twins. • Non-twin siblings have ~20% likelihood of ASD, 7-fold higher than general population. 1/ 926272
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 23/09/2025The Tylenol–Autism Pseudoscience Pipeline How false testimony about Tylenol and autism failed in court, was repackaged as “peer-reviewed” junk science, and is now driving Trump’s dangerous medical advice. by @drandrealove.bsky.social news.immunologic.org... 1/3news.immunologic.orgThe Tylenol–Autism Pseudoscience PipelineHow false testimony about Tylenol and autism failed in court, was repackaged as “peer-reviewed” junk science, and is now driving Trump’s dangerous medical advice. 1195
Merve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephd.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Omg, this is epic and I'm speechless..thank you @keagar.bsky.social hope you have a wonderful Wednesday. 🙏🙋♀️👋🏻👋🏻 061
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDProf Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. DRINKING WATER CAUSES AUTISM. IN A DEFINITIVE STUDY ON THIS ISSUE, THE RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT THE PARENTS OF EVERY AUTISTIC CHILD HAD DRUNK WATER DURING THE PREGNANCY. THIS PROVES IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER 411218
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Are we vaccinating under 2s more than a generation (30 years) ago? We used fewer vaccines, protecting against 8 infectious diseases. These complex vaccines, containing over 3000 antigens, were good, but there was room for improvement. 1/8 425081
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDMarc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Where does COVID vaccine mRNA go? There’s confusion & fearmongering out there. Let’s go through what regulators and studies actually show. 1) “Local” means the muscle where the shot is given + the draining lymph nodes. That’s exactly where vaccines are designed to act! 1/10 34024
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDBJ @timothytorso.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I can't help but to notice similarities 131
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDThe Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 23/09/2025Reporter Laura Weiss (@lauralew105.bsky.social) is looking to speak with people with #LongCOVID who are on Medicaid and concerned about losing benefits due to work requirements or otherwise due to Trump's spending bill. Contact her at (lauraweisswrites at gmail dot com). 15962
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDCanada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 23/09/2025World health officials counter Trump's unproven claim of link between acetaminophen and autism www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/world-… 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁 22614
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDDr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 23/09/2025🧵 Happiness Incubator (2016) | Original pen & ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan [1] 2457
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/09/2025“I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.” To the people of the world who wonder if there are Americans who grasp how mad he is: There are. We can see it. We are working to mobilize our people to oppose him and his dangerous regime. 19050691307
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDTara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 23/09/2025"This questionable statement reflects a widespread myth in the wellness community concerning an extremely common gene mutation called MTHFR, which can inhibit the ability of cells’ mitochondria to process folic acid." Yep. I wrote about this in March 2019 and it won't die.self.comWhy You Shouldn't Actually Worry About MTHFR Gene VariantsMost variants aren’t proven to be harmful. 710631
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDDelthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Correlation isn't causation: Trump reprised his #Covid-era role, but this time w/ unproven autism advice. He distorted facts on autism, Tylenol & vaccines & even called his announcement "historic." Bloviating RFK jr is a joke. The study they cited was a meta-analysis 👇medpagetoday.comTrump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say'I'm really concerned about how this message is going to play out,' one researcher said 073
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/09/2025Yet again, machine learning — even gussied up via the transformer architecture — encodes and reinforces societal biases. This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions. arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122arxiv.orgPrestige over merit: An adapted audit of LLM bias in peer reviewLarge language models (LLMs) are playing an increasingly integral, though largely informal, role in scholarly peer review. Yet it remains unclear whether LLMs reproduce the biases observed in human de... 12461206
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 21/09/20252 decades after the first GLP-1 drug, we're still in the early stages for where this is headed. Nice, succinct summary and graphic by a pioneer of the field: @danieljdrucker.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comNew Molecules and Indications for GLP-1 MedicinesThis Perspective explores recent progress and future directions in glucagon-like peptide-1 medicines. 314226
Merve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephd.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Me too @leftistlawyer.com sigh. Long exasperated sigh 😮💨👋🏻🙋♀️🫡 010
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/09/2025I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files 18855966616693
Reposted by Merve Tepe, PhDElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 18/09/2025It is a very human temptation to tell ourselves stories to try to calm the fear as United States is being destroyed from within. Our rights are being taken away from us. Do not look away. It’s happening. The United States is in mortal danger. 11346115
Merve Tepe, PhD @mervetepephd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Oh Jeez. They're STILL talking about The Free Speech while I'm a Turk expat mostly living in either Israel or the US, I'm so very 👇👇 whatever 🤣🤣🤣😬🤐🤫🇹🇷🙋♀️🫡media.tenor.comsulley from monsters inc is smiling and covering his face with his hands .ALT: sulley from monsters inc is smiling and covering his face with his hands . 021