Richard Sima, Ph.D. richardsima.bsky.social
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Brain Matters columnist @washingtonpost | @CarterFellows for Mental Health Journalism ‘23-24 | @dcswa Pres Emeritus | 🧠@hopkinsMedicine + @harvard | stardust
Baltimore, MD
Joined October 2009
This is a story that centers around two remarkable people - April and Devine - and how patients like them are reshaping how psychiatry is treating and thinking about mental illness. It was an honor to help tell their stories - I hope I did them justice. https://t.co/DuE8rbRVvY
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New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia may actually have autoimmune disease that attacks the brain.
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🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users. Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima Leslie Shapiro, Aaron Steckelberg, Ence Morse 🎁 link:
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Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.
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NEW: Studies have found that many vaccines may be associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Here are four if the most common with the strongest links. @richardsima
https://t.co/2iYIw5c379
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Some vaccine-preventable diseases are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased dementia risk years down the line.
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On finding treatments for #LongCovid “What’s so sad here is people are so desperate, and we don’t have anything [of so many solid candidates] validated." gift link:
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Some trials are focusing on drugs that target the immune system, which is affected by different pathways to long covid.
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On the cognitive costs of #LongCovid
https://t.co/KQSHXSbsYv
@ahandvanish @zalaly @MichaelPelusoMD @jannamoen by @richardsima
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Five years after the pandemic began, the neurocognitive effects of long covid are numerous and troubling. And some may extend to people who quickly recovered.
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NPF is pleased to welcome 20 journalists from across the country to its 2025 Widening the Pipeline Fellowship, designed to support journalists of color staying in – and leading – the newsrooms of tomorrow. https://t.co/62Y1MUQgMQ
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👏🎊Congratulations to @richardsima for being selected as one of 20 journalists for the @NatPress Widening the Pipeline Fellowship!
NPF is pleased to welcome 20 journalists from across the country to its 2025 Widening the Pipeline Fellowship, designed to support journalists of color staying in – and leading – the newsrooms of tomorrow. https://t.co/62Y1MUQgMQ
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Today would have been Carl Sagan's 90th birthday. He wrote this in 1995. Carl was absolutely right. #CarlSaganDay
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It’s Election Day, and members of @PostGuild are working diligently from all sides of the company to keep you informed. The past few weeks have been tough, but we hope you will support us by continuing your @WashingtonPost subscription so we can continue to do this important work
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Are you a Washington Post reader concerned with today’s decision for the Editorial Board to not endorse a candidate this election cycle? Send a letter to CEO and Publisher Will Lewis and Editorial Page Editor David Shipley: https://t.co/zXSe0cMuuV
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If you are one of many people I’ve heard from today, this is a very useful way to be heard
Are you a Washington Post reader concerned with today’s decision for the Editorial Board to not endorse a candidate this election cycle? Send a letter to CEO and Publisher Will Lewis and Editorial Page Editor David Shipley: https://t.co/zXSe0cMuuV
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A fact about Matthew Perry’s spiral into ketamine addiction that hasn’t gotten a ton of attention: he started taking it legally. And that has never been easier to do. From @richardsima and I:
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Matthew Perry’s addiction and death heightens concerns about the fast-growing use of ketamine to treat depression and the adequacy of regulatory oversight.
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Fifteen years minus one day between these photos. Taken at the Rhone glacier in Switzerland today. Not gonna lie, it made me cry.
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The bad news is out: Hakai Magazine is shutting down at the end of 2024. We’re incredibly sad, but our team is proud of the great work we’ve done these past 10 years. We have 5 more months of beautiful and unique coastal stories to come. More info here:
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"...parents say doctors often would dismiss concerns, saying the regression was just a normal part of Down syndrome." For more information on Down Syndrome Regression Disorder visit https://t.co/E0naCji208.
https://t.co/z7FmIp5hzT
@richardsima @Drjonsantoro
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Their children’s decline was dramatic, with patients losing function in days or weeks, including the ability to talk, move or take care of themselves.
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A must-read story by @richardsima on a scary & overlooked medical condition impacting people w/Down syndrome. Despite doctors too often dismissing the concerns of people w/disabilities, the advocacy of families can make a real difference.
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Their children’s decline was dramatic, with patients losing function in days or weeks, including the ability to talk, move or take care of themselves.
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An excellent (and heartwarming) article on #downsyndrome regression disorder (DSRD) was published in the @WashPost on #Mothersday. Thank you to @richardsima for putting a condition affecting so many into public view. @ChildrensLA @CrnicInstitute
https://t.co/pqbTZOSh66
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Their children’s decline was dramatic, with patients losing function in days or weeks, including the ability to talk, move or take care of themselves.
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Celebrating NIHCM's 2024 Investigative and General Reporting Award finalists! https://t.co/0ZgbfeUoMr
#NIHCMAwardsJournalism
@statnews @muckrock @rachelcohrs @betsyladyzhets @nytimes @katie_thomas @sarahkliff @jbsgreenberg @gebeloffnyt @aimee_ortiz @richardsima @washingtonpost
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The new CDC Covid "no isolation" guideline promotes people shedding virus to infect others https://t.co/yWrWXNZVVI
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Join us Feb 21 for a virtual Q&A on the future of #scicomm ft. Dr. Francis Collins, longest-serving Director in the history of @NIH --> moderated by @DCSWA 🐥Board Member & journalist @bruce_y_lee Prof @CUNYSPH @CUNY Exec Dir @PHICORteam Register here: https://t.co/BdaVfbxX2F
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Sorry, but I'd rather stay in tonight and read this @washingtonpost article by @richardsima describing new research on why it’s okay to say no to social invitations. https://t.co/kwtHsXM573
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