NEW: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health. According to internal documents I obtained, the agency no longer considers policymakers "mission relevant" — a massive shift for the biomedical funder. My latest for @nature.com:

NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy

US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.

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Just got asked to review a grant I’m a co-I on. 🤣 Totally legit confusion, because the coordinator was working off of prelim info that didn’t list me, but accidental self peer-review request seems like it could be an item on some kind of academia bingo card.

Quoted in this article. TL;DR: may help some #PMDD patients, but not much solid evidence either way (more research needed!). If it works, prob only for some. Given its low-risk, can be worth trying, in consultation w docs and symptom tracking to assess effects. www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

Can antihistamines really help with PMDD and menopausal symptoms?

Debilitating symptoms lead some to try over-the-counter medications Allegra and Pepcid due to a social media trend

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All I know is, my lizard brain was so excited to see this episode drop, and it did not disappoint! For real tho, this critique is 💯🎯, covering the many problems with The Body Keeps The Score, including its basis in fabricated/misrepresented “findings”, blatant misogyny, and deeply damaging advice.

If Books Could Kill@ifbookspod.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Episode 53: The Body Keeps The Score In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."

I'm excited to invite applications for a post-grad position in my lab @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social. Great opportunity for pre-med or pre-psychology (or clinical-curious humanists) to learn clinical and data skills as part of our dynamic team! campuspress.yale.edu/fineberglab/...

BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf

This is disastrous AND almost exactly one year ago, we warned it would happen: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @michaelemann.bsky.social @vambros.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @briannosek.bsky.social

Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla

The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 4mo ago

BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf

Most psychologists never received training in premenstrual disorders, despite 5% PMDD prevalence plus ~50% of menstruating people w/mood disorders also having significant impact of the cycle on symptoms. Join me tomorrow for a practical intro to assessment and treatment of #PMDD and other PMDs!

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies@abctnow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

HAPPENING TOMORROW! Register for ABCT's live webinar, "A Practical Introduction to Assessment and Treatment of Premenstrual Mood Disorders," with Dr. Jessica Peters. elearning.abct.org/products/liv...

Had a great time providing a workshop on PMDs and integrating the menstrual cycle in clinical assessment and treatment with @clearlab.bsky.social at @abctnow.bsky.social! If you missed it, stay tuned, we will be launching additional opportunities to learn about this content from us very soon!

I feel both called out and seen by this ribbon! #ABCT2025 @abctnow.bsky.social

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan

The union, which reps staffers, says the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.

hollywoodreporter.com

Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · 11mo ago

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

It was amazing that Teen Vogue has been one of the best sources for thoughtful, engaged political coverage over many years now. It’s absolutely shameful that Condé Nast just caved to fascist pressure and functionally killed it.

Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · 11mo ago

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Reminder, only a few days left to submit talks, symposia, workshops—deadline is 11/1! Posters due 12/1.

North American Society for Study of Personality Disorders@nasspd.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NASSPD is accepting submissions for our 2026 conference in Toronto, April 24-25th! See nasspd.org/conference for conference information and submission portal. Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st. Hope to see you there!

Happy to have been interviewed for this @undark.org article on the struggles getting medical care for #PMDD. Thoughtful coverage of a complex topic that warrants so much more research, clinical training, and general awareness!

Undark Magazine @undark.org · 11mo ago

82% of women with PMDD experience suicidal thoughts before their periods. Yet 90% are misdiagnosed, and the condition receives 15x less research funding than postpartum depression, despite affecting far more people.

Yes!!! So excited that we are having clinical workshops this year, which is new for @nasspd.bsky.social I'm going to submit a talk on menstrual cycle effects on BPD symptom expression. Currently submitting as a solo talk, but if you need another one for a symposium and think it could fit, lmk!

Shannon Sauer-Zavala@shannonsauerzavala.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I just submitted my abstract to (hopefully) give an intro workshop on #BPDCompass at @nasspd.bsky.social's conference in Toronto this coming April. You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub... Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!

I just submitted my abstract to (hopefully) give an intro workshop on #BPDCompass at @nasspd.bsky.social's conference in Toronto this coming April. You should submit something too: nasspd.org/abstract_sub... Let me know in th comments what you're (hoping to) present!!

NASSPD is accepting submissions for our 2026 conference in Toronto, April 24-25th! See nasspd.org/conference for conference information and submission portal. Talks (individual, symposia, data blitz) and clinical workshops due Nov 1st. Posters due Dec 1st. Hope to see you there!

Estimated 32k protesting in Providence!! #nokings

Proud that Brown declined the federal compact, naming restrictions on academic freedom and important merit-based grant processes as key reasons: www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...

Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact

In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...

brown.edu

“Fuck them kids.” That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other. abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

🚨 Position Alert! 🚨 I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)

Please consider joining us for the ticketed Menstrual Cycle / PMDD workshop at ABCT 2025!!!

Jess Peters, PhD@jrpeters.bsky.social · last yr.

Amidst all the badness, still super excited to present a ticketed workshop with @clearlab.bsky.social and Jackie Ross on the menstrual cycle at #ABCT2025 @abctnow.bsky.social this fall in New Orleans! (Decisions on talks/posters still to come.)

This episode covers why acetaminophen use in pregnancy does *NOT* increase likelihood of autism when studied rigorously, despite some articles claiming that a small association suggested a link. Nice epidemiology example of why correlation != causation. Pass along to anyone needing that breakdown!

Science Friday@scifri.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Earlier this week, President Trump claimed that using Tylenol during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of autism in children. But does research support that? We spoke with an epidemiologist who led one of the largest studies on the topic.

Excited for an upcoming work trip to the Netherlands (more on that later)—tacking on extra days for a vacation w/my wife to celebrate our anniversary. Spending time in Amsterdam, Leiden, Brussels, and Rotterdam. Any recs, esp for the last 3 which are new to us? 🇳🇱🇧🇪 We will come back. (Probably.)

a black and white photo of a woman standing in a living room holding a bag and a dog .

ALT: a black and white photo of a woman standing in a living room holding a bag and a dog .

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I drew this 10 years ago, when modeling a lot of zero-inflated poisson models (common for behaviors where a chunk of the sample are total abstainers), to explain it to non stats-y folks. Technically I think this is a hurdle model, since the distributions should overlap slightly, but close enough.

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.

go.nature.com

Multiple peer reviewed studies done by medical researchers indicate that Tylenol does not seem to be a cause of autism. But one heroin-addicted nepo baby says that it is. For pregnant mothers it can be hard to know who to trust.

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

'Morning 🌞☕