Miryam Naddaf
@MiryamNaddaf
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Science reporter @nature | cover neuroscience, academic publishing, UK/EU sci policy, news in Africa & the Middle East | email: [email protected]
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Joined August 2022
(1/10) 4.7 million people in northwest #Syria share 1 MRI, 7 CT scanners, 64 X-rays & 73 kidney dialysis machines. Doctors on the ground are racing against the clock to treat 8,500 #earthquake injuries. My latest in @Nature with @EhsanMasood .
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RT @Nature: Syria may now have an opportunity to rebuild its scientific community, says Nature reporter Miryam Naddaf, who fled her country….
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RT @gcabanac: 🗞️ Just out: ‘The papers that most heavily cite retracted studies’ by @MiryamNaddaf @Richvn a compan….
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RT @EhsanMasood: Three years ago, a Taliban spokesman is reported to have said: “We are going to allow women to work and study … Women will….
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Today marks 3 years since the Taliban seized power of Kabul. In this report, we show there's little evidence that the Taliban will allow women &girls to access education anytime soon. Still, Afghan women continue to show remarkable resilience. Read @Nature.
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RT @Nature: Nature interviewed 12 female wildlife researchers who say they were harassed while working at conservation organizations in Ind….
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A study of 768 retractions by Springer & Wiley between 2010 &2020 from the @RetractionWatch database, shows improvement in how clearly worded & accessible retraction notices are, but they still lack disclosure of institutional investigations. Read @Nature.
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We've long known about the placebo effect, but its biological mechanisms remained a mystery. Now, researchers unravel how it spurs the brain to activate its natural painkillers. The answer is unexpected: a neuronal pathway in the cerebellum & brainstem.
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RT @chehayebk: Lebanese photojournalist @Christina_assi, wounded in Israeli strike in southern #Lebanon, carries @Olympics torch to honor j….
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Grateful for the recognition of my stories in @Nature by @absw, esp. my reporting on the aftermaths of the Syrian-Turkish earthquake last year, & for the heartfelt support from Syrian communities.
الصحفية السورية "مريم نداف" تنال جائزة من رابطة كتاب العلوم البريطانيين ضمن جوائز الصحافة العلمية الرائدة في المملكة المتحدة عن مجمل عملها في مجلة "NATURE" وهي مجلة دولية متخصصة بالعلوم والتكنولوجيا والهندسة."مريم" تنحدر من مدينة حمص واستطاعت خلال السنة والنصف الماضية أن تتقن
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RT @absw: #ABSWawards.🏆 Winner, Newcomer of the Year.@MiryamNaddaf Retained Correspondent @Nature .📍“She shows an ability to write gripp….
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RT @deniswirtz: 400 editors and production staff at Nature/Springer are going on strike today over pay and conditions. Springer Nature sta….
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RT @NUJofficial: #SpringerNatureStrike #NUJ picket line still going strong - and will be back for more. Fair Pay now! @SpringerNature htt….
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RT @meharpist: Now is the time when many neuroscientists interested in the human brain gather for @OHBM or @FENSorg, so we at @nature thoug….
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RT @EhsanMasood: Egypt is preparing to open one of the world’s largest museums & conservation research centres. Designed by Western archite….
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RT @MasudHusain: Perhaps the most amusing cover @Brain1878 for a long time. Police cordon holding back Beatles fans, illustrating concept o….
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100 years ago, the first EEG recordings in humans were made. Since then, recording neural activity has become more sophisticated.In my latest for @Nature, I asked researchers what brain-computer interfaces can teach us about the brain.
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Scientists in Shanghai cloned a rhesus monkey with a slightly different approach to conventional cloning technique used to clone Dolly the sheep ~28 years ago. The monkey has lived into adulthood — surviving for more than 2 years so far. Read more @Nature.
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Clinical prediction algorithms fail to accurately predict schizophrenia treatment outcomes when applied to datasets other than the training sample, finds a Science study. “It’s a huge problem that people have not woken up to,” says psychiatrist & study co-author @itschekkers.
Medical AI falters when assessing patients it hasn’t seen
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