Why are we seeing so much early-onset colorectal cancer?
The correlation with pesticide exposure and its epigenetic signature, adjusted for all known risk factors. (doesn't establish cause and effect)
nature.com/articles/s41...
Schrodinger's strait, neither open nor not open.
UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027. Over 100,000 people are expected to benefit in the first year alone. Source: Department for Education, 15 April 2026.
Today, the UK and the EU signed the legal text in Brussels today to formally bring the UK into Erasmus+ in 2027.
This marks a monumental milestone for young people across the UK, whom, from 2027 onwards, can experience transformative opportunities with Eramus+.
🚨 Toxic pesticides banned in other countries are still being sold freely across Africa and traces are turning up in our food. Sign this petition to demand the African Union ban them now: 👉 act.gp/427FrqN
In 1953 Iran had a functioning democracy. A free press. Seven political parties. Women in universities. Women granted voting rights in municipal councils in 1952. A secular prime minister named Mosaddegh who believed Iran's oil belonged to Iran. The US and Britain decided he had to go.
Me, with a big old picture hat, black of course, adorned with artificial roses, and a billowing black gown, holding my proclamation of sainthood from the Sisters.
At the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc. annual Hunky Jesus extravaganza in Dolores Park, the festivities began by canonizing three locals on the stage where the pageants would take place later. I was one of them and my saint name as you can read here, is Esperanzapedia.
Be thinking of you all tomorrow x
Greetings from Kyiv.
I rarely write at this time.
A russian drone hit a residential building in Odesa at night.
Three people were killed.
A mother and her 2-year-old were among them.
People may still be under the rubble.
💔
Happy Easter one and all.
I hope the sun is shining wherever you are 🌞
"Daffodils", painted by granddaughter Alice, aged 2 and a half.
5/
Circa 2026
"This low grade inflammatory state can also lead to autoimmune disorders, some of which may affect the skin many months post-infection":
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Brilliant article…. “choosing to live gently, attentively and on one’s own terms is an act of quiet defiance. The long middle is not a waiting room, nor a preamble to a finish line; it is a demanding, vibrant and profoundly human place to be alive.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
A screenshot of a GOV UK page High streets revived and children given safe places to play New initiative will support local areas to reimagine and revive their struggling high streets From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and The Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP Published 21 March 2026
Safe places for children to play - A further £18 million will be spent ensuring children in 66 of the most deprived communities have quality play spaces, with cash earmarked to buy new or upgrade playgrounds across the country from Tyneside to Torquay. Areas with the highest income deprivation affecting children and the poorest access to play were chosen, to ensure money goes to places that need it most.
Funding for playgrounds will flow straight to Local areas, with no requirements to bid or compete against other places. Councils receiving funding will also be encouraged to consider buying British materials.
• This funding package was first confirmed at the Budget by the Chancellor. The 66 communities receiving playground funding are: Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, Salford, Tameside, Wolverhampton, Redcar and Cleveland, Bolton, Oldham, Wirral, Rotherham, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees, Tendring, Knowsley, North East Lincolnshire, Hyndburn, Blackpool, East Lindsey, Thanet, Middlesbrough, Castle Point, Pendle, Trafford, Sunderland, Rochdale, Preston, Manchester, Stockport, Wyre, North Tyneside, Medway, Hartlepool, Sefton, St. Helens, County Durham, Dover, Blackburn with Darwen, Havant, Bradford, Wigan, Bury, Doncaster, Wakefield, Calderdale, Fenland, Bassetlaw, Kirklees, Darlington, Isle of Wight, North Northamptonshire, Torbay, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Eastbourne, Mansfield, Northumberland, Ashfield, Barnsley, Wychavon, Cheshire East, Canterbury, Hastings, Halton, Lincoln, West Lancashire, Southend-on-Sea.
An announcement yesterday too with details of where the £18m announced at the budget for playgrounds will go, associated here with Pride in Place. The focus very much on playgrounds though, not really on creating “safe places to play” in a wider sense.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: More than a million teenagers across England have missed out on meningitis vaccines at school during the past nine years www.thetimes.com/article/eaa3...
