Most folks don't have great sense of effect sizes. For example polygenic risk scores for CVD have odds ratios about 1.5 or a smidge more This is analogous to: * R-squared of 1.2% (shared variance) * Pearson correlation 11.1% * Area under ROC curve of 0.563 (coin flip is 0.50)

Very first book interview! A good discussion for those interested (but I'm biased obviously). youtu.be/yNsRgWOf9rk?si…

Here we go again

RX side effects youtube.com/shorts/eGhAlNn… via YouTube

#NIAID scientists discovered that bacteria present on healthy skin called Roseomonas mucosa can safely relieve #eczema symptoms in adults and children. That research has led to the availability of a novel over-the-counter topical eczema probiotic: go.nih.gov/xJyHJUG

NIAID Discovery Leads to Novel Probiotic for Eczema | NIAID: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases niaid.nih.gov/news-events/ni…

Boo hoo. The candidate I prefer to vote for over the fascist, kleptocrat, racist, rapist, felon, wanna be dictator isn't on the ballot. Won't someone fix that for me so I have a reason to vote? Boo hoo.

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Rick Wilson She should dream the impossible dream.

Federal antitrust lawsuit filed against 6 academic publishers (inc. Elsevier and Wiley) alleging a conspiracy to unlawfully appropriate billions of dollars that would otherwise have funded scientific research. lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/acad… Ooh, baby, I am here for this!

News: NIH study links neighborhood environment to prostate cancer risk in men with West African genetic ancestry nih.gov/news-events/ne…

New paper from my lab: pollution-driven whole-genome duplication events contribute to racial disparities in cancer patient outcome. nature.com/articles/s4146…

theatlantic.com/health/archive… But I was assured that "PhaRMa'S InvESTiNg In GenTicS!" meant assured profit from the personalized medicines they would discover! Bet whoever buys this, rents the data for evil to recoup the cost as soon as it fails to yield miracle pills. Jim Tabery 🤔

Looking forward to watching this! youtu.be/24jFUwXeiZ8

This Perspective makes a lot of good points, but I continue to be surprised by how little attention is paid to the issues of selection/ascertainment that get compounded when recruiting families. Seems like a looming problem that needs to be addressed *before* data is collected.

This article is a great example of the subtle harms of swallowing eugenic nonsense. Absolute anti-science garbage Stacey Leasca Here’s Why It’s Not Your Fault Your Kid Is a Picky Eater foodandwine.com/picky-eaters-g… via Food & Wine Jim Tabery 🤔

youtu.be/ZJfsOK7cKFY?si… Really great documentary on #TSW!