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NL: Dietary guidelines for #protein sources recommend a shift to more #plantbased diets, which lowers the risk of chronic #diseases and is better for the #environment. Compared to current Dutch #diets, this mainly means eating less #meat and more #legumes & nuts: www.healthcouncil.nl/latest/news/...

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New dietary guidelines emphasise importance of less meat and more legumes and nuts | The Health Council of the Netherlands

With the new Dutch dietary guidelines for protein sources, the Health Council of the Netherlands provides concrete recommendations for a shift towards a more plant-based dietary pattern. This shift lowers the risk of chronic diseases and is better...

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Nonilex 3d ago

But in a surprising turn, the #NIH began to spend at a breakneck pace & narrow this gap.

There was a catch, however: That money went to FEWER grants.

Which means less #research was funded in areas such as #aging, #diabetes, #strokes, #cancer & #MentalHealth.

#USpol #BrainDrain #Trump #US #government #funding #Science #Medicine #NIH #grants #cures #diseases #PublicHealth

Nonilex 3d ago

The #US Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of #Science & #Medicine

A quiet policy change means the #government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

In the past decade, the #NIH awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive #grants each year, to find #cures for #diseases & improve #PublicHealth.

This year, something unusual happened…

Starting in January, the #Trump admin stalled that #funding. By summer, funding lagged by >$2 billion, or 41% below average.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/02/upshot/trump-science-funding-cuts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine

A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

The New York Times

Forschungszentrum Jülich 6d ago

When three bright minds from different disciplines come together, something exceptional can happen. 🌟 This is exactly what Prof. Patricia Hidalgo, Dr. Beatrix Santiago-Schübel, and Dr. Mercedes Alfonso-Prieto have achieved. 👩🔬

In an interdisciplinary project, they investigated how cells recognise and remove defective calcium channels – work that could prove significant not only for basic science, but also for future therapies for #neurodegenerative #diseases.

https://go.fzj.de/calcium-channels

Greek Hub Nov 29

Η επανάσταση στη βιοϊατρική με το BoltzGen https://greekhub.org/i-epanastasi-sti-vioiatriki-me-to-boltzgen/ #addressing #create #debut #diseases #Generative #hardtotreat #MIT #model #molecules #News #scientists #GreekHub

Η επανάσταση στη βιοϊατρική με το BoltzGen

Περιεχόμενα ↑ Η καινοτομία του BoltzGen Πρωτοποριακή προσέγγιση Εκτεταμένη αξιολόγηση Βιομηχανική αποδοχή Γιατί έχει σημασία Η προοπτική του μέλλοντος Περισσότεροι από 300 ακαδημαϊκοί και επαγγελματίες της βιομηχανίας συγκεντρώθηκαν σε ένα αμφιθέατρο για να παρακολουθήσουν ένα σεμινάριο για το BoltzGen, που διοργανώθηκε από την Κλινική Abdul Latif Jameel για Μάθηση Μηχανών στην Υγεία (MIT Jameel Clinic). […]

GreekHub

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Nov 29

#DNA Identifies 2 #Bacteria Killers That Stalked #Napoleon’s #Army
#Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed two infectious #diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.
One is relapsing fever, an infection carried by lice that resembles typhus.
The other is paratyphoid fever, transmitted through contaminated food or water.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/health/dna-identifies-2-bacterial-killers-that-stalked-napoleons-army.html
https://archive.ph/2HwOp

DNA Identifies 2 Bacterial Killers That Stalked Napoleon’s Army

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.

The New York Times

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Nov 28

No evidence for chiropractor #BryanArdis’ claim that #nicotine cures #Parkinsons and other #diseases

https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-chiropractor-bryan-ardis-claim-nicotine-cures-parkinsons-other-diseases/

#factcheck

No evidence for chiropractor Bryan Ardis’ claim that nicotine cures Parkinson’s and other diseases - Science Feedback

Nicotine patches have been promoted as a cure for a variety of conditions, including Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis. There’s little to no evidence backing these claims up.

Science Feedback

Afghanistan 🇦🇫Nov 26

Mawlavi Ataullah Omari, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of Afghanistan, departed today, Wednesday, for #Moscow, leading a high-ranking delegation.

The Minister is scheduled to participate in the International Conference on #animal Health.

Discussions will focus on preventing and controlling animal #diseases, enhancing technical capabilities, and fostering collaborative partnerships with representatives from participating countries.

Source: Bakhtar News Agency (@bnaenglish)
[ https://x.com/bnaenglish/status/1993732315437215746 ]

#Afghanistan

The Inquisitive Biologist Nov 22

This week's #NewBooks at the library: I bought second-hand copies of Fevered Planet: How #Diseases Emerge When We Harm Nature by the late John Vidal and #Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles by Jay Owens, and picked up a review copy of Uncommon Ground: Rethinking Our Relationship With the #Countryside by Patrick Galbraith.

#AtmosphericSciences #Pandemics #Epidemics #PublicHealth #Zoonoses #Books #Scicomm #Bookstodon @bookstodon