mastodon 4.6.8Professor of Molecular Medicine (he/him), University of Kent, all opinions are my own...
We have to make decisions. Either we transition to renewables, or we cause even more harm to following generations. Future history books will not consider us fondly. #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis
Fabricated citations, a clear sign of a poor incentive system in academia. If I only had an idea of a better one... This is something that needs to be seriously discussed. #Academia
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00603-3/fulltext
#Evidence that respiratory syncytial virus (#RSV) vaccinations during pregnancy protect the newborn child. Vaccines are not without side effects, but in a world full of infectious diseases they are the better option and improve lives and increase life span. #vaccination #vaccine #vaccines
An article worth reading. Right wing politicians and parties may benefit from genuine dissatisfaction, but offer no solutions. At best, they just fail to keep their promises. At worst, they start a spiral of violence ending in decline and catastrophe. #democracy #Fascism #populism #rightwing #politics
Constantly changing leaders is a denial of reality. Nobody will come in and make milk and honey flow immediately without effort. We will have to accept inconvenient news, be prepared to compromise, and provide support to those, who need it most. #democracy
We are getting this wrong. We should earnestly discuss how we want to live and how we can get there, not personalities and strategies to win elections. If we want real solutions, we cannot just go for everyone who tells us what we want to hear. #politics #democracy
#Evidence that #mRNA #influenza #vaccines provide higher levels of protection than the standard one. #vaccination #vaccine
One of many examples, why things are not always as easy and straightforward as many like to think. Vitamin D3 causes different effects in different people as a consequence of genetic differences.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2848109
A Smart Schools study published in the Lancet Regional Health – Europe found no evidence that restrictive phone policies in schools resulted in better mental health." How can this be used as evidence in favour of a mobile phone ban in schools?
We should not discuss so much about individuals and about strategies to win elections. We should discuss about how we want to live and how we get there. We should discuss about real solutions, not about what you need to promise to get into power.
Like so often, the wrong issues seem to be discussed. Everybody knows that Reform UK and Nigel Farage receive money from lobbyists and support them in return. The real question is why are there so many voters, who do not seem to care about this?
This is how you do it, "paying taxes is a natural duty of citizens". #economy #economics #InheritanceTax
Nur zur Sicherheit. Evidenz statt irreführende Propaganda.
https://www.tagesschau.de/faktenfinder/corona-impfung-falschbehauptung-100.html
More #evidence that the timing of the administration of drugs, in this case immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer, is important. #cancer #CancerTherapy
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2848611
"At least" 30 children died unnecessarily from #measles in Romania due to low #vaccine coverage. What more is there to know? #vaccination #vaccines
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/romania-eu-measles-cases-vaccination-rates-collapse
#SocialMedia provide a novel, unprecedented opportunity to connect across the world, to get to know and understand each other, to widen our horizon, to learn from each other and to challenge our established views. Ironically, we just yell at each other without listening...
Just as a reminder, #vaccines are continually monitored for safety and efficacy by a broad range of different approaches. For example, the findings of this systematic review do "not support causal associations between aluminium adjuvanted vaccines and serious or long term health outcomes". #adjuvants #vaccine #vaccination #aluminium
It is moral bankruptcy, if we do not uphold the #HumanRights that we have signed up for. #Migration #PushBack #Migrants
No, it is not true that “more Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it”. This was just a misinterpretation of an unclear question that was taken out of context. #Evidence instead of propaganda.
Beware of #quackery. "“They’ve invented a spurious pseudo-disease called ‘low testosterone’ from which vast numbers of men are said to suffer,” says Dr Richard Quinton..."#testosterone
Another study showing how the safety of #vaccines is continuously evaluated, including in #pregnant women. #vaccine #vaccination #pregnancy
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2847870
What are all the wealth and medical progress for, if treatments still do not reach those, who need them, not even in the rich countries? #economics #economy #health #capitalism
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2846009
Although I strongly recommend everyone not to smoke, I am not sure whether such bans are a good solution...
This perfectly illustrates why there should be no prizes in academic research. #Academia
