Corinna Loeckenhoff
@loeckenhoff.bsky.social
Gerontologist interested in emotions, social relations, and decision-making across the life span.
It was a true pleasure to support this student-led exhibit on aging simulation. If you're in the Ithaca area, make sure to check it out. events.cornell.edu/event/feel-t...
Feel the Years: An Interactive Exhibition on Aging Simulation
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Proposed restrictions on what counts as a professional degree are threatening the geriatric workforce (along with the broader medical field as well as engineering). Weigh in through public comments by March 2. I posted my own response in the comments below. www.regulations.gov/document/ED-...
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In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
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"Relational skills are built through practice. When you talk through a fight with your partner or listen to a friend complain, you strengthen the muscles that form the foundation of human intimacy. But large language models can act as an emotional crutch." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | ‘We’re All Polyamorous Now. It’s You, Me and the A.I.’
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Short-sighted immigration policies pose the risk of losing much-needed workers and put our healthcare system at risk. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
Haitians Are Vital to U.S. Health Care. Many Are About to Lose Their Right to Work.
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You cannot "repeal" reality. Ignore it at our own risk. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump set to repeal landmark climate finding in huge regulatory rollback this week
The administration of President Donald Trump is set this week to overturn an Obama-era scientific finding that carbon dioxide endangers human health, removing the legal basis for federal greenhouse ga...
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Hey folks! Katelyn and our colleague Ed are following the ACIP meeting live today. Ed’s narrating the whole thing on BlueSky (send him good vibes!), and we’ll be back Friday with a full debrief. We wanted to open up a space for this community to talk amongst yourselves, drop any questions, etc.
Edward Nirenberg@enirenberg.bsky.social · 8mo agoAlright, pals: ACIP meeting is beginning. Here is the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB... The updated agenda: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa... And the prebunk from TEC/Your Local Epidemiologist: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... Anticipated votes: www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...
If anyone is looking for a bit more in depth info on the HBV vaccine, you may find this helpful www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Vaccine Integrity Project - Hepatitis B
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Edward Nirenberg@enirenberg.bsky.social · 8mo agoAs a reminder, today's meeting is all about hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination, specifically the dose of vaccine given within 24 hours of birth universally. This is a critically important policy intervention that enabled us to drastically reduce the incidence of hepatitis B: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Limiting access to student loans for nurses by claiming their degree is not "professional" is going to make existing healthcare shortages worse. What a short-sighted move. www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
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I love my job. www.linkedin.com/posts/cornel...
Three undergraduates from the GeriPal–Immersive Research Program, Litzy Puma ’27, Kalyani Nair ’27 and Maryam Bellakbira ’26, joined psychology professor Corinna Loeckenhoff at the 2025 Annual… | Corn...
Three undergraduates from the GeriPal–Immersive Research Program, Litzy Puma ’27, Kalyani Nair ’27 and Maryam Bellakbira ’26, joined psychology professor Corinna Loeckenhoff at the 2025 Annual Scienti...
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Trustworthy information from public agencies is a cornerstone of public health.
Your Local Epidemiologist@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe CDC website was quietly edited last night to claim there’s “no evidence” that vaccines don’t cause autism. This is false. But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines. For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
Another position is opening up at Cornell's Psychology Department which just happens to be right next to this lovely view. We're looking for a lecturer in clinical psychology. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30807
Want to enjoy this view on your way to work? We're looking for someone to join our team at Cornell for a tenure track position in psychology with a focus on relationship science (broadly defined) academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30665
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine. buff.ly/8epl2QS
Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.
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What does it take to ensure that older Americans don't have to decide between buying food and paying for rent, medications, or basic household supplies? surface.syr.edu/lerner/281/
Nonfinancial Factors Shape Food Insecurity Among U.S. Older Adults
Nonfinancial factors such as poor physical and mental health, lack of access to healthy food, and transportation challenges make it more difficult for older adults to obtain, prepare, and consume heal...
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Preventing progression to Type 2 diabetes, remission of pre-diabetes, without weight loss, in >20% participants in a prospective clinical trial: the importance of body fat distribution www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prevention of type 2 diabetes through prediabetes remission without weight loss - Nature Medicine
A post hoc analysis of a multicentre, randomised trial showed that prediabetes remission is possible without total weight loss—providing weight is distributed to subcutaneous deposits as opposed to visceral ones.
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REMINDER: We are hosting a FREE online event on AGING + DECISION MAKING + TECHNOLOGY next week Tuesday!
Dr. Julia Nolte@dr-julia-nolte.bsky.social · 12mo agoWe are super excited to invite you to our FREE research & networking event @ Sep 30 (11AM EDT, on ZOOM) on the intersections of aging, technology, and decision research with Dr. Wally Boot & Dr. Kaileigh Byrne : geron.org/News-Events/... (@geronsociety.bsky.social)
Striking analysis showing the critical role of NIH funding for developing novel medications. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What if NIH had been 40% smaller?
Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research
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We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences go.nature.com/4pBArFH
What research might be lost after the NIH’s cuts? Nature trained a bot to find out
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US National Institutes of Health grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences of such action.
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Science-based information on causes and treatment of autism by the American Psychiatric Association. www.psychiatry.org/News-room/Ne...
APA Statement on White House Announcement on Autism
In reaction to today’s White House announcement, the American Psychiatric Association issued the following statement:
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1/ It’s Monday, which means a brand-new edition of The Dose. This week we're looking at the messy #vaccine headlines after last week's ACIP meeting, falls among older adults, loneliness among young people, and a top question on Covid shots at pharmacies. Here’s what you need to know 👇
Science-based information on the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy. www.acog.org/news/news-re...
ACOG Affirms Safety Benefits Acetaminophen Pregnancy
"The data from numerous studies have shown that acetaminophen plays an important—and safe—role in the well-being of pregnant women."
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
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As part of the latest information purge the CDC has removed more health guides and information from their website. This includes the Alzheimer's Communication Guide developed to integrate brain health messages into chronic disease programs. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.
The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.
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Great demonstration of cohort effects in music exposure ... although any parent will of course align with both their own cohort and their kids' cohort.
Walter Hickey@walthickey.bsky.social · 11mo agohad a ton of fun working on this poll with @today.yougov.com about the songs that everybody knows the lyrics to, the generational anthems are super neat www.numlock.com/p/numlock-su...
More evidence that the fallout from environmental disasters takes a particularly heavy toll on older adults and may linger for years after the event. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Hurricane Sandy linked to lasting heart disease in the elderly | Cornell Chronicle
The study found heart failure rates were higher in flooded areas, especially in New Jersey, and that the risk persisted for four to five years – not just weeks or months – after the storm.
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Fifty years ago, Carol Baker proposed vaccinating pregnant women to save babies from a deadly microbe. Now, the idea is nearing fruition. https://scim.ag/4ptSSMl
Vaccine given during pregnancy could protect babies from an invisible killer
Shots target group B streptococcus, a little-known microbe that can cause stillbirths and life-threatening disease in infants
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A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the heads of many agricultural scientists, as USDA continues to postpone grant decisions and fails to announce many new funding opportunities. https://scim.ag/3KaOXDV
USDA funding delays under Trump compromise agricultural research
Sharp drop in grant awards leaves researchers frustrated
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As a gerontologist, I'm worried about the long-term consequences for cognitive health since exposure to wildfire smoke is a risk factor for dementia.
Shannon Osaka@shannonosaka.bsky.social · 11mo agoIt's not your imagination: Wildfire smoke in the U.S. has dramatically worsened since 2019. According to a new study, it's already killing 41,000 people a year - and it's poised to get much worse. new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
