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Irini Hadjisavva

@dririnih.bsky.social

PhD Molecular & Cellular Oncology Director Sci Comm @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social Sci Comm Microbiome & Guthealth 📖Author 🧬Educator 🎙️Host of IG Live "Love Plants" @dririnih

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Those Nerdy Girls@thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hi, new faces! 👋 We’re a team of women & non-binary scientists & clinicians, here to empower you to better navigate science & health information. We’re big data nerds at heart! 📊 Follow us for insights on: infectious disease, data literacy, reproductive & mental health, aging & more!

Those Nerdy Girls@thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 4w ago

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Irini Hadjisavva@dririnih.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If your goal is to support a healthy gut, come back to the basics: include plenty of fibre, eat a wide variety of plants, drink enough water & keep doing those things consistently. It may not be as exciting as the latest wellness trend, but it’s what we know makes the biggest difference. #guthealth

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Those Nerdy Girls@thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A new drug called daraxonrasib nearly doubled survival time for patients with #pancreatic #cancer enrolled in a phase-3 clinical trial. That’s a big deal, because treatment options for pancreatic cancer are limited and survival rates at 5 years are very low.

What do I need to know about daraxonrasib, the new treatment for pancreatic cancer?

A new drug called daraxonrasib nearly doubled survival time for patients enrolled in a phase-3 clinical trial.

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Bruce Little@brucedlittle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine, known as mRNA-4157, has shown promise in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. FIVE years later, NEARLY 70% of people in the vaccine group are CANCER-FREE. The vaccine also cut a person’s risk of the cancer metastasizing by NEARLY 60%.

A personalized vaccine for melanoma cut the risk of cancer returning after five years

If the vaccine is effective in a late-stage trial, it would be “paradigm-shifting,” one expert said.

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Irini Hadjisavva@dririnih.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1/ 🌱 Love Plants Season 5 Episode 4 I’m joined by gut health dietitian Samina Qureshi, RDN, LD, CSDH for a fascinating conversation about the social media trends of #fibermaxxing and #proteinmaxxing, why balance matters, and how plant-based foods can help support both your protein and fiber goals.

Fibermaxxing & Proteinmaxxing - A chat with gut health dietitian Samina Qureshi, RDN, LD, CSDH

YouTube video by Love Plants with Dr. Irini H

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Irini Hadjisavva@dririnih.bsky.social · 3mo ago

1/ “#LeakyGut” is all over social media, linked to everything from bloating & fatigue to brain fog, allergies & even chronic diseases. But right now, leaky gut syndrome is not an official medical diagnosis & there’s no solid scientific evidence that it causes these wide-ranging health problems.

Those Nerdy Girls@thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 3mo ago

1/ Studies in mice can be helpful and important. They can point scientists toward new ideas. But they do not guarantee that the same thing will work in humans. That’s why scientists are careful about big health claims based only on Petri dish or mouse data. Read more from @dririnih.bsky.social 👇:

From early lab research to clinical treatments - science takes time.

Studies in mice can be helpful and important. They can point scientists toward new ideas. But they do not guarantee that the same thing will work in humans.

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Irini Hadjisavva@dririnih.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Basic research is essential, but translating discoveries into human treatments is a long and uncertain process. Read my Nerdy Note for @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social here:

Those Nerdy Girls@thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 3mo ago

1/ Studies in mice can be helpful and important. They can point scientists toward new ideas. But they do not guarantee that the same thing will work in humans. That’s why scientists are careful about big health claims based only on Petri dish or mouse data. Read more from @dririnih.bsky.social 👇:

Irini Hadjisavva@dririnih.bsky.social · 4mo ago

1/ 💡What does it mean when a study is peer-reviewed? When scientists say a study is “peer reviewed,” we mean others in the same field have read it carefully before it was published. They check the methods, the data, and the conclusions.

Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD@kcklatt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In nutrition as clickbait for failing legacy media institutions ex #656765876, we have CNN putting out this headline on a new cross sectional analysis published in a Radiology journal with zero capacity for causal inference and even lower quality than usual dietary assessment. MAHA I guess

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Jenn Dowd@drjenndowd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Ugh, I really wish such poor quality studies were not given headlines in major news outlets... it really hurts the credibility of findings from good studies IMO---how can the public be expected to know the difference? 😫 Come on, @cnn.com!

CNN@cnn.com · 4mo ago

Increasing your daily consumption of ultraprocessed foods by 10% — basically the equivalent of a small bag of potato chips — may raise your risk of dementia even if you normally eat a healthy plant-rich diet, according to a new study. https://cnn.it/4n0zNR6