Hospitals Are Closing Because of This GOP Bill YouTube video by Senator Kaine

Rural health care providers in Virginia are already making tough calls and shutting doors because of last year’s GOP budget bill—and it hasn’t even gone into full effect yet. I’m going to keep pressing the Trump-Vance Administration about the care they've threatened.
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"The incidence of colorectal cancer is rising rapidly in people younger than 50 years... We analyzed population-based data from 94 US counties over 21 years and validated the association between [ #herbicide] #picloram use and early-onset incidence."
#MedSky

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.

when @mollytaft.com showed me the permit estimates and was like "but also, take look at the numbers for these ENTIRE COUNTRIES" my jaw dropped. a must read: www.wired.com/story/new-ga...

Opinion | The Mind-Altering Power of Lucid Dreaming

We have a lot to say about dreaming too: pallerlab.psych.northwestern.edu/pubs.html

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/o...

PFAS detected in dolphin milk may pass from mothers to calves Researchers have found that a group of chemicals known as PFAS can be transferred from mother dolphins to their nursing calves, adding to the evidence that these persistent contaminants can be transfe...

"Researchers examined archived dolphin milk samples collected between 1991 and 1993 to determine the presence of PFAS... [and] found that..PFAS can be transferred from mother dolphins to their nursing calves...[and] affect health during critical stages of...development."
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Common cleaning sponge found to release trillions of microplastic fibers That “magic” sponge under your sink may be hiding an environmental downside. While melamine sponges are famous for effortlessly scrubbing away stubborn stains, they slowly break down as you use them—s...

"Cleaning...sponges..slowly break down as you use them—shedding tiny plastic fibers that wash into water systems... Globally, these sponges could release over a trillion microplastic fibers every month, potentially entering the food chain and affecting wildlife."
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

The record-setting U.S. drought is so bad that 97% of the Southeast and two-thirds of the West are parched | Fortune Drought usually peaks in summer, not spring, and that's what worries meteorologists.

"More than 61% of the Lower 48 states is in moderate to exceptional drought — including 97% of the Southeast and two-thirds of the West... If America has a poor crop year because of the drought, it could be a global problem."

#ClimateSky

fortune.com/2026/04/18/r...

Finally, Real Progress Against Pancreatic Cancer Every once in a while, an advance in treating cancer is so stunning that doctors get chills. Such is the case for Revolution Medicines’ pancreatic cancer therapy daraxonrasib, which in a late-stage st...

If you've ever had a loved w/pancreatic cancer, you know it's a huge deal for a drug to give people more time. For my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com, wrote about the stunning early results for $RVMD's daraxonrasib, which start to write a new chapter for this cruel disease. (gift link):

Reminder: If researchers find Cohen's d = 6, no they didn't.

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A Plan to Stop AI from Automating Our Decline | Gina Raimondo | TED YouTube video by TED

Imagine a positive way forward with AI ...

youtu.be/9g6t1ql67ic?...

Can red light therapy really deliver a beauty and health glow-up? Here's the science Wellness influencers tout the therapy's power for everything from rejuvenating skin and hair to boosting longevity. Devices sold for at-home use abound. We look at the evidence behind the hype.

Wellness influencers tout the therapy's power for everything from rejuvenating skin and hair to boosting longevity. Devices sold for at-home use abound. We look at the evidence behind the hype.

A look at 'super agers' and the science behind longer, sharper lives - Horizons For thousands of years, humans have tried to avoid growing old. Billions are spent every year on potions and procedures to make us look younger, feel younger and think younger. It’s a hugely profitabl...

At @pbs.org last night, a segment on Super Agers
@pbsnews.org www.pbs.org/newshour/vid...

"Nonsurvivable": Today's heatwaves have surpassed our bodies' ability to stay cool A new analysis reveals the deadly potential of six extreme heat events, especially for elders.

“Extreme heat is already creating ‘nonsurvivable’ conditions for humans in heatwaves that have killed thousands and likely many more, according to new research that warns people are more susceptible to rising temperatures than first thought.” Via @motherjones.com #ClimateCrisis #UrbanHeat

Brainwide blood flow is driven by two opposing neural networks, UCL study finds New UCL-led research reveals a unified explanation for how neural activity shapes blood supply across the entire brain.

New @ucleye.bsky.social & @uclqsion.bsky.social research reveals a unified explanation for how neural activity shapes blood supply across the entire brain.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
@carandinilab.net
@agnesland.bsky.social

😴 #newstudy about #sleepdeprivation from the Liu Lab!
🧠 A new study in Current Biology shows that lack of sleep impairs pattern separation
🔬 At the neural level: disrupted sparse coding → more overlap & confusion.
Read more: vibneuroscienceleuven.be/en/news#/new...

Map showing snow water equivalent percent of the 1991-2020 median for the Western United States on April 10, 2026.

This is a frightening map, especially given the fact that this is normally near the peak in snowpack across the West. There are many far-reaching consequences from this historic snow drought, ranging from increasing risk of summer wildfires to major water concerns.

Map by nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov

A remarkably refined shot from Artemis II pure visual perfection!

12.7 million battery electric vehicles were sold globally in 2025.

In 2010, the number was barely 10,000.

In China, 1 in 2 new cars sold last year was electric.

The transition is happening faster than almost anyone predicted.

Sometimes vaccine efficacy is subtle. Sometimes it isn’t. Graph showing the number of measles cases after the 1st and 2nd MMR vaccines were recommended.

@drneilstone.bsky.social

The multitude of ways that jack up American healthcare costs (without improving outcomes)

gift link wsj.com/health/healt...

World CBT Day with Dr. Anne Marie Albano - ABCT - Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies ABCT Past President Dr. Anne Marie Albano joins the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (WCCBT) in recognizing World CBT Day on April 7th, 2026.

A #WorldCBTDay message from ABCT’s International Associates Chair, Anne Marie Albano, on the transformative power of CBT applied across the globe, and its impact on the lives of people in crisis, along with an invitation to the 11th World Congress. www.abct.org/latest-news/...

Why No One Acts The System Isn't Broken. It Was Never What You Thought It Was.

Why No One Acts
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Trump administration proposes massive budget cuts to science The White House budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing

"At an internal all-hands meeting on Friday, NSF leaders announced that they would dissolve the agency’s Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences directorate based on the budget request."

www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...

A bit windy out

This is huge!
Being able to differentiate for measles using a rapid test will enable timely vaccination campaigns and public health responses

#globalhealth #IDEpi

Mapping pesticide mixtures to cancer risk at the country scale with spatial exposomics - Nature Health Using an integrative spatial Bayesian framework that merges high-resolution environmental pesticide risk modelling with comprehensive cancer registry data, this analysis reveals spatial patterns of pe...

Wow! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what we do — and still don't — know about pain "Pain is a mysterious thing," says neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta. But understanding how it works in the body and different kinds of treatment can help you find the right pain relief when you need it.

"Pain is a mysterious thing," says neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta. But understanding how it works in the body and different kinds of treatment can help you find the right pain relief when you need it. n.pr/4bS1aZK

The largest offshore Solar Power Planet in the world in China.

While the West is wasting their money on military junk China is going completely renewable energy.

The West is lead by fools.