Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialPersephone Arethusa @persephonearethusa.bsky.social · 24/12/2025One of my favorite poems in needlepoint calligraphy. Needlepoint calligraphy with a Zebra G nib Ink is Robert Oster Lake of Fire fountain pen ink. #ArtAdventCalendar 0143
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialRaven Amos (Spoopy Edition)🎨🐦⬛ @alaskanime.bsky.social · 24/12/2025I must have been added to some starter packs - hello, new followers! I am a paleoartist taking an on-again-off-again hiatus from drawn #artwork to take care of family members - in the meantime, I make sun catchers! alaskanime.etsy.com/?etsrc=sdt&ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=53007571 310129
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialDaniel Dvorkin @danielmedic.bsky.social · 26/07/2025We've been hearing announcements about possible artificial blood for as long as I've been in medicine and research (30+ years at this point) and none of them have ever panned out. Sooner or later, presumably, one of them will—and if this turns out to it, great. But I'm not holding my breath. ⚕️🧪npr.orgScientists are developing artificial blood that could save lives in emergenciesA research team has successfully tested a blood substitute in animals, and human trials may not be far off. The powdered blood could help medics respond faster in a crisis. 64811
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialNEJM.org @nejm.org · 24/06/2025“Our data provide evidence that supports continued investigations of [resiniferatoxin] to improve pain management for patients with advanced cancer experiencing intractable pain, especially when opioids fail or are poorly tolerated.” Full study results in NEJM Evidence: eviden.cc/4ks0BHA 091
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialИate @n8tid.bsky.social · 16/07/2025They had to invent pain almost immediately after inventing fire because too many men were "just testing it out" 7113074
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 10/05/2025Nature reports on the momentum that is building for PROTAC treatments, which eliminate disease-causing proteins, including those responsible for difficult-to-treat childhood cancers. 🧪 go.nature.comHow protein-slayer drugs could beat some of the cruellest cancersMomentum is building for PROTAC treatments that eliminate disease-causing proteins, including those responsible for difficult-to-treat childhood cancers. 03913
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialAllison Kufta (Resident Physician and Artist) @akufta.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Which one should I illustrate next? 🎨 This is from my series Kintsugi, inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. As a med student, have been exploring what it means to be a healer and do my best for future patients. #sciart #medsky #medicalart 810926
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialDeliacMD @deliacmd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Your cognitively intact elderly parent may make decisions that you disagree with. They may even make decisions that could shorten their life. They have the right to make these decisions. It’s OK for you to not like this and also not try to control or change it. #palliativecare #medsky 76914
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialKevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 15/01/2025“We found that a single iron infusion in the third trimester can achieve what oral iron tablets taken every day during #pregnancy cannot.” TL;DR summary - IV Fe Works. #MedSky & #ObGynSky. okay @shematologist.bsky.social this seems like your forte... www.hcplive.com/view/iv-iron...hcplive.comIV Iron Infusion Cuts Anemia Risk Before Childbirth, Study FindsAn infusion of ferric carboxymaltose in the third trimester significantly reduced anemia in pregnant women, surpassing the efficacy of iron tablets. 37211
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialDr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 15/01/2025New screening guidelines for osteoporosis were finalized this week. For women 65+, you should screened with a DEXA scan. For those who are post-menopausal and under 65 but with risk factors like significant alcohol or tobacco use, earlier screening is recommended. #medsky @nbcnews.com 1313024
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialDavid Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 05/01/2025The pointy-shoed corruption of medieval London. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHow pointy shoes created a moral panic in medieval LondonShoes seen as demonic and vain were blamed for making men 1011926
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialSeth Campbell @alpinesciences.bsky.social · 04/01/2025I made this flubber model in 2008 & still show it all the time to teach about glacier ice flow in a valley & related topics. I’ve used this to talk about basics of glaciers with grade school students up to deriving shear & normal strain rates, & vorticity, with undergrad & grad students! Enjoy! 🧪 9759
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialDaniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · 04/01/2025"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 33996462
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialMindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Still wrapping my head around the fact that in 2024 I finished my first book! On April 15, 2025 (whaaaaat) it drops into the world. It's a science-y deep dive into real-life zombies—insects & other inverts—you can pre-order at the link & I hope it feeds your brain as much as writing it fed mine! 🧪📚🧟♀️press.jhu.eduRise of the Zombie BugsZombies aren't just the stuff of nightmares. Explore the fascinating world of real-life insect zombification.Zombies are all around us—insect zombies, that is. In Rise of the Zombie Bugs, Mindy Weisbe... 5468
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialMichael Le Page @mjflepage.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Hold the front page for this big splash! 🧪 061
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialShematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 08/12/2024Staggering statistics at #ASH24 #TreatingFairly Patients with cancer who go bankrupt are nearly 80% more likely to die regardless of disease status. Our system quite literally kills people. 22514195
Reposted by @yawarjq.bsky.socialMarine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · 04/12/2024This new study, led by Shigeki Watanabe and partially conducted in the MBL’s Neurobiology course, challenges a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons and proposes a new model for understanding how information is transmitted in the brain. #science 🧪 🧠mbl.eduA String of Pearls: Study Challenges Long-held Beliefs about Nerve Cell Shape and Function | Marine Biological LaboratoryWOODS HOLE, Mass. -- In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, thin filaments radiating from nerve cells that transmit ... 16820
