The misunderstood sex chromosome: how X affects your health Researchers are gaining a new appreciation for the genes on the X and Y chromosomes and how they shape sex differences in health and disease susceptibility.

Researchers are gaining a new appreciation for the genes on the X and Y chromosomes and how they shape responses to drugs, disease susceptibility, and more

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✨ April Issue✨| Metabolic masqueraders of paediatric and adult rheumatic diseases

This Review explores the clinical aspects and mechanisms by which metabolic changes cause immune dysregulation.

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Vaccines protect individuals and reduce disease across communities.

Our infographic shows how infection rates of previously common diseases fell after vaccines were introduced… a clear demonstration of their impact.

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Light blue graphic with black text reading: "Meningitis is now very rare in the UK in the era of vaccination but there are still cases every year." Eliza Gil, Clinical Lecturer, LSHTM

BREAKING NEWS: Deadly outbreak of #meningitis B in UK

LSHTM experts discuss latest situation, including access to #MenB #vaccines

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Mary Wollstonecraft: the radical thinker who shaped modern feminism Mary Wollstonecraft argued women were rational beings deserving education, independence and freedom – ideas still contested today

Mary Wollstonecraft argued women were rational beings deserving education, independence and freedom – ideas still contested today | Bridget Cotter

Enjoyed being part of the British Society for Rheumatology's celebrations for #IWD2026. 🎙️🤰
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Starting Monday! Last chance to sign up for this highly rated beginner #bioinformatics course and gain practical omics analysis skills 🚀

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Images in Clinical Medicine Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis after Measles Infection Panels A and B: MRI of the head showing edema and restricted diffusion in the frontal lobes that involved the cortical ribbon and white matter and extended into the corpus callosum.

A 7-year-old boy was brought to a hospital with a 3-month history of cognitive deterioration and seizures. He had contracted measles at 7 months of age while living in an area where the infection is endemic. Read the full case details: nej.md/4qY4Ihk

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Living with RA, Axial SpA, Lupus, Psoriasis or PsA? These conditions can affect every part of life including intimacy and sexual health - yet this is rarely talked about.

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Rotator cuff abnormalities are nearly universal after age 40, & incr w/ age; routine imaging should not guide Dz or Tx of atraumatic shoulder pain. Study of 602 having MRI (58yrs) RC abnormalities in 98.7%;; 25% tendinopathy, 62% Partial & 11% Full thickness tears jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

A map of the UK, with pins at various spots across the islands.

Help us map science history for #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience. We've launched a new interactive map of landmarks across the UK connected to women from science history, and we want your suggestions.

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👍 Positive news to see the launch of a new multidisciplinary team for #lupus in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 An important step towards a lifelong, joined-up approach to care.

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Wonderful news to start 2026 with! Access to Obinutuzumab has been granted for patients living with lupus nephritis!

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Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says new evidence against Trump autism claims Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy.

No evidence taking #paracetamol in pregnancy raises risk of autism, ADHD, developmental issues

Ian Douglas says review "well-conducted" as excludes studies which don't take into account key differences between mothers who use or don't use paracetamol during #pregnancy

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Very exciting to get the green light for the very first British Society for Rheumatology guideline on women's health! Please share with colleagues who may be interested in joining us 📨
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Some of your cells are not genetically yours — what can they tell us about life and death? A tiny population of cells that are passed across the placenta between mother and baby challenge basic tenets of human immunology.

Some of your cells are not genetically yours — what can they tell us about life and death? www.nature.com/articles/d41... Thank you Lise Barneoud for this beautiful piece, and @Nature for highlighting microchimerism to the broader community. Happy 2026 everyone with hidden cellular guest!

A JAMA article titled 'The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy'. Figure 1 shows monthly cases of COVID-19 in pregnancy, including vaccination, hospitalization, and critical care admission rates from April 2021 to December 2022.

#COVID19 vaccination before or during pregnancy was associated with lower risks of hospitalization, ICU admission, and preterm birth among those infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Canada.

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Probability of mediation continuation by sex and age in axSpA

RISE registry data were analyzed for trends in medication discontinuation by sex among patients with axSpA. Women with axSpA had a 24% & 25% higher risk of discontinuing TNFi & IL-17i than men with axSpA, but no sex differences were found for JAKi

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Fantastic abstracts from MOMS2025 in Edinburgh are now available - showcasing innovation, collaboration, and cutting-edge work in maternal medicine. Read them here:
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The image shows three line graphs titled 'Association of the Running Variable, Serum Magnesium, With Clinical Outcomes'. The graphs show the proportion of 24-h treatment windows for tachyarrhythmia, MAP <65 mm Hg, and death within 24 h relative to serum magnesium cutoff.

Magnesium supplementation showed no significant impact on 24-hour risk of tachyarrhythmias, hypotension or death in critically ill patients with hypomagnesemia with serum values close to hospital thresholds. ja.ma/44KJUBu

🎧 Listen to authors @EMrobg, MBBS, and @jasonwasfy, MD, MPhil, discuss their articles from JAMA Internal Medicine with @IlanaRichman, MD MHS. ja.ma/48V2r0n

JAMA graph titled 'Figure 2. Primary End Point'. 'Change from the baseline SOFA score' is plotted for precision immunotherapy (orange) and placebo (blue). SOFA scores range from 0 to 20; x-axis is 1 to 145.

RCT: Among patients with #sepsis, a precision immunotherapy strategy targeting macrophage activation-like syndrome and sepsis-induced immunoparalysis improved organ dysfunction by day 9 compared to placebo.#CCRdownunder ja.ma/3MkSb95

Research Highlight of the Year Arthritis UK Research Highlight of the Year: celebrate the outstanding work that’s made a real impact over the past year.

Loving #BSI25, especially @ciurtinlab.bsky.social and @emmaschambers.bsky.social highlighting our paper in @jem.org is one of #ArthritisUK top research output of ‘25! If you have 5 minutes, give us a vote (number 5) below, sex differences in the immune system:

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Graph showing incidence of cervical cancer for vaccinated and unvaccinated

The vaccine is pretty astonishing. Just look at that green line.

Webinar: Taking medicines during pregnancy and breastfeeding - Wellbeing of Women Paracetamol, vaccines, antidepressants, weight-loss drugs and more – our experts discuss risks and benefits, and fertility considerations

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We are recruiting members of the public to help shape research on what it’s like to be pregnant, breastfeeding, or caring for a baby during an infection outbreak, like COVID. Read more about the project, who we are looking for, and how to apply here www.coproductioncollective.co.uk/news/help-sh...

Remarkable impact: there were no reported cases of #cervicalcancer among women in Scotland who received the #HPV vaccine at the age of 12–13 in the 12 years following vaccination. Here’s a look at studies from around the world that show that #VaccinesWork to #StopCervicalCancer: bit.ly/489S33A