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TODAY at 11A US ET, #MELODEM brings you @relajoie.bsky.social and Ganna Blazhenets presenting: "Harmonization of #amyloid-PET quantification for #ADRD research: putting #Centiloids to the test" More deets on MELODEM & how to hop on the distribution list: sites.bu.edu/melodem/

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This week, #MELODEM features Dr. Sebastian Walsh presenting: "The value of a population-level lens in #dementia research: examples from prevention and treatment" Th Feb 6 @ 11a US ET. Join our distribution list for zoom specs. sites.bu.edu/melodem/cont...

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Telling yourself you should call your Rep and Senators re: {{{the calamity}}}? Here's a helpful tool to get you going. Issues. Scripts. Phone #s customized to your ppl. I'm unvarnished at this sort of deed, but just done did it. 5calls.org

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It's surely illegal to purge this CDC data. But why hold up research while awaiting the lawsuit. Archive your favorite data and, if you can, toss some $ toward groups that are effective (and fast) at suing the govt.

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This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US. Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪 We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.

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Vigilance is still justified. And specific topics may remain in peril. But for now ...

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THANK YOU so much those who shared how the new changes are impacting you. It is helping us understand the scope of the changes and separate rumors from fact. Please keep tips coming. Nothing you share will be used without your permission. (Or use my Signal usha.22.) www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...

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TODAY is the LAST DAY to apply to attend #MELODEM's live and in-person meeting in June.

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Let @usha.bsky.social if you are being affected by new fed orders + NIH pause. Usha's reporting is solid & writing fabulously digestible. I assign a report of hers for a course for its clear depiction of an issue relevant to applying specific #epidemiology #methods to resrch on #healthdisparities.

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4 days left to apply to attend the annual in-person meeting of #MELODEM.

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In 70 minutes ...

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#MELODEM, your favorite place to hash out #methodologic challenges in #dementia research, kicks off 2025 w a session ft Dr. Miguel Arce & Dr. Emily Briceño-Abreu conversing abt "Cross-national harmonization of the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP)." Th Jan 16, 11a US ET via zoom.

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Jan 27, 2025 <-- the last day to apply for the In-Person Meeting of #MELODEM, a sumptuous convening to collaboratively scratch heads (one's own, just so we're clear) and generate solutions to #methodologic challenges in longitudinal #dementia research. sites.bu.edu/melodem/cale...

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#MELODEM is accepting applications--by 1/27/25--to participate in this year's Annual In-Person Meeting! The meeting features: Jun 23-25: presentations w extensive discussion Jun 25-27: hands-on data workshop, involving a subset of participants See deets & apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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In the U.S., having to play insurance administrator while being a patient or a caregiver is not a rare event.

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On this day in 1981, a landmark paper in NEJM described four patients with evidence of immunodeficiency associated with PJP pneumonia, disseminated CMV, and Kaposi sarcoma. The disease would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. Revisit the paper: nej.md/41iekKD #MedSky #IDSky

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Proud congratulations to @ryanmandrews.bsky.social on the publication of "Association of tailpipe-related and non-tailpipe-related #airpollution exposure w #cognitivedecline in the Chicago Health & Aging Project." ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...

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In 110 minutes ... Dr. Audrey Murchland presents "Intimate Partner Violence and #Dementia Risk: Challenges and Opportunities for Longitudinal Studies of Aging" #MELODEM Thanks, NIH-NIA

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TOMORROW's episode of #MELODEM features... Dr. Audrey Murchland presenting: "Intimate Partner Violence and #Dementia Risk: Challenges and Opportunities for Longitudinal Studies of Aging." 11a US ET Not on the zoom link email list? Mosey on over to our web lounge for deets sites.bu.edu/melodem/

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Puzzled by the intrusion of competing events in #dementia research? Star scholar and explainer Dr. @palolili23.bsky.social comes to the rescue on Dec 10.

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In classic late bloomer fashion, I'm here, 3 days late, to sing praises of ventilating during indoor cooking bonanzas. As for outdoor cooking, a sign of community cohesion in action is fire dept showing up to investigate the smoke billowing from the bird-on-the-grill amalgam. #HolidaySourcedPM

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Happy Treesday (also, a belated Octoberpole, to those who celebrate Octoberfest(s))

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For those who missed Caturday or wished it lasted until Monday. Also: what is the latest in measuring a cat's blood pressure in a way that does not introduce error from "white coat syndrome" or the use of sedatives to avoid WCS?

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A reminder that we post videos and slide sets of #MELODEM talks on our always-evolving site. {🔥 MELODEM hosts conversations on #methods for addressing vexing challenges in research on #dementia #cognition 🔥}

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Infusing #MELODEM's zoom ether in a couple hours (11a US ET): "How to assess #cognitivedecline when test administration changes across study waves? #Harmonizing cognitive scores across waves in the China Health & Retirement Longitudinal Study," by Yingyan Wu. Thanks, NIA/NIH.

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Tmw (Th) 11a US ET on channel #MELODEM: Yingyan Wu: "How to assess #cognitivedecline when test administration changes across study waves? #Harmonizing cognitive scores across waves in the China Health & Retirement Longitudinal Study" Hop on our distrib list 4 info sites.bu.edu/melodem/cale...

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Issue: you're researching the health effects of #airpollution. Can/should you declare that any of the air pollution differences in a given study reﬂect contrasts in exposure to #traffic-related air pollution? Some new guidance from a panel of pros, led by Dr. Allison Patton. rdcu.be/d0syc

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In 12 minutes (11a EST), #MELODEM will feature Dr. Vijaya Kolachalama presenting "Multimodal machine learning for differential #dementia diagnosis."

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A milestone in reducing the population's exposure to air pollution.

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