Gene Therapy, Gene Editing, Lipids, and Heart Disease *views are my own*
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RFK Jr. has long called for a ban on drug ads entirely. That seems unlikely — but reform is possible. trib.al/Ro90oF7
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In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide.
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Just published @ScienceMagazine
On fixing the NIH 15% cap
"The consequences of failing to do so—reduced research capacity, weakened scientific competitiveness, and increased financial strain on institutions—are simply too dire to ignore."
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Catastrophic research funding cuts continue - this time w/ the DoD’s proposed reduction of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs by $859 million (57%). These programs are critical for rare cancers,TBI, spinal cord injuries & disorders affecting service members.
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Much will be written about how 4 PhD students and a PhD – Colette Delawalla, Sam Goldstein, Emma Courtney, Leslie Berntsen & JP Flores – organized Stand Up For Science to unite scientists in the US and worldwide. Now let's keep it going to defend science!
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To everyone in the U.S. standing up for science today, calling for policies that support science, not suppress it: we’re with you! Cutting science doesn’t just harm scientists – it harms society as a whole. #StandUpForScience
ALT Flyer for the DC and nationwide rally on March 7, 2025. "Stand up for Science", "Science is for everyone".
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Here's how NIH cuts could jeopardize our life-saving research at Rice University | Opinion houstonchronicle.com/opinion… via @houstonchron
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Did you know - the medicine that President Trump takes each day to lower his risk of having a heart attack is a direct result of NIH funding? Let me explain -
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Science is indispensable to society. Unfortunately it takes 10 years to do the experiment to prove it, as we have never had a placebo arm. This is the one experiment definitely not worth doing.
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At a critical time for scientific research, the new American Heart Association Presidential Advisory emphasizes medical & economic benefits of @NIH funded research
newsroom.heart.org/news/a-st…
@AHAScience @HeartNews @StanfordCVI @American_Heart @StanfordMed @CircAHA @HeartBobH
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The US has always been a science powerhouse and the envy of the world, but leadership isn’t guaranteed. If we don’t invest (in research, infrastructure, people), we fall behind. Period. We’re at a crossroad here - either we double down, or we watch other nations pass us by.
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Measure Lp(a) at least once in every adult
When you find a person with Lp(a) you find a family with Lp(a)! @BCMHeart @BCM_CVRI @nationallipid @society_eas @ASPCardio @CMHC_CME @FamilyHeartFdn
New research confirms Lp(a) plays a key role in CVD risk.🫀 The NLA now recommends every adult have their Lp(a) levels measured at least once.
📑Read the update & download resources: lipid.org/nla/focused-update….
#HeartMonth #CardiovascularHealth #LpaAwareness #HeartHealth
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Cuts to science agencies will severely undermine America’s global scientific leadership, damage local economies nationwide, & ultimately slow or stop the development of treatments American people desperately need.
➡️Read ASBMB's statement on mass layoffs: bit.ly/4hXa73T.
ALT A graphic with white text that reads: A message to ASBMB members. The background image is of chloride channels conducting chloride anions across a cell membrane.
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My time in industry convinced me of the importance of basic, government funded science research. It was crazy how much of the stuff we did was based directly on academic research that in-and-of-itself would have been too risky and/or too low-return for the company to do
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At the moment, mansion-sized Asteroid 2024-YR4 has a one-in-fifty chance of hitting Earth in the next eight years.
Now might be a bad time to reduce spending on Science. Just sayin’.
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There is a difference between an audit to improve and streamline a system that needs reform and the culling of a scientific enterprise that literally exists to save lives.
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Sometimes you just need to stand up and say something. hub.jhu.edu/2025/02/13/karen… via @HubJHU
