Krithika Krishna

Physician. CAPTCHA-Certified Human.
Tweets= my own opinions.

[Krithika Krishna @krithikakrish10]

When/where can one get a Buzz Lightyear drone? (Asking for a friend)

@toystory
@Pixar
@Disney

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My favorite quote by @drpal_manickam on the current state of protein-marketing and distinguishing the right source of dietary protein from the wrong, "honestly, protein itself is suffering from diabetes."

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@TJoesOfficial The "Vegetable Biryani with Vegetable Dumplings" tastes more like betrayal than biriyani.

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Do you know what is unacceptable? Cloudy skies in June...and earthquakes...and also tsunamis...ugh ridiculous

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The lack of peace that comes with coexisting, obviously.

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

What is stopping humanity from coexisting peacefully?

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Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu 🤍

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@karthik2k2 Now, Ananya Pandey's performance: "classical" dance in films, just like any other art form or discipline, is not meant to reflect reality. Imagine how dull medical shows would be if the actors mostly studied for exams and did paperwork for patients all day.

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@karthik2k2 As far choreography goes, yes. As far as mastery goes, she did well. An "Arangetram" is a debut, the first of many such performances, which means she's kicking off a journey to master and fine-tune the art further down the lane. This is the real deal for all intents and purposes.

[Krithika Krishna @krithikakrish10]

Welp. Some say randomness, I say serendipity.

[Nicolas Badre @BadreNicolas]

Most psychiatric medications were random mistakes based on methylene blue.

Pharmaceutical companies were chemistry companies that also made dyes. Methylene blue was the basis of Chlorpromazine (Thorazine/Largactil), which was the basis of Imipramine (Tofranil), the first tricyclic, which itself was the basis for the first second-generation antipsychotic Clozapine (Clozaril).

Chlorpromazine was meant for post-surgical agitation aid. Imipramine was a failed antipsychotic. Clozapine was a failed antidepressant.

Fluoxetine (Prozac) and SSRIs were the first psychotropic medications that didn't happen by happenstance. We knew that tricyclics' effect was more dependent on serotonin and selected that trait from Diphenhydramine (Benadryl).

While we are at it, lithium was a random solvent to carry schizophrenic urine.

[Krithika Krishna @krithikakrish10]

Thank goodness

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Feeling stupid is a crucial part of science.

It means you're pushing into the unknown where real discoveries happen.

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

You are one walk away from a better day.

[Krithika Krishna @krithikakrish10]

@meupmedown @abike1999 @forallcurious The controversialiality of a statement largely depends on how it is phrased. While you do indeed make a reasonable point on the benefits of short hair in space, you follow up with a colorful comment that is not quite neutral.

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@meupmedown @forallcurious

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Why no ketchup?

[NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASAJohnson]

Who’s hungry? 🍽️

Planning for a 10-day Moon mission also means planning crew menus! Here’s everything flying aboard Orion with the Artemis II crew… though some of that’s been eaten already. What would you eat on the way to the Moon and back? https://t.co/DWMSCzfPjr

[Krithika Krishna @krithikakrish10]

- "CRISPR-Cas12a to target HIV's genetic code in human cells and humanized mice."
- "Cleared ethics reviews, may soon pass on to human trials via simple IV injection!"

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

🚨Scientists in China have just achieved what a decade ago seemed like a miracle: they have removed the HIV virus from the DNA of human cells. They didn’t just put it to sleep, they didn’t just slow it down—they made it disappear!

[Krithika Krishna @krithikakrish10]

Fascinating study on controlling the spread of Dengue!

[Isaac Bogoch @BogochIsaac]

Step 1: Insert bacteria ("Wolbachia") into mosquitoes.

Step 2: Release mosquitoes.

Step 3: Watch Dengue rates plummet.

Phenomenal results from Singapore.

Link: https://t.co/6TZZf5EdIs, by Lim et al.

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Ugh.
#USAExitsWHO

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Get this-- I'm ahead of most people this year. Instead of making a New Year's resolution and forgetting about it, I simply forgot to make a New Year's resolution. Oh well...

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"True belonging never asks us to change who we are. True belonging requires us to be who we are." - @BreneBrown

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

Circadian rhythm dysfunction is highly prevalent in ADHD

Up to ~75% of patients have delayed sleep and wake timing, and shifting the clock earlier is linked to symptom improvement

I just published a paper on what this means for treatment. Here’s what we found 🧵1/12