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Helen Price

@helenpprice.bsky.social

Professor of Parasitology, Research Director at Keele University, UK. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), stigma, NTDs. Co-lead of ECLIPSE. President of British Soc Parasitology. (she/her). Views my own. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1537-4390

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c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 4d ago

The headlines are still covering the cyclosporiasis outbreak from lettuce, but let's talk about a different summer, long ago. The headlines in Bavaria would have called it "summer diarrhea" & it was killing babies. Enter our hero, Professor Theodor Escherich of the Julius Hospital, Würzburg.

Signed portrait of Theodor Escherich, MD (1857-1911). Dr. Escherich was a German-Austrian pediatrician, best known for his discovery of the Escherichia coli bacterium
Lucien Heurtier@lucienheurtier.bsky.social · last wk.

📢To every #STFC project or facility facing cuts: get in touch. 📊We need numbers, evidence and stories showing what the UK is losing: people, skills, innovation and partnerships. ✏️Write to MPs, brief journalists, speak publicly. Don’t wait for others. Every voice counts.🧪🔭 #UKRI #PPAN

B in the land of rain and coffee@bethstac.bsky.social · 2w ago

I am a molecular biologist, I study DNA in tiny tubes and cells in dishes. This story had me in tears. There is so much to unpack. Parents thinking disability is worse than death for their child. Scientists failing to examine risks. Terrible study design. Journals failing to catch issues.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 2w ago

What a harrowing story and an incredible work of #scicomm in the reporting. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Aga Gambus@agagambus.bsky.social · 3w ago

We’ve been awarded European Commission Choose Europe for Science Co-fund at Uni of Birmingham! MOBILITY will fund 6 talented postdoctoral researchers at the transition to independence. All within remit of Molecular Biodiscovery. Applications open in October 😀👍. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/bi...

First UK institution awarded Choose Europe for Science grant - University of Birmingham

Birmingham awarded £1.2m in ERC funding to attract talent from outside of Europe

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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)@dndi.org · 4w ago

Africa's vulnerability during recent health emergencies highlights the need for stronger local R&D. This @naturemedicine.bsky.social comment argues for regionally coordinated hubs to drive research, development and manufacturing across Africa. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Inspiring, shaping and sustaining an African research & development agenda - Nature Medicine

Why Africa needs regional R&D hubs for basic science and translation research to accelerate local manufacturing.

nature.com

Helen Price@helenpprice.bsky.social · 4w ago

In @ukri.org STFC webinar at the moment. Ian Chapman is explaining the need for budget changes, which won't be applied evenly across all programmes. Budgeting for UKRI to provide an additional £135m over 3 years to give time to put STFC on a sustainable pathway

Louvain Rees ⚰️@hellohistoria.bsky.social · last mo.

An interesting read about the 1976 heatwave 🌞 The suggestion that “we all had a wonderful summer and survived” is misleading. It was reported that “200 people a day were apparently dying who would not have died if the weather had been normal”. theconversation.com/the-dangers-... #heatwave

The dangers of romanticising Britain’s 1976 heatwave

By sentimentalising the summer of 1976, we strip away its lessons.

theconversation.com

Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO)@iddonews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#ScienceReadForSunday: A snapshot of selected neglected tropical disease research using the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform database, 1999–2023 journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

A snapshot of selected neglected tropical disease research using the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform database, 1999–2023

Author summary Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of conditions which have devastating impacts on communities, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries where access to…

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NEJM.org@nejm.org · 2mo ago

Leishmaniases comprise clinically distinct diseases caused by the protozoan parasite leishmania, transmitted through the bite of infected sand flies. A new review summarizes current approaches and recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis. Full review: https://nej.md/4nPCWn6

The image is a section from the New England Journal of Medicine titled "Key Points" about leishmaniasis. It explains that leishmaniasis is transmitted by infected sand flies, with increasing cases in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Asymptomatic cases are common but can become severe without treatment. HIV infection is a risk factor. Laboratory diagnosis involves sample culturing or species identification using genetics. Treatment is hampered by limited drug options. A recent advance is the use of combination therapies for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. Two leishmaniasis vaccines are undergoing preclinical testing or are ready for testing in humans.
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change@lancetcountdown.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Call for applications now open! The Lancet Countdown is inviting applications to develop an indicator monitoring the mental health impacts of climate change‑related hazards. 🕗 Open from 08:00 BST, 1 June ⏰ Deadline: 17:00 BST, 12 July Details: buff.ly/HUsTtJa

Call for applications: Indicator to Monitor the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change-Related Hazards - Lancet Countdown

Applications are now open for funding to develop a new indicator monitoring the mental health impacts of climate change.

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