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Read this 22-post thread on how academic, NIH-based, and private sector research, with and without NIH funding, have worked together to develop a novel pain medication that acts outside the brain, reducing its addictive potential and helping to address the opioid crisis.

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President's Day, indeed!

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Most of the cases are among school-aged children; at least thirteen patients have been hospitalized.

submitted 30 days ago • 111 comments

#BPS2025 Join the Public Affairs Cmte at 2:30 PM to hear from @tammyasu of @BWFUND and Diony Duraes-Santos of @NSERC_CRSNG for a presentation on Sustainability in Scientific Research focus on on public and private funding opportunities for biophysics in the area of sustainable research

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"the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees who had served for less than two years. That included researchers working on cancer treatment, opioid addiction, prosthetics and burn pit exposure, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, said Thursday."

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💥 Emergency Town Hall at #BPS2025 RE Assault on #Science 🧪 NEW ROOM bps.org

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Trump officials have terminated more than 300 staffers at the National Nuclear Security Administration without realizing that they oversee America’s nuclear weapons. They are now trying to rescind the terminations.

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I have been talking to the media, Time, Fortune, NBC, etc., to explain how the onslaught on science and NIH will impact the health of all Americans. Everyone knows someone who has cancer, heart disease, or depression. Spread the word about how cutting science impacts all. time.com/7216299/nih-...

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CDC source: “We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff. They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”

submitted 33 days ago • 593 comments

Spectacular talk by @plesslab.bsky.social at today’s Drug Discovery for Ion Channels Satellite meeting to @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting in LA. De novo designed mini proteins FTW?

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Crunchy weather today. Must be windy outside.

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ELUM Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD, was featured in The Tennessee Tribute in an article titled “Valerie Montgomery Rice: Making History, One HBCU at a Time.” Read the article: tinyurl.com/5b7hcvj4

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In the absence of a suitable bakery, I have fine tuned my skills to make our own. 🤷‍♀️

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Did you know? Students can volunteer during #bps2025 in exchange for complimentary meeting registration. Learn more and apply to be a volunteer today! ow.ly/OtCT50UfM84

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Nominations are OPEN for the ELAM 30th Anniversary Awards. The awards will be presented on May 1, 2025, in Philadelphia at ELAM’s 30th Anniversary celebration. Nominations DUE by Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. tinyurl.com/mppy7233

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Very informative interview. Highly recommend to spend 20-30 minutes (depending on you 1-2x preference) to listen. 👇👇👇

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Before my admin appointments in various dean positions I was a member on our Tenure and Promotions committee. IMHO there is no committee more important than this committee. At the same time T&P at medical schools is complex based on the diverse contributions of faculty.

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Pointing out this paper determining the structure of tetrameric 5HT3 receptors from a few months back to support that we find all our channel friends again here on BlueSky. @mishakudryashev.bsky.social www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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JCI Insight - The financial impact of MD-PhD training compared with MD training for academic physicians insight.jci.org/articles/vie...

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My little sourdough bread from today. 😄

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What happens if child vaccination programs are ended? In 2018, the Samoan govt suspended the measles vaccination program after a medical error Vax rates for one-year-olds declined to 31% A 2019 outbreak infected 5700+ & 83 died, mostly young children We can prevent this from happening again

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AI note taking « Our study aligns with results from another study … that was found to reduce time in notes for primary care physicians … Clinicians said DAX eased their cognitive burden, saved time on documentation, and allowed them to have more personal time » ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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Good morning! Have a wonderful weekend y’all!

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No change in USMLE Step 1 minimum passing score. Any other outcome of these careful deliberations would have been more than surprising. www.usmle.org/no-change-mi...

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My childhood temperature profile is nothing like it would be for my kids if we were to live at my childhood location

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Join us, ICD, AMWA, and others for the Women in Healthcare World Congress, March 28-30, 2025, in Boston, MA. We have a number of ELUMs and ELAM colleagues as featured speakers! Early bird rate ends on December 15, 2024. tinyurl.com/wb682v6z

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Just moved over from the other place. These starter packs are need to get communities back up and active. Please share!

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