Heather Youngs
@phytophile
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innovate, create, enjoy, repeat (views are my own)
Berkeley
Joined June 2008
It’s great to see such creative work directed at broad spectrum antivirals!.
Proud @open_phil could support this work (grant by.@phytophile!). Repurposing existing drugs + making structural improvements using AlphaFold/other new computational tools increasingly looking like a powerful double-punch in several areas of medicine.
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Extremely proud to find this innovative vaccine platform from Michael Fischbach at Stanford. Imagine no more jabs! Low cost and globally deployable.
thetimes.com
Needle phobia? Scientists have invented a bacteria-fuelled vaccine that can be rubbed into the skin to protect against a range of diseases, a study suggests
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RT @AgBioWorld: Move over golden rice, here comes Golden Lettuce, with a whopping 30-fold increase in provitamin A! See how golden the leav….
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The Science and Global Health R&D team @open_phil is partnering with @czi and others to help keep this data accessible until a longer term access plan can be developed.
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There is no science without reliable data. Who pays the ongoing costs has been an issue from the beginning. This is a shared infrastructure problem but it gets treated like a “one-off” situation whenever it comes up. We need better long-term strategies. #Funding #DataScience.
Full room at the BRC resources discussion #KMCB2024 by NIAID PO Brown & VEuPathDB PI Roos. Extreme dismay over global impact of NIAID decision, but sustained applause at news that VEuPathDB will return, through generosity of Fdn Adv Sci/Med, @open_phil @ChanZuckerberg Penn & UGA
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RT @Acyn: Buttigieg: I’m just astonished that people who have shown zero interest on confronting child labor on any of the other 158 produc….
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Pete is brilliant. This hearing was amazing.
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This is so frustrating. Millions of lives have been saved by this program. Blind litmus tests are not a rational policy approach.
usatoday.com
About 39 million people are estimated to live with HIV today. Many benefit from PEPFAR, a global program that has received bipartisan support.
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RT @Sherlock_Bio: We're thrilled that our team's work on the INSPECTR assay developed in partnership with @wyssinstitute researchers is now….
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Totally agree. @GoodVentures is funding a larger study.
@phytophile Needs a larger N study, but sleep = brain health is reasonable.
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I hope this paper gets a lot of attention. Sleeping better may be a key to reducing Alzheimer’s risk and the right type of sleep aid could make a big difference.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Objective In Alzheimer's disease, hyperphosphorylated tau is associated with formation of insoluble paired helical filaments that aggregate as neurofibrillary tau tangles and are associated with...
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RT @JacobTref: Wild results, with potential applications in infectious disease too. Imagine editing TB or strep antigens into these friendl….
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Totally agree. We can’t give up. Reason and evidence are so important. We must fight the fictions stoking fear and division.
The reasons I think it's essential for #ScienceTwitter and #MedTwitter to stay with @Twitter right now.—Spread the truth/facts/good info.—Counter & stand up to mis/dis-information.—No suitable alternative for reach.—There's still block and mute.—Don't give up hope for improvement.
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Maybe the best thing we can do for humanity is sleep better and improve sleep for all?
journals.plos.org
Helping behavior between humans has been one of the most influential forces sculpting modern civilizations, but what factors influence this propensity to help? This study demonstrates that a lack of...
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Please share! We’re looking for great people to join our amazing team.
The job can be done remotely, and we aim for competitive pay & benefits (salary in the link, along with other details): Please share this with global health practitioners, scientists, clinical trials specialists, and others who might be a fit!.
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Good trouble.
Five of us scientists are in court today, more to follow in September. Our protest in April took place because UK government - by enabling new oil and gas exploration - is treating both the science and its own climate obligations with contempt.
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RT @statnews: Lilly was accused of failing to pay rebates and making false statements about the prices it charged distributors for its drug….
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Simple and robust. No water. No precious metals. Super safe. Seems like a win.
In case you missed it.First Commercial Sand-based Thermal Energy Storage Is in Operation.
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