John David Spencer
@kidneytweets.bsky.social
Physician-Scientist | Pediatric Nephrologist | Dad | Novice Golfer
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The NIH-funded Student Urinary Tract Program in Education & Research Summer Training Program is for undergraduate, graduate and medical students interested in research and clinical experiences. Application period with rolling admissions is open until December 24. Apply today https://bit.ly/43JV09k
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The NIH-funded Student Urinary Tract Program in Education & Research Summer Training Program is for undergraduate, graduate and medical students interested in research and clinical experiences. Application period with rolling admissions is open until December 24. Apply today https://bit.ly/43JV09k
Reposted by John David Spencer
US children's health has worsened from 2007 to 2023 across various indicators, including mortality, chronic conditions, and mental health. ja.ma/4owq0T8
Trends in US Children’s Mortality, Chronic Conditions, Obesity, Functional Status, and Symptoms
This study aims to determine how US children’s health has been changing from 2007 to 2023 using multiple data collection methods and a comprehensive set of health indicators.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
US children's health has worsened from 2007 to 2023 across various indicators, including mortality, chronic conditions, and mental health. ja.ma/4owq0T8
A new publication from our team showing that PTEN modulates bladder antimicrobial defenses against UTI @globaluti.bsky.social
TEN modulates urinary tract infection susceptibility and shapes urothelial antibacterial defenses @kidneytweets.bsky.social www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/10...
August 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A new publication from our team showing that PTEN modulates bladder antimicrobial defenses against UTI @globaluti.bsky.social
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New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
Alert: The Trump administration is quietly slashing new NIH grant awards, and it's not via the budget
NIH’s sudden move to multiyear grant funding is forcing shocking cuts in the number of grants funded. This is an effective budget cut. It's bad, folks.
donmoynihan.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New, from an anonymous NIH insider: Trump is being pushed to spend more NIH money. The White House is ordering NIH to do multi-year budgets for awards. This budget trick means fewer awards, fewer labs funded, and lower paylines for researchers. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
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"As a pediatrician, it's important to highlight the established risk factors for UTI in kids. As a scientist it's important to highlight recent clinical and translational UTI research"
Sound interesting? You can catch Dr. @kidneytweets.bsky.social' #UTIhour talk on UTIGA.org/upcoming
Sound interesting? You can catch Dr. @kidneytweets.bsky.social' #UTIhour talk on UTIGA.org/upcoming
July 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"As a pediatrician, it's important to highlight the established risk factors for UTI in kids. As a scientist it's important to highlight recent clinical and translational UTI research"
Sound interesting? You can catch Dr. @kidneytweets.bsky.social' #UTIhour talk on UTIGA.org/upcoming
Sound interesting? You can catch Dr. @kidneytweets.bsky.social' #UTIhour talk on UTIGA.org/upcoming
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Diabetes mellitus affects urinary tissue tropism of group B streptococci in a sex-dependent manner https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.02.651940v1
May 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Diabetes mellitus affects urinary tissue tropism of group B streptococci in a sex-dependent manner https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.02.651940v1
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For all my little beans out there, don’t forget to read the latest recommendations on IgAN and IgAVN by @mdabdulqader83.bsky.social on @kireports.bsky.social
www.kireportscommunity.org/post/navigat...
www.kireportscommunity.org/post/navigat...
Navigating the Challenges of IgA Nephropathy and IgA Vasculitis Nephritis in Children
Written by: Henny Adriani PuspitasariIntroduction:IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and IgA vasculitis nephritis (IgAVN) are kidney diseases that can significantly impact children's health. While they share some...
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May 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
For all my little beans out there, don’t forget to read the latest recommendations on IgAN and IgAVN by @mdabdulqader83.bsky.social on @kireports.bsky.social
www.kireportscommunity.org/post/navigat...
www.kireportscommunity.org/post/navigat...
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Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region.
We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant
survival over the past 50...
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March 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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I've also now made a Starter Pack for the #AntimicrobialPeptide field here:
go.bsky.app/JLHHzt1
Please let me know who I am missing! This is a very incomplete list so far. I also expect many will join Bluesky later. I will happily keep populating this list! 📣🧬🦠
go.bsky.app/JLHHzt1
Please let me know who I am missing! This is a very incomplete list so far. I also expect many will join Bluesky later. I will happily keep populating this list! 📣🧬🦠
Full list of Antimicrobial Peptide #Feed hashtags:
#AMPs
#HDPs
#AntimicrobialPeptides
#AntimicrobialPeptide
#HostDefensePeptide
#HostDefencePeptide
#HostDefensePeptides
#HostDefencePeptides
#GRCAMP2025
(last updated Feb 27th 2025)
#AMPs
#HDPs
#AntimicrobialPeptides
#AntimicrobialPeptide
#HostDefensePeptide
#HostDefencePeptide
#HostDefensePeptides
#HostDefencePeptides
#GRCAMP2025
(last updated Feb 27th 2025)
February 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I've also now made a Starter Pack for the #AntimicrobialPeptide field here:
go.bsky.app/JLHHzt1
Please let me know who I am missing! This is a very incomplete list so far. I also expect many will join Bluesky later. I will happily keep populating this list! 📣🧬🦠
go.bsky.app/JLHHzt1
Please let me know who I am missing! This is a very incomplete list so far. I also expect many will join Bluesky later. I will happily keep populating this list! 📣🧬🦠
Reposted by John David Spencer
Bonus effect. When a drug for diabetes significantly reduces kidney stones, results of a randomized trial of empagliflozin (Jardiance), a SGLT-2 inhibitor, in people without diabetes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Bonus effect. When a drug for diabetes significantly reduces kidney stones, results of a randomized trial of empagliflozin (Jardiance), a SGLT-2 inhibitor, in people without diabetes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hello #nephsky and #urosky! If you know of undergraduates or medical students looking for summer research and clinical experiences in nephrology or urology, please guide them to check out our #nih funded programs - now accepting applications! www.nationwidechildrens.org/research/are...
The Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Training Program is for undergraduate students interested in an integrated researc...
www.nationwidechildrens.org
December 5, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Hello #nephsky and #urosky! If you know of undergraduates or medical students looking for summer research and clinical experiences in nephrology or urology, please guide them to check out our #nih funded programs - now accepting applications! www.nationwidechildrens.org/research/are...