Marie-Louise (Lou) Hammarskjold
@marielouh.bsky.social
Professor, M.D., Ph.D., Scientist, Swedish/American, Concerned Citizen, Dog and Nature Lover
She was a remarkable person.
BREAKING
Dr. Jane Goodall has died. She was 91.
It is impossible to sum up the impact she has had on our world and on science in a social media post.
She lived a long and incredible life but I am devastated.
Full Story: bit.ly/4pPcNFH
Dr. Jane Goodall has died. She was 91.
It is impossible to sum up the impact she has had on our world and on science in a social media post.
She lived a long and incredible life but I am devastated.
Full Story: bit.ly/4pPcNFH
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
She was a remarkable person.
The first mass shooting made very few headlines. Damaged by war?
Here's Nigel Max Edge and Thomas Jacob Sanford.
Both committed mass shootings within 24 hours of one another. Two more cases of White on White crime.
Is it the fatherlessness in the White community?
Are they Inherently violent because of their race?
Or, is it the guns?
Sip it slowly. 🔥☕️
Both committed mass shootings within 24 hours of one another. Two more cases of White on White crime.
Is it the fatherlessness in the White community?
Are they Inherently violent because of their race?
Or, is it the guns?
Sip it slowly. 🔥☕️
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The first mass shooting made very few headlines. Damaged by war?
I hope not!
When I was at NIH and shutdowns loomed, it was discovered that the administration was planning to shut down PubMed. The head of NCBI called the powers that be and pointed out that this would threaten patient safety
Who knows what will happen now
Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC
(europepmc.org )
Who knows what will happen now
Just in case, remember Euruope-PMC
(europepmc.org )
a cartoon of donald trump with the words be prepared above him
ALT: a cartoon of donald trump with the words be prepared above him
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September 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I hope not!
This is good advice for now!
Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.
September 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is good advice for now!
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Does anyone remember reading this? I read it many decades ago, but I still remember that it made a great impression on me. It was written by Sartre in 1936—food for thought right now.
Does anyone remember reading this? I read it many decades ago, but I still remember that it made a great impression on me. It was written by Sartre in 1936—food for thought right now.
Erostratus by Jean-Paul Sartre, 1939 | Encyclopedia.com
EROSTRATUS Source for information on Erostratus by Jean-Paul Sartre, 1939: Reference Guide to Short Fiction dictionary.
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September 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Does anyone remember reading this? I read it many decades ago, but I still remember that it made a great impression on me. It was written by Sartre in 1936—food for thought right now.
Does anyone remember reading this? I read it many decades ago, but I still remember that it made a great impression on me. It was written by Sartre in 1936—food for thought right now.
Sometimes AI can be used to counteract “amateur science” faster than you can!
A 2024 study of nearly 2.5 million children in Sweden found no causal link between prenatal acetaminophen (Tylenol) use and an increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.
A 2024 study of nearly 2.5 million children in Sweden found no causal link between prenatal acetaminophen (Tylenol) use and an increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.
September 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sometimes AI can be used to counteract “amateur science” faster than you can!
A 2024 study of nearly 2.5 million children in Sweden found no causal link between prenatal acetaminophen (Tylenol) use and an increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.
A 2024 study of nearly 2.5 million children in Sweden found no causal link between prenatal acetaminophen (Tylenol) use and an increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.
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On August 12, 2017, I staffed an aid station for the counter protest against the fascists who came to Cville. Nazis attacked the church we were using, and antifascists put their bodies between my patients and harm.
BREAKING: Trump says he is designating “Antifa” as a “major terrorist organization.”
Such a step being taken this way would be concerning enough, given what it actually is, but, given that Trump sees “Antifa” hiding in every corner of opposition, this could be an extremely alarming escalation.
Such a step being taken this way would be concerning enough, given what it actually is, but, given that Trump sees “Antifa” hiding in every corner of opposition, this could be an extremely alarming escalation.
September 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
On August 12, 2017, I staffed an aid station for the counter protest against the fascists who came to Cville. Nazis attacked the church we were using, and antifascists put their bodies between my patients and harm.
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Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
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September 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Sharing stories matters. If you’ve faced grant terminations, funding delays, loss of research jobs, etc., your voice is needed. Help show the real impact of NIH funding interference - tell your story so we don’t lose innovation, cures, and hope for the future. www.27unihted.org/biohealthbeats
Biohealth Beats — 27 UNIHTED
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September 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sharing stories matters. If you’ve faced grant terminations, funding delays, loss of research jobs, etc., your voice is needed. Help show the real impact of NIH funding interference - tell your story so we don’t lose innovation, cures, and hope for the future. www.27unihted.org/biohealthbeats
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If you don't know, this is a secondhand account of what measles subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is like.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
What Measles Did to My Family
My mom always told me that measles was what made my sister sick. I was 8 when she finally explained the whole thing.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
If you don't know, this is a secondhand account of what measles subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is like.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/what-measles...
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Another SSPE story.
Years after the 2025 measles outbreak, we may see a condition called SSPE. Here's what that means.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-i-lost-m...
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How I Lost My Daughter to Measles
Measles has a terrible side effect most people don’t know about.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
September 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Another SSPE story.
Incredibly sad, but predictable. SPPE is a horrible 100% fatal, slowly progressing disease that is rarely ever seen in vaccinated kids. The prevalence has been predicted to be about 1/600 cases after a natural infection. You do the math; we are likely to see many more cases in the coming years.
Death from sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in a child in Los Angeles
SSPE is a rare sequel of #measles infection that appears years after the initial infection, and is uniformly fatal. So sorry for this family. As things are going on the US, we'll be seeing more of these cases.
SSPE is a rare sequel of #measles infection that appears years after the initial infection, and is uniformly fatal. So sorry for this family. As things are going on the US, we'll be seeing more of these cases.
Child dies from rare measles-related complication, LA County health officials say
Health officials reported the death of a Los Angeles County child from a complication of measles infection acquired during infancy.
abc7.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Incredibly sad, but predictable. SPPE is a horrible 100% fatal, slowly progressing disease that is rarely ever seen in vaccinated kids. The prevalence has been predicted to be about 1/600 cases after a natural infection. You do the math; we are likely to see many more cases in the coming years.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Answer to one of my questions. Statistics like this are not bad when it comes to diseases, but.....
Updating my analysis now that August data should be relatively complete.
Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
1/2
Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
1/2
September 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Answer to one of my questions. Statistics like this are not bad when it comes to diseases, but.....
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
Student newspapers are an important source of information and opinions right now. This is an opinion piece from The Cavalier Daily, our UVA student-run newspaper.
Student newspapers are an important source of information and opinions right now. This is an opinion piece from The Cavalier Daily, our UVA student-run newspaper.
CULLEN: Let's not make the U. like it used to be
Fortunately, there is a remedy for this that can produce a diverse student body without resorting to affirmative action based on race or gender. It is affirmative action based on socioeconomic status.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Student newspapers are an important source of information and opinions right now. This is an opinion piece from The Cavalier Daily, our UVA student-run newspaper.
Student newspapers are an important source of information and opinions right now. This is an opinion piece from The Cavalier Daily, our UVA student-run newspaper.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Thank God for student newspapers! Seems to be one of the few ways in which we can get real information about the ongoing government/university battle. In most places, the universities are hiding all information behind attorney/client privileges.
Thank God for student newspapers! Seems to be one of the few ways in which we can get real information about the ongoing government/university battle. In most places, the universities are hiding all information behind attorney/client privileges.
September 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Thank God for student newspapers! Seems to be one of the few ways in which we can get real information about the ongoing government/university battle. In most places, the universities are hiding all information behind attorney/client privileges.
Thank God for student newspapers! Seems to be one of the few ways in which we can get real information about the ongoing government/university battle. In most places, the universities are hiding all information behind attorney/client privileges.
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My quote of the day
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.
Frederick Buechner
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.
Frederick Buechner
September 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
My quote of the day
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.
Frederick Buechner
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.
Frederick Buechner
Comment on the Fallows post
Confirming this for NIH. It is very, very bad inside the agency— and all of US medical research and universities are at risk.
Common theme of people I've interviewed recently. At universities, in research centers, in diplomacy, in the legal system, dealing with refugees or immigrants:
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
September 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Comment on the Fallows post
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Common theme of people I've interviewed recently. At universities, in research centers, in diplomacy, in the legal system, dealing with refugees or immigrants:
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
September 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Common theme of people I've interviewed recently. At universities, in research centers, in diplomacy, in the legal system, dealing with refugees or immigrants:
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.
.. and then there is this. When I was a graduate student in Sweden, we still had several cases of SSPE, a slow, deadly encephalitis. It is a horrible disease and only one of the complications after a natural infection. As we experienced this year, kids can also die quickly from this disease.
RFK Jr. claimed that there have been no successes coming from HHS in the past 40 years.
I beg to differ.
He and his HHS lackeys, Makary, Bhattacharya, and Prasad, who spread misinformation, will be personally responsible for the resurgence of vaccine preventable disease in the U.S.
I beg to differ.
He and his HHS lackeys, Makary, Bhattacharya, and Prasad, who spread misinformation, will be personally responsible for the resurgence of vaccine preventable disease in the U.S.
September 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
.. and then there is this. When I was a graduate student in Sweden, we still had several cases of SSPE, a slow, deadly encephalitis. It is a horrible disease and only one of the complications after a natural infection. As we experienced this year, kids can also die quickly from this disease.
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Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
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September 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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This graph speaks for itself.
RFK Jr. claimed that there have been no successes coming from HHS in the past 40 years.
I beg to differ.
Do wr have more work to do? ABSOLUTELY.
But everything RFK Jr. is doing will halt that progress.
I beg to differ.
Do wr have more work to do? ABSOLUTELY.
But everything RFK Jr. is doing will halt that progress.
September 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This graph speaks for itself.
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A giant in science who meant a lot to me and so many other scientists. Such sad news, he will be sorely missed. May his memory be a blessing.
A giant in science who meant a lot to me and so many other scientists. Such sad news, he will be sorely missed. May his memory be a blessing.
David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87
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September 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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A giant in science who meant a lot to me and so many other scientists. Such sad news, he will be sorely missed. May his memory be a blessing.
A giant in science who meant a lot to me and so many other scientists. Such sad news, he will be sorely missed. May his memory be a blessing.
I am old enough to have experienced several women suffering and dying from this disease. The vaccine changed this in a much more dramatic way than I could dream of (even as a virologist).
RFK Jr. went on Fox News today to claim that HHS has had “no successes” in the past 40 years.
I beg to differ.
Figure from Lei et al., NEJM 2020. Link below.
I beg to differ.
Figure from Lei et al., NEJM 2020. Link below.
September 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I am old enough to have experienced several women suffering and dying from this disease. The vaccine changed this in a much more dramatic way than I could dream of (even as a virologist).
Brown-nosing at the highest? level! Obviously, criticizing Russia for Putin for his relationship with oligarchs is like throwing stones in a glasshouse.
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
September 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Brown-nosing at the highest? level! Obviously, criticizing Russia for Putin for his relationship with oligarchs is like throwing stones in a glasshouse.