Jane Palmer
@tjanepalmer.bsky.social
Science, environment and health journalist. Lover of nature and the outdoors (she/her).
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.
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Tracking U.S. Measles Outbreaks (Gift Article)
As new cases are reported, our maps show the spread of the virus.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.
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Reposted by Jane Palmer
Reposted by Jane Palmer
Scientists tested how the body processes acoziborole, a potential single-dose cure for sleeping sickness. It’s well absorbed and slowly cleared via the gut. A step forward in the fight against this deadly neglected disease. ⤵️ journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Mass balance, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and excretion of radiolabeled acoziborole, a potential novel treatment for human African trypanosomiasis, following single microtracer oral dose to humans |...
Acoziborole (SCYX-7158) is a first-in-class oxaborole 6-carboxamide derivative active
against Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) gambiense and rhodesiense, the parasites responsible for human African trypanoso...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Scientists tested how the body processes acoziborole, a potential single-dose cure for sleeping sickness. It’s well absorbed and slowly cleared via the gut. A step forward in the fight against this deadly neglected disease. ⤵️ journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Indigenous people were making stone tools on Vancouver Island up to 14,000 years ago. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Tsalwadi Site: Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Stone Tool Industries on the Lower Woss River, Vancouver Island, Canada
The Tsalwadi Archaeology Site (EbSp-9) has components that date to the terminal Pleistocene and early Holocene. It is situated on relict terraces and scroll bars of the Woss River on north-central ...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Indigenous people were making stone tools on Vancouver Island up to 14,000 years ago. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My favorite morning activity is looking through the back yard webcam and seeing who has paid us a visit. Not quite sure about this visit though - seemed like the bear was making a statement #bears
September 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My favorite morning activity is looking through the back yard webcam and seeing who has paid us a visit. Not quite sure about this visit though - seemed like the bear was making a statement #bears
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A paper in Nature Aging discusses how diet affects long term health conditions in Swedish older adults, with possible implications for dietary guidelines, public health strategies, and clinical practices. go.nature.com/47cI3aA #medsky 🧪 🍎📃
August 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A paper in Nature Aging discusses how diet affects long term health conditions in Swedish older adults, with possible implications for dietary guidelines, public health strategies, and clinical practices. go.nature.com/47cI3aA #medsky 🧪 🍎📃
Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
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Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
While trauma can ripple across generations, its effects aren’t hard-coded in our genes.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
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In my attempts to unplug yesterday I didn't take my phone on my morning hike. Then I saw these guys. My walk turned into a quick run to find someone with a phone - so long since I've seen two together like this. Of course, they would show up just as I'm writing a story about bears #bears
August 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In my attempts to unplug yesterday I didn't take my phone on my morning hike. Then I saw these guys. My walk turned into a quick run to find someone with a phone - so long since I've seen two together like this. Of course, they would show up just as I'm writing a story about bears #bears