2 out of 3 #Alzheimers patients are women. Brain Health is Women's Health. My new book, the XX Brain, represents a decade of research on what happens to the female brain, why, and what now. You can pre-order at bit.ly/xxbrain and review research background on my site^

Pleased to share our new pre-print examining the metabolic features of genetic liability to type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease, using UK Biobank NMR metabolite data medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Our lab’s mantra is “It’s all about the nucleus”. But apparently cells migrate even better through confined spaces without a nucleus. Read the full story on our work with Richard Klemke (UCSD) at @NatureBME: nature.com/articles/s4155…

Air Pollution increases risks of multiple diseases - 9 million deaths in 2019- increased risk of lung cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease. What are the mechanisms? How can risk be reduced ? Tackling climate change will also improve human health newscientist.com/article/232077…

“Listen, I know this is harsh to hear on your first day but maybe this isn’t the backup career you should have been counting on” x.com/MarkSmedley15/…

Four years ago I started working in the USA at Mayo clinic as an undergraduate student. This week I am happy to share my major work has just been published! #Mitophagy #PD #PINK1 #PRKN mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/1…

❗️Another week, another PhD student has come to my office in tears as they can’t afford to live in London on £18k. And this is before the price cap increase. UK Research and Innovation this time - can I ask what you are doing to support the next-generation so there is a next-generation?! Pls RT

Social time at #Abercrombie meeting

Applications are open now! If you are interested in doing a PhD in #cancer #biotherapeutics and join our Centre at UCL Cancer Institute, Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary), King's College London and The Francis Crick Institute check out the exiting projects available for next autumn: colcc.ac.uk/phd-recruitmen…

PhD student Maddy Smith will be presenting her research about the long-term metabolomic effects of bariatric surgery, which uses samples from BBS participants, at the Molecular Epidemiology Group UK (MEG-UK) annual meeting in Edinburgh next week.

£18 billion spent on building the brand new Elizabeth Line, and because the ticket office was closed today I couldn’t get on a train. Absolutely mind-boggling that this new line requires a manual boarding ramp and there are seemingly times where there are no staff?

Curious if there are other #phdstudents going through #parentloss and #grief while trying to carry on with their project?

We're thrilled to share that we've selected the first CRUKCOLcentre image competition winners! We were impressed by the incredible images submitted by Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary) UCL Cancer Institute The Francis Crick Institute King's College London making this a tough decision. Check our website: shorturl.at/1lrfT

Sad to hear Keir Starmer saying immigration is turning the UK into an “island of strangers”. People who have moved here from other countries are my friends and neighbours, not strangers.