Imagine if she'd said 'the tobacco industry brings joy to a lot of people'.

This is the same vibes.

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this is from last September

A researcher from Imperial College London working in a laboratory.

Research from @imperialsph.bsky.social is powering a major UK initiative to speed up #dementia trials – tackling one of the biggest barriers: finding volunteers.

700+ people have already taken part, accelerating the path to new treatments. 🧠

More: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @ukdri.ac.uk

He’s so good. And seems to put everyone in front of him at ease.

What a difference a Raya makes

Festival REPUBLIC. The Home Office has withdrawn YE's ETA, denying him entry into the United Kingdom. As a result, Wireless Festival is cancelled and refunds will be issued to all ticket holders. As with every Wireless Festival, multiple stakeholders were consulted in advance of booking YE and no concerns were highlighted at the time. Antisemitism in all its forms is abhorrent, and we recognise the real and personal impact these issues have had. As YE said today, he acknowledges that words alone are not enough, and in spite of this still hopes to be given the opportunity to begin a conversation with the Jewish community in the UK. Descriptive alt text Alt text - ENDS -

You'd like to think that Melvin would take a minute to reflect on all the bands and festival staff who are now not going to get paid because he booked and then stood by a man who released a song called Heil Hitler less than a year ago. But I don't hold out much hope.

Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment for US defence secretary

I hope all those people who said the US had done no planning for war in Iran will now apologise. www.ft.com/content/744e...

London’s young people work with researchers and doctors to shape the future of child health research Over 200 children joined more than 100 researchers, clinicians, and parents at Chelsea Football Club in West London.

“We don’t want to just do #research to children; we want to do it with them.”

From asthma to mental health, young people joined our researchers + #NHS teams to share what matters most for their #health, at a unique event at Chelsea FC.

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @imperialbrc.bsky.social

Dr Cheryl Battersby on BBC Breakfast

"It's important to provide support without pressure."

On BBC Breakfast, Dr Cheryl Battersby spotlights the powerful #health benefits of breast milk, and why #breastfeeding mums deserve greater support. 👩‍🍼

Watch from 2:19:40 📺 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #NeonatalHealth @imperialsph.bsky.social

The meningitis doctor who’s saved hundreds of children’s lives Dr Simon Nadel explains how he helped to set the protocol for dealing with the deadly disease

I enjoyed talking with Simon Nadel from St Mary's, Paddington, where in 1992 a paeds ICU was created to deal with deadly meningitis cases from across south east of England. The teams work saw death rates fall and remains the standard of care today:
www.thetimes.com/article/29b1...

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Red kite with sausage roll snapped by Banbury photographer Mark Hopkins managed to get some pictures of the bird from his back garden.

STICK IT ON A FIVE POUND NOTE

Nicky Campbell - Meningitis B: should you worry? Plus your questions for MPs? - BBC Sounds Meningitis B: should you worry? Plus your questions for MPs? Nicky takes your calls.

"This is a tragic and really shocking event ... but still very rare."

Prof Liz Whittaker discusses the recent #meningitis cases in Kent, alongside reassurance on risk and practical advice for young people and parents.

Listen from 13:16 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #PublicHealth

Didn’t Debbonaire lost her seat to the Greens? (And Goodwin of course got shellacked by them)

But why let facts get in the way of ‘the narrative’….

Oooooooooof #Arsenal

IOC and Fifa: "It is time to welcome Russia back into the sport family".

BIG. BIG. WIN.

Now watching the Illegal Betting Operators Derby, bj88-W88, listed as Bournemouth-Sunderland by the PL. Both clubs also take money from 8Xbet, linked to human trafficking and enslavement in Cambodis. W88 leads 1-0 at HT.

Meet your worm avatar: How microscopic worms are helping find new drugs for rare diseases New research from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) provides a powerful, scalable method for finding treatments for rare genetic diseases using tiny, transparent worms.

Tomorrow is #RareDiseaseDay 🧬

What if your “avatar” was a tiny transparent worm? 🪱

At @mrc-lms.bsky.social, scientists are modelling rare genetic diseases in worms, then screening existing drugs to find treatments faster and cheaper 👇 lms.mrc.ac.uk/meet-your-wo...

It’s a running joke in academia that Matt Goodwin is bad at maths.

This sort of thing is why: the combined Labour/Green vote could have split in any way possible and Goodwin would have finished 2nd or 3rd. He did not lose because progressives coordinated. He lost *in spite of them not doing so*.

An ace session on Career Journeys in Science Communication - honest, energising, and full of those “oh, I’ve been there” moments.

Loved hearing how different people’s routes into #SciComm can be, the pivots, the fingers being crossed, and staying open to the next move.

#stempraCTD

Billionaire halts mass eviction after London Centric investigation Exclusive: Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital hoped to replace hundreds of tenants with more lucrative temporary accommodation. That plan has been shelved – for now.

Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital halts mass eviction after London Centric uncovered what was going on. Hundreds of Londoners now receiving bizarre door-to-door visits blaming misinformation and being asked to record videos saying they don't want to be evicted. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

Bird flu fears after swans found dead in London Docklands More than 30 birds have been recovered from West India and Millwall docks, near Canary Wharf.

Bird flu fears after dozens of swans found dead in London docklands

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Palantir sues magazine that revealed Switzerland rejected its approaches Peter Thiel-chaired data intelligence group alleges that Republik did not give it sufficient right to reply

Not a good look. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Palantir sues magazine that revealed Switzerland rejected its approaches

BOUNCING BACK WITH A BIG WIN.

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Using hallucinogens to produce a 'flexible brain state' can help with depression The lead researcher on this study said that hallucinogens can "produce a flexible brain state and open up a window of opportunity for the brain to reshape", which helps people suffering from depressio...

🧠 A small study, published in Nature Medicine, found that people with depression saw significant symptom reductions from a single dose of DMT.

👉Watch the Sky News interview with Dr David Erritzoe, the lead researcher on the study: news.sky.com/video/using-...

@imperialmed.bsky.social

Happy Birthday! 🙂

Screenshot of Arsenal women winning 3–1

Brilliant result in tonight’s one and only Arsenal game.

I will not be taking any questions.