Me, once again, searching for Filofax sized refills for 2026/27 like they’re some kind of mythical artefact. Have gone the way of the penny-farthing? Where are they?!

🎓 Hiring a PhD student! 3-yr position at Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Oslo) on infertility & cancer epidemiology, using Norwegian registries (Cancer Registry, MoBa, HUNT +more). Deadline 16 Aug 2026. 🔗 finn.no/job/ad/469159128 RTs appreciated 🙏

Stipendiat · Oslo · Folkehelseinstituttet FHI | FINN Jobb

PhD-stipendiat innen forskningsprosjekt om sammenheng mellom infertilitet og

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I am glad that Norwegian Institute of Public Health is a partner in the CUE-CAN study: Carcinogen Unmasking and Effect Characterization in Early Onset Cancers #childhoodcancer #cancerprevention #niph

As a physician-scientist, I find this unethical. A CDC-funded RCT in a country with a *high hepatitis B burden* will delay WHO-recommended birth vaccination for some newborns «to study morbidity, mortality and long-term outcomes». U.S. taxpayers are paying 1,6 mil for this. 🧪

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 9mo ago

A U.S.-backed study set to examine the health effects on the timing of hepatitis B vaccine doses on infants in the West African country of Guinea-Bissau has raised ethics concerns among scientists and former officials.

There have been vast improvements in Down’s syndrome mortality since 1967. Read our press release (in Norwegian only but AI-translatable). 🧪 www.fhi.no/nyheter/2025... 🧪📚

Færre dødsfall blant barn med Downs syndrom

Antallet dødsfall blant personer født med Downs syndrom i Norge har gått merkbart ned de siste tiårene. Likevel er dødeligheten fortsatt høyere enn i befolkningen ellers, særlig i tidlig barndom. Det ...

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Last paper of 2025: Low birth weight, having parents with low income, and having one or more siblings increase mortality among individuals with Downs. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Changes in survival probabilities and mortality risks among population living with Down syndrome born 1967–2018: a Norwegian registry-based study - BMC Public Health

BMC Public Health - While medical advancements and increased awareness have improved the life expectancy of individuals with Down syndrome (DS), studies on cohort-specific differences in mortality...

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🌍 Live now at #Munin2025! Our panel “Beyond Borders, Beyond Control” dives into resilient open science infrastructures with Heli Kautonen, Dana Kristjansson & Petra Labriga, chaired by Anke Beck. Join the conversation! 🔓📚 #OpenScience #ScholComm

Inspired after the International Childhood Cancer Consortium meeting and visit to the National Cancer Center in Seoul. Childhood cancer cases are rare, but research with pooled consortia data shows what’s possible when we think globally, share data, and a vision to prevent cancer before it begins.

📣 Groundbreaking science 🧪 Huntington’s disease successfully treated for the very first time through gene therapy mechanism that protects neurons. This slows disease and potentially adds decades to one’s life. Sensational start! youtu.be/bhExSMZt1zs?...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time | BBC News

YouTube video by BBC News

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A Powerball winner just donated her $150k prize to dementia research + other charities. Acts like this remind us that behind every scientific discovery is generosity and hope. 💙 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Virginia woman donates $150,000 Powerball prize to charity: ‘I needed to give it all away’

Carrie Edwards, a widow and grandma, gave the money to dementia research, food access and aid for military families

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In 1994, Mulder called the Human Genome Project the most ambitious endeavor of humankind. Today, we browse genomes like Netflix. #Genomics #XFiles 🧪

Considering colorectal cancer is rising in young folks, this is quite alarming. 🧪

Prof Sam Illingworth@samillingworth.com · last yr.

🧩 Microplastics and cancer A review warns micro- and nanoplastics can enter the body, damage DNA, disrupt gut barriers, and trigger inflammation. Evidence shows they may contribute to colorectal cancer risk. 🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub... #SciComm 🧪 #Plastics

Think big data—then think bigger. 🧬 MoBa now has genomics & other omics layers on top of its rich health + family data. A one-of-a-kind cohort for the next wave of discovery! 🧪 🧪📚 Read the updated profile: academic.oup.com/ije/article/...

Cohort Profile Update: The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort (MoBa)

The Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), initially named the Norwegian Mother and Child Study, was launched in the 1990s by epidemiologi

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No kids ≠ no legacy? 🧪 Childless people pass on genes via nieces, nephews & cousins’ kids—and shape the future through culture, care & community. But this is often forgotten by scientists across several fields. 🧬 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Remarkable! 💙

Nick Burgis@nickburgis.bsky.social · last yr.

Gift Article: The age of personalized medicine is here! A baby became the first patient of any age to have a custom gene-editing treatment. 🧪https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/health/gene-editing-personalized-rare-disorders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.ZpFy.ISUZawidj7N0&smid=bs-share

An article by Kjersti Flugstad Eriksen on my research project on Dagens Medisin and my meeting with the Minister of Higher Education as well as several other fantastic projects that got funded by the Norwegian Research Council this cycle. www.dagensmedisin.no/folkehelsein...

(+) FHI-forsker har fått 6,5 millioner til å se på kobling mellom infertilitet og kreft

Forskningsrådet har delt ut over 200 millioner kroner til forskning. FHI-forsker Dana Kristjansson fikk 6,5 millioner til å forske på en mulig kobling mellom infertilitet og kreft.

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Once a kid hunting eggs, now an adult making a pilgrimage to the candy store. Easter traditions evolve.

Ya girl just got her grant funded to study infertility and cancer…and a halo to boot. ☺️😇

Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡 Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.

@herrison2000.bsky.social · 2y ago

About to talk to medical affairs colleagues, with the news that Bluesky is carrying more posts about new journal publications than X #bluesky #altmetrics #x #xparrot

My favorite little feet. 😍🥰

When you see a scientific figure you created used in a YouTube video😏…with no citation. 🤨

Enjoy being spied on? Can’t get enough of ads? Stick with Instagram, Facebook, and X. If not, maybe it’s time to explore social media that actually serves you. #DeGoogle #decentralize #ownyourowndata