Technological doping refers to the use of equipment—from swimsuits to super shoes—that provides an unfair athletic advantage. But the boundaries of what is allowed are somewhat arbitrary https://t.co/FJi8rypSbA
For @sciam, I delve into technological doping—the use of equipment to gain an unfair athletic advantage—and explore the blurry, somewhat arbitrary line separating “clean” and “dirty” sport ahead of the #Olympics 🏃🏻♀️🏊♂️
https://t.co/45DueiuFRO
Extra extra, read all about it! We are thrilled to announce the 2024 class of #MassMediaFellows! These 20 scientists will spend their summer in news outlets writing, reporting, and working on their #SciComm skills! Learn more about the 2024 class here: https://t.co/JzeR00IZY3
Happy solar eclipse day!
After taking a bit of a break, I exercised the ol’ writing muscles again with this piece on how solar eclipses may have boosted the economies of our ancestors 🌕🌗🌑
https://t.co/0533oCOEjl
Check it out on @inversedotcom!
Any attempt to target KRAS in the last four decades has failed, leading many researchers to brand the protein “undruggable.” But that attitude is changing.
Read 'On Target' from @angRchen and @breezyscience. https://t.co/pgJyBXdOSR
And that's a wrap on Wrap-Up for MMF 2023! As our fellows begin to leave DC to return to their homes and universities, they take with them a wealth of #scicomm experience. Special thanks to @aaas, the newsroom host sites, and program sponsors for the continued support!
A small percentage of people suffering from frontotemporal dementia or FTD experience an explosion of creativity, often manifesting as obsessively engaging in artistic activities like painting. https://t.co/08zqGM9un5
My first ever narrative feature was published today in @statnews 🥹
Some patients with a dementia called FTD experience an explosion of artistic creativity, and now we have a neurological basis for explaining it:
https://t.co/fIfKIdBqDN
Thank you @Statnews and @breezyscience for chatting with me about Pain Killer. The book that first shed light on the opioid epidemic and the Sacklers is back as a new Netflix series and a new paperback. https://t.co/1KtAOq03V0
For @statnews, I spoke with journalist @BarryMeier on the upcoming @netflix show Painkiller, which is based on his book about OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and the origin of the opioid epidemic in the US.
https://t.co/02FISSsZe3
“The alpha-gal story is fascinating,” a researcher told @statnews's Bree Iskandar in a story she wrote about new data from @CDCgov showing cases of this tick-induced food allergy are on the rise.
Ticks scare me.
https://t.co/O9JitSMygz
The CDC reports rising cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by ticks. I spoke to allergy experts and tick ecologists to find out why 🤔🙅♀️🥩
My latest for @statnews:
https://t.co/TFH9nqW1xe
“I’ve been told many times I have all the talent and the whole package, but I’m just ‘not the right person.’”
Though Asian American doctors are overrepresented in medicine, they're largely invisible in leadership. via @ushamcfarling
https://t.co/KsrePEyjqI
In a new study, doctors at @MGHCancerCenter treated a rare brain tumor with unprecedented success using medicines developed for skin cancer
My latest for @statnews:
https://t.co/Cft7LMpDNX