Jared Byers

University of Saskatchewan
College of Dentistry Class of 2026

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

A new Perspective in Science reviews data on the growing and diverse impact of #SARSCoV2 on the hearts of patients and highlights a “fundamental and large hole” in researchers’ knowledge base regarding what drives this pathogenesis. #WeekendReads https://t.co/cHKW1wW9yA

[Pete Blackburn @PeteBlackburn]

Canada winning gold just to avoid Team USA in the group stage next year. True cowards through and through

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

News & Views: A @NatureCancer paper reports the development of a trispecific antibody, one that has three targets: a cancer cell, a receptor that activates T cells, and a T-cell protein that promotes long-lasting T-cell activity against the cancer cell. https://t.co/g28TAtvCVH

[Riley Moncrief @rileymoncrief]

Donate >$20. Include a topic of your choice in the donation message. I'll randomly pick one of the topics Dec 1. Write a rap on the topic. Perform it at an open mic on FB Live. Let's change the face of men's health.
https://t.co/Nz3Rh7Y4FF

[Sid Seixeiro @Sid_Seixeiro]

I've figured out the formula for those Hallmark Christmas movies:
1. Big city woman/man goes home for the Holidays.
2. Meet an old flame.
3. Bake.
4. When you're done...bake some more.
5. Realize what you've been looking for was staring you in the face the entire time.

[D @dvylen]

When I grow my “moustache” for Movember

[Jeff O’Neill @odognine2]

The ump behind the plate was doing arm curls since 7am.

[ADEA @adeaweb]

Dr. Samara Rifkin, @HopkinsMedicine, completed a study that links poor dental health to colorectal polyps. “We found that for frequent dental visits, compared with no visits, there was at least a suggestion of a protective effect,” says Dr. Rifkin.

https://t.co/1MPWFS2zOE

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

News & Views: A mouse-model study, published in Nature, indicates that a type of precursor cell called a neural progenitor cell migrates to the site of prostate cancer. These cells then invade the tumour microenvironment and give rise to new nerve cells. https://t.co/q6AFUlt8FB

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

News & Views: Photoactivation allows protein functions to be switched on by light. A paper in Nature describes a photoactivation strategy that is both broadly applicable and minimally perturbs normal protein functions. https://t.co/tntcbIuJJs

[ADA @AmerDentalAssn]

A 5-year-old Washington girl is now cancer-free after a dentist spotted a cancerous tumor during a routine visit 18 months ago. https://t.co/ZnHKtskiAK

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

News & Views: A paper in Nature reports the identification, in mice and humans, of molecules made in the pancreas that travel to the liver and alter its environment to create conditions that assist cancer-cell invasion. https://t.co/Nn3JtgnYPk

[DentistryIQ @DentistryIQ]

Many #dental patients are questioning the safety & validity of root canals and their possible connection to cancer. Drs. Scott Froum and Omar Ikram debunk the #myth & and set patients' minds at ease. #dentistry https://t.co/vGsCRIazIG

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

News & Views: A drug that slows cancer growth has been found to elevate the level of the hormone insulin, according to a paper in Nature. This insulin rise lessens the drug’s effectiveness, but a diet that lowers insulin can increase therapeutic benefits https://t.co/5mdUmF77Kb

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

News & Views: Activation of the inflammasome protein complex in immune cells is a key step that triggers an innate immune response. A paper in Nature reports that the synthesis and oxidation of mitochondrial DNA drives this activation step https://t.co/opIduVClNr

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

In @ScienceTM: targeting the LRRK2 gene could play a role in treating Parkinson's, even in those without LRRK2 mutations https://t.co/000TB6QFx0

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Paralysed mice recover from certain spinal-cord injuries with help from treatments targeting a subset of spinal neurons
#ResearchHighlight https://t.co/K6jvVAcyKk

[Scientific American @sciam]

CRISPR-Cas9 can cause significantly greater genetic havoc than experts thought, according to a study. https://t.co/8vfizDkbXT