Ouch Cluster Headache Awareness Day - Bring Hope to those in pain. The O of Ouch is a life ring, red in colour. Image of a brain with lightening type images coming out of brain.
Explanation of what Cluster Headache is. Ouch uk is the charity for this awful condition.
There are 2 types of Cluster Headache- Episodic (1 in 1000) - occurs in Spring & Autumn, each episode lasting 6-12 weeks of daily attacks. Chronic form- rarer (1 in 10,000). This is the type I have. Happens 90% of the year!
Cluster Headache Awareness Day.
To call it a headache tho I feel underplays severity of this awful condition
Worst pain ever!
V high Suicide rate
Men > women
A form of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgia - issue w hypothalamus in brain, Trigeminal nerve to eye & face and autonomic nervous system
Follow www.nebriefing.org?internal=true https:// and watch the film where its shown near you ………..
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/19/iran-greed-oil-capitalism-regimes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
'One of the finest rural affairs & nature writers out there' @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk? Thank you! Great interview with @guyshrubsole.bsky.social: 'this country belongs to everybody & this is about creating a greater sense of belonging in England. That’s what true patriotism... should be.'
2 Meningitis deaths - Streeting ‘unprecedented’.
Ongoing COVID deaths are met with silence.
Landscape painting with flat green fields under a blue sky with cream coloured clouds
Hannah Mooney,
Across Ballyglass landscape II, 2016,
contemporary Irish painter ☘️
#womensart
Painting featuring a bunch of daffodils in a vase on a windowsill next to a yellow jug and blue vase, the window is partly open
Winifred Nicholson (1893 – 1981), Modernist British painter known for her still life work especially #WomensArt #Spring
" I believe there are many who forget all the tragedy women face in Afghanistan, that is why I use my paintings as a mean to remind the people"
- Shamsia Hassani
Afghan Artist #InternationalWomensDay
Posting one of my favourite quotes for #internationalwomensday.
' No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.' - Virginia Woolf.
The courage to be the authentic you is success enough.
A person is standing against a blue illustrated background and holding a large photo of a child wearing a pink top. To the left, text reads ‘Lee Chan – Insight lead.’ At the bottom, a yellow text box contains a personal statement about choosing a career in applied social research in government and encouraging others from similar backgrounds to consider this path.
A person stands against a colourful background with abstract shapes and holds a printed photo of an elephant next to two people outdoors. Text at the top reads: ‘Dr Alicia Demirjian – Consultant Epidemiologist and Clinical Lead for Antimicrobial Resistance and Prescribing.’ A yellow text box at the bottom contains a message encouraging curiosity, asking questions, striving for excellence, working hard, and enjoying the journey as well as the destination.
A person stands against a green and blue illustrated background with science-themed icons and holds a printed photo of a child wearing a purple dress and standing outdoors. Text on the left reads: ‘Dr Marie Chattaway – Unit Head of Gastrointestinal bacteria reference unit.’ A yellow text box at the bottom contains a message about discovering a career in microbiology, being open to opportunities, exploring, asking questions, learning from failure, being brave enough to try, and moving forward without needing to have everything figured out.
A person stands against a bright blue and green illustrated background with science-themed icons and holds a printed photograph of a child wearing a dress and standing outdoors. A yellow text box on the left displays the name ‘Oyebimpe Balogun’ with the title ‘International Health Regulations Strengthening Project, Nigeria – Technical Adviser for Laboratory Systems.’ A larger yellow text box at the bottom contains a message describing an early visit to a bottling company in Sokoto, Nigeria, observing young people performing quality control tests, and how this experience inspired a future career in laboratory science. The message encourages determination, resilience, and transforming obstacles into stepping stones toward success.
Did you see these stories from some of our female scientists recently?
On #InternationalWomensDay, we thought we would reshare them to celebrate the incredible contributions women make across UKHSA. 🔬🧪
I’m sorry, what? How can Chelsea & Westminster Hospital’s official charity *possibly* accept a £1 million ‘donation’ - meaning, in reality, an attempt to buy public credibility - from the Sacklers? Yes, those Sacklers, whose company, Purdue Pharma, caused >800k deaths from pumping out opioids. 1/3
