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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Mar 22

A Review in Nature Reviews Bioengineering summarizes the biological mechanisms of cellular injury, perfusate modifications and mechanistic approaches for reinstating circulation, and offers perspectives on the future of organ and whole-body recovery. https://go.nature.com/4kJAtJ1 🔒

This is figure 1, which shows the cascade of molecular and cellular responses initiated by reduced blood flow or ischaemia and its reintroduction.

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Lucy Jones @lucycjones.bsky.social · Mar 12

I love this, Canadians fighting back 🇨🇦 I'm going to take a look at this list and boycott what I can:
Dell, Tesla, Coca Cola, Uber, Walmart (ASDA), X and Round-up, US whisky, WWE definitely on the list.

Lucy Jones @lucycjones.bsky.social · Mar 8

We all need mentors. I truly appreciate those who are/have been my mentors, regardless of their gender. However, strong women who have survived the ups and downs of medicine and science as a woman have been so helpful and inspiring to me also #InternationalWomensDay

Nature @nature.com · Mar 8

Six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others

#IWD #InternationalWomensDay

https://go.nature.com/43w9Voe

Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science

Nature - To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.

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Nature @nature.com · Mar 8

Six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others

#IWD #InternationalWomensDay

https://go.nature.com/43w9Voe

Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science

Nature - To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.

go.nature.com

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Nature @nature.com · Mar 5

“It’s a paradigm shift to know that the silent X doesn’t stay asleep,” says Dena Dubal, a neuroscientist and neurologist at the University of California School of Medicine in San Francisco, who led the study.

https://go.nature.com/4ksThvP

Why women’s brains are more resilient: it could be their ‘silent’ X chromosome

Study in mice and human cadavers hints that a brain-protective gene in the chromosome becomes more active with age.

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Nature @nature.com · Mar 3

Repeated threats to research funding and the mass firings of federal workers have pushed some scientists to take on unfamiliar roles as activists, speaking at rallies, calling legislators and forming new pressure groups.

https://go.nature.com/4bt2EI8

US science is under threat ― now scientists are fighting back

Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trump officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.

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Lucy Jones @lucycjones.bsky.social · Feb 25

Well done to the @Spillerlab for helping share enthusiasm for research into global health issues today at Cardiff University 'Be a Scientist' outreach event 🦠🔬 #OneWorldHealth #GlobalHealth #Publichealth #AMR #CivicMission #Salmonella #Typhoid @CUSystemsImmu @CUmedicengage

GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social · Feb 25

GW4 Open Research Week 2025! 🌍

Join #GW4 from 31 March – 4 April 2025 for a week of discussions & interactive sessions on Open Research: Open Culture.

Explore how openness enhances research integrity, collaboration, and impact.

📅 Open to GW4 & beyond!

🔗 Full details: https://buff.ly/411fUyN

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Lucy Jones @lucycjones.bsky.social · Feb 24

@Spillerlab are looking forward to 'Be a Scientist' event tomorrow 25th February. Join us, learn about our research working with colleagues in low and middle income countries to save lives #AMR #Salmonella #Typhoid @BradSpiller @ZaraToney @BrekhnaHassan @CardiffUni
#Halfterm

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Lucy Jones @lucycjones.bsky.social · Feb 17

Are you a healthcare professional and want to learn about #BBV testing in your scope of practice? This cartoon shows how you can help patients get tested 👇 #HIV #Hepatitis @CwmTafMorgannwg @Cwm_TafGynaeISH @cardiffuni.bsky.social @cusystemsimmu.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social youtu.be/sS9A7_yfZkU

Bloodborne Routine Testing for BBV

YouTube video by Cardiff University School of Medicine

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Lucy Jones @lucycjones.bsky.social · Feb 17

Great to share this animation on #BBV made in association with members of the public and healthcare professionals @cardiffuni.bsky.social @Cwm_TafGynaeISH @CwmTafMorgannwg @Geraint6Jones @cusystemsimmu.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social #Sexualhealth #HIV #Hepatitis
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Bloodborne Viruses and Me

YouTube video by Cardiff University School of Medicine

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Lucy Jones @lucycjones.bsky.social · Feb 17

Great to share this animation on #BBV made in association with members of the public and staff @cardiffuni.bsky.social @Cwm_TafGynaeISH @CwmTafMorgannwg @Geraint6Jones @cusystemsimmu.bsky.social #Sexualhealth #HIV #Hepatitis
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Feirysau a gludir yn y gwaed a Fi

YouTube video by Cardiff University School of Medicine

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Lucy Jones @lucycjones.bsky.social · Jan 18

Lovely to see participants in the @IRFLUVAStudy for their 3rd clinic visit this week 😊 The research team and participants on the trial are excited to see if we can enhance #flu immunity with simple and cost effective measures @CUSystemsImmu @ndorms @CAV_Research @ResearchWales

Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Jan 17

Introducing Nature Reviews Biodiversity! This Review explores the relationship between emerging infectious diseases and biodiversity loss, and how both are connected to global environmental changes in the Anthropocene. https://go.nature.com/42fzUQk 🧪

This is figure 2, which shows two perspectives on land use as a driver of biodiversity loss and disease emergence.

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Nature @nature.com · Dec 26

For decades, scientists have disagreed about a fundamental question: how quickly is the Universe expanding?

But this year, astronomer Wendy Freedman announced results that could help to put the controversy to rest

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How fast is the Universe expanding? This astronomer took cosmology closer to an answer

Wendy Freedman is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Dec 17

Disney princesses face serious health risks, warn experts.

Disney must consider ways to improve princesses’ wellbeing, including mindfulness, training on cohabitation with animals, and personal protection measures against toxic particles
#ChristmasBMJ
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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