Prenatal opioid exposure, and health, social and educational outcomes for school-aged children: A systematic review buff.ly/29Prygt @lmarryat.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social

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Holy shit, we're actually getting there. "UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample [—] In tests, MethylScan detected about 63% of cancers across all stages and roughly 55% of early-stage cancers." (from April) #ShareGoodNewsToo

Great to see the Guardian champion the SHAPE (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) subjects, but this piece gives impression that they are expensive, whereas many are 'cheap to teach' subjects subsidising more expensive subjects, mainly in STEM and medicine. The crisis demands better understanding.

The Guardian view on humanities cuts in universities: academic departments are more than cost centres | Editorial

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed

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"It is essential that science is in no way a junior partner." Paul Nurse PRS has responded to changes including the merger of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology into a new Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: royalsociety.org/news/2026/07...

Changes to government science department | Royal Society

The new Prime Minister has merged the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology into a new Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.

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New paper out! 📢 Our systematic review examined school-age outcomes following prenatal opioid exposure, bringing together evidence from 27 studies involving more than 31,000 exposed children. [1/3] onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @uofgshw.bsky.social @dundee.ac.uk @morayhouse.bsky.social

⭐New blog⭐With Andy Burnham announced as the new Prime Minister today, this blog by @davidwglasgow.bsky.social, @graemeroy.bsky.social, Prof James Mitchell & @stuartgmcintyre.bsky.social explores the implications of a Burnham premiership for Scottish regional development. acss.org.uk/what-burnham...

"Have you ever dreamt of being a #reader-in-residence? Here’s your chance to be just that - #Edinburgh City of #Literature has put out a call for volunteers for its new readers-in-residence initiative" Call for Volunteers: Readers-in-Residence: edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/could-you-...

Could you be a reader-in-residence?

Volunteers needed

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Sad to see both James Timpson and Patrick Vallance depart government today. At a time when evidence-informed policymaking feels more important than ever, their support for bringing research and expertise into the heart of decision-making will be a significant loss.

This is a real shame - Patrick Vallance has been a really excellent and committed Science Minister who knew the territory and took a strategic view. Big shoes to fill

Researchers at UCLA and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health projected that the continuing absence of USAID funding will cause 4.5 million child deaths under the age of five by the year 2030 Via The Lancet

Wonderful to see this paper out! We loved doing this work in partnership with @restorationfife.bsky.social and funded by @rds-scotland.bsky.social You can watch the film which we also co-created here: youtu.be/eX0YPEnuBsY?...

My data: an animated film, co-produced with people who use drugs

YouTube video by Camila Biazus

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International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS)@ijpds.bsky.social · last mo.

Behind every dataset is a person. Behind every record is a story. A new study published in IJPDS explores how people who use drugs view the use of their personal data for research—and why trust and transparency matter just as much as security. READ: ijpds.org/news/30-06-2...

Lijie Zeng ( @adr-uk.bsky.social PhD student of @jasminwer.bsky.social Bonnie Auyeung & myself) presenting her fascinating research on parental disability across childhood and educational attainment at @sllshome.bsky.social

Excellent plenary by @mkellyirving.bsky.social at @sllshome.bsky.social highlighting health inequalities as the result of structural factors brought about by a lack of political will and social justice, and embedded in the body across the lifecourse. "Alterative recommendations" below (brilliant!):

Great to see @calummacgillivray.bsky.social presenting his PhD research on associations between engagement & motivation, and primary-secondary school transitions using @growingupinscot.bsky.social data at @sllshome.bsky.social

Interesting presentation from @melodymayb.bsky.social on a longitudinal qualitative study exploring the transition to university for students with long-term conditions. Challenges highlighted around having single GP registration, finance and building social connections @sllshome.bsky.social

John Muir will be turning in his grave...

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"Nonresident visitors 16 and older are now required to pay an extra $100 plus the standard $35 entry fees at each of 11 marquee National Parks" A rare US institution that's appreciated world-round. For such a dumb motherfucker, it's amazing how creative Trump is about burning soft power. Gift link.

Every year, hundreds of young people arrive in Scotland alone with no family, no familiar faces, and a complex asylum system to navigate. At Guardianship Scotland, we make sure they don't face it alone. Here are 5 things you probably didn't know about the asylum process in Scotland.

This is an important piece of work - looking at how alcohol prices in Australia's Northern Territory responded to the repeal of Minimum Unit Pricing last year. Unsurprisingly, they found an immediate increase in the availability of cheap alcohol.

Addiction journal@addictionjournal.bsky.social · last mo.

Evaluating the immediate impacts of the repeal of the Northern Territory minimum unit price on off-premises alcohol pricing: Findings from an observational study of online alcohol retailers

The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009. Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

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Please tell at least one person about our public meeting to save jobs at the University of Dundee. We need to reach as many people affected by the closures to courses and services. Today, 6pm, Dundee Central Library.

🎧️ Conversations about Alcohol: podcast for primary care. Ep 4, part 2: Dr David McCartney is back sharing both his clinical expertise AND his lived experience of addiction and recovery. A particularly powerful episode that challenges stigma head on Listen for free: buff.ly/BeiA6Uo

The association between naloxone distribution, buprenorphine treatment and retention and incident high-risk opioid prescribing with opioid overdose death in KY, MA, NY and OH, United States: An exploratory community-level cohort study of data from the HEALing Communities Study

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Come join the Open Kindergarten team as a Training and Development Officer as part of phase 4! More details here: goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP...

Training & Development Officer - Open Kindergarten with Midlothian Sure Start – Goodmoves

Midlothian Sure Start is a dynamic, award winning third sector organisation. It offers a quality support service to families with children up to age 12 across Midlothian. Midlothian Sure Start ...

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Whilst looking at the Growing Up in Scotland age 17 report, I noticed that, of the third of 17 year olds who had been sexually active, more than half used no contraception or protection. Strikes me that something has gone very wrong in policy and service provision! www.gov.scot/publications...

Life at age 17: initial findings from the Growing Up in Scotland study (Sweep 11)

Analysis of all key questions asked to young people at Sweep 11 of Growing Up in Scotland.

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Horrifying to read how the ebola outbreak is worsening in large part due to aid cuts and a drastic lack of water infrastructure. Aid cuts impede efforts to to track virus spread as well as care and water infrastructure issues endangers control efforts. There is no vax for this strain

Ebola: Largest ever outbreak of rare strain 'likely even greater' – and the 'first line of defence' has collapsed

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the DRC's Bundibugyo outbreak is the largest on record. Oxfam warns the number of cases is likely higher than official figures, as conta...

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An incredible vaccine success: between 2020 and 2024, NO cervical cancer deaths were recorded in women aged 20 to 24 in England - the first time ever in a 5yr period. Without vaccination, around 23 deaths would have been expected. share.google/Lc4of1e8ZFCR...

HPV vaccine means young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

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New @privateeyenews.bsky.social.

Of the 48 people arrested in relation to the race related disorder last year, of 23 had been reported for domestic abuse. Nearly half. Even worse than the proportion in the Southport riots which as quite bad enough. Domestic abuse looking like a 🚩 marker for wider race related violence & disorder

Luke Butterly@lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The domestic abuse backgrounds of arrested rioters is even starker for Belfast

£20m more staff cuts being put to the University’s Court today. Around 250 people will be made redundant if the plan goes through and remove all of that £20m every year from the local economy and high street. Over 1000 staff gone. @dundee.ac.uk @thecourier.co.uk @eveningtelegraph.bsky.social

A terrific week in Oslo at the Life History Research Conference, meeting collaborators at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and the Addiction Research Centre at the University of Oslo!