Brendan Maher

News features editor at @Nature. he/him. Views are my own.

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China is on a trajectory to lead the world in science, a development that will reshape technological advancement, innovation and the balance of global power

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Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers https://t.co/j8Gf4lXmwG

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A data leak shut a top research biobank: lessons from the recovery https://t.co/kJdPyw61Wv

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The world’s most popular antidepressant drugs are under fire

https://t.co/TrZBy0GEiI

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I'm very pleased to see that this story by @ClaireAinsworth has been shortlisted for an MJA award! Way to go, Claire! https://t.co/k4P1ZJULiM

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Sex chromosomes - like sex and gender - are often misunderstood. But the views on what they can do, and how they make males and females different from one another, are changing. https://t.co/fGsO3AQgEh

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“It’s the best thing that has ever happened to me” - this is the first approved drug designed to treat the cause of narcolepsy

https://t.co/hbyK2bTDf0

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@OwenGregorian This is a direct, verbatim repost of our story @nature almost in it's entirety. While I appreciate you sharing our content, this is not a great way to do it. Particularly as the article is free to read on our website for a month! Could you please remove or truncate your post?

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This controversial surgery for Alzheimer's patients aims to improve drainage of fluid from the brain. What do we know about it?

https://t.co/QB1fFNzJBY

[Max Kozlov @maxdkozlov]

NEW: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health.

The agency no longer considers policymakers "mission relevant", a massive shift for the biomedical funder.

My latest for @Nature
https://t.co/C2fpNZzI5Q

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Nobel-prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has left the United States for a full-time position at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, where he will lead a new AI-assisted materials discovery institute.

https://t.co/D4PCjBBCkx

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What can actually be done to lower dementia risk?

https://t.co/0gEVpORRXn

[Mariana Lenharo @marilenharo]

Testosterone has become a cultural phenomenon, with influencers and some clinicians pushing for broader access to the hormone. But how much of the hype is supported by evidence? My story for @Nature: https://t.co/mxkrkUhoFV

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Experienced researchers are less likely to produce ‘disruptive’ science than are those just starting their careers, finds an analysis of the scientific papers published by 12.5 million researchers over 60 years.

https://t.co/b3L5aP3AWw

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What I found really fascinating about this story. The four core genotypes... A collection of genetically engineered mice that includes XX with testes and XY with ovaries. This helps to pick apart the effects that sex chromosomes have outside the gonads.

[Brendan Maher @bmaher]

Sex chromosomes - like sex and gender - are often misunderstood. But the views on what they can do, and how they make males and females different from one another, are changing. https://t.co/fGsO3AQgEh

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The potential benefits of organoids for fundamental research and medicine are huge. Efforts to establish proper boundaries for their use should be supported

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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real https://t.co/m92f2JrGpZ

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This method to reverse cellular ageing is about to be tested in humans https://t.co/yAd0JHWXwG

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Boys and young men tend to have fewer close connections and less emotional support than do girls and young women, and many feel under pressure to conform to stereotypical ideas of masculinity and body image

https://t.co/eYNeTEJFVZ

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Inventor Josh Miele says that accelerating change requires uprooting social attitudes about blindness and other disabilities

https://t.co/Z1sED8KkRy