A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...

The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence
"implications are profound"
New @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com/articles/s41...

a muppet news anchor says " and now a muppet news flash " while holding a piece of paper ALT: a muppet news anchor says " and now a muppet news flash " while holding a piece of paper

Confirmed (by many sources) news about 50 NIH Study Sections being allowed to announce meetings in the Federal Register.

As usual, MANY more questions than answers...

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Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga Paper on hydroxychloroquine led by French researcher Didier Raoult is second-most-cited study ever to be withdrawn.

The controversial paper that stoked enthusiasm for the now-disproven idea that a cheap malaria drug can treat COVID-19 has been retracted — more than four-and-a-half years after it was published.
My story for Nature with reaction, including from the study's authors.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I feel like this every single time.

Wood Christmas tree with a dozen handmade decorated ornaments, topped with the Kavli logo as a star, hung on a door

Wonky decorated gingerbread house, with falling green candy trees and colorful gummies, with Kavli coaster on the side

I had a fantastic time decorating for the holidays with the @kavliatyale.bsky.social students and postdocs today! It feels good to take the time to relax and be creative (and laugh about being bad architects) 🎄❄️🤶

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