The professional photos arrived. Thank you to ESDR for funding my attendance at ISID2023Tokyo and allowing me the opportunity to discuss my research with such an insightful audience.

A mind-blowing paper has come out today in nature In 2016, JC Venter Institute scientists trimmed a bacterial genome to its barest minimum required for life to synthesize what they called a "minimal genome" (science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…). Today, a group of scientists from

Melanoma skin cancer cases in the UK have reached an all-time high. With 17,500 cases being diagnosed per year, our projections revealed these numbers could continue to increase by around 50% over the next 20 years. Find out what’s causing this 👇 1/2 bit.ly/3O2o4Bu

Incredibly, the placebo effect is (mostly) not real. It is a result of statistical confusion. Whenever you have a group with extreme values, they tend to exhibit regression to the mean. Eg. on average, sick people tend to become more healthy over time. Thus if you give one

New paper: Driver gene combinations dictate cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma disease continuum progression Edinburgh Cancer Research Institute of Genetics and Cancer Edinburgh Medical School Patrizia Cammareri Dr Mairi Treanor-Taylor nature.com/articles/s4146…

See our new paper that maps disease progression in squamous skin cancer (or cSCC). 🧬 This work aims to help future prognostication and to illuminate potential therapeutically actionable targets. 💊 nature.com/articles/s4146…

This looks like a really nice resource for those of us studying #skincancer #scc, congrats to the authors!

MB PhD OPPORTUNITY 2024! Funded PhD positions available for highly motivated University of Edinburgh or University of Glasgow medical students! Details in the attached image and at the link below 👇: ed.ac.uk/cancer-centre/…

🩺PhD opportunities for MBChB or BDS students🩺 The TRACC Programme is recruiting medical or dental students looking to gain top quality research training as well as securing clinical qualification with University of Glasgow or The University of Edinburgh 👉Find out more: crukscotlandcentre.ac.uk/training/tracc…

No cervical cancer cases have been detected in women who have been fully vaccinated against HPV, Public Health Scotland has revealed. i.stv.tv/48ZbmLB

Women are 4-times more likely to have autoimmune diseases than men. Why is this? From Dou et al. in Cell, today In females, the second X chromosome is silenced by a long non-coding RNA, called Xist (pronounced 'exist') - males don't express Xist Xist, together with almost

Mikaela Loach, "I thought the best way to create change in this world was to become a doctor" Mikaela Loach - It’s Not That Radical 📖🇵🇸 "When I was on the wards I noticed people were sick, not just because of disease, but because of the social conditions they're living in, their housing, their poverty..

We're facing a #cancer emergency and the time for action is now. We've penned an open letter to party leaders, warning that the UK risks undoing decades of progress in cancer care without immediate intervention. RT to show your support! Keir Starmer Rishi Sunak Ed Davey

Surrounded by loved ones, I graduated from my MB-PhD this summer. Had a great three years in Glasgow CRUK Scotland Inst in the Inman lab. Now navigating ways to remain involved in research as I finish medical school Edinburgh Medical School

100,000 genomes have now been sequenced through the NHS GMS – supported by Genomics England - which has led to new diagnoses, more specific treatment, and improved outcomes for thousands. Find out more via this link: genomicsengland.co.uk/news/100-000-w…

The Liver Cancer, Disease and Regeneration group headed by Prof Tom Bird is looking to appoint a Scientific Officer 📅Closing date: 23 August 2024 👉Find out more and apply here: crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/scient…

Afghan women to finish medical studies in Scotland bbc.in/4fQBc8O

I love this story In 2003, it was reported that the stress response protein, MIC-1 (aka GDF-15), is raised in cancer patients with muscle wasting and weight loss (cachexia): In 2007, a monoclonal antibody that blocks MIC-1 (GDF-15) was found to boost appetite and weight gain in

Doctors are too often dismissive of women’s symptoms when they present for treatment for reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, and heavy menstrual bleeding, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded bmj.com/content/387/bm…