Matt Friedman
@mfrieds.bsky.social
Your favorite MS1 talking about everything from oncology to isles hockey to sci fi/fantasy books
Something pretty funny about, 22+ games in, the Leafs being the only team in the East below .500
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Something pretty funny about, 22+ games in, the Leafs being the only team in the East below .500
"For each measure of adolescent cognitive performance, students performed better if they were exposed to sufficient levels of fluoride—either throughout childhood, or during part of childhood"
Doesn't seem very much like a neurotoxin at supplement levels!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Doesn't seem very much like a neurotoxin at supplement levels!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Childhood fluoride exposure and cognition across the life course
Childhood fluoride exposure is associated with higher academic achievement in high school.
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"For each measure of adolescent cognitive performance, students performed better if they were exposed to sufficient levels of fluoride—either throughout childhood, or during part of childhood"
Doesn't seem very much like a neurotoxin at supplement levels!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Doesn't seem very much like a neurotoxin at supplement levels!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Been way too busy with classes and tutoring, but trying to make some time to read again. Checked out A Memory Called Empire the other day and I'm glad I did. Off to a great start so far
November 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Been way too busy with classes and tutoring, but trying to make some time to read again. Checked out A Memory Called Empire the other day and I'm glad I did. Off to a great start so far
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Service is the truest measure of patriotism. On Veterans Day, we honor all who have taken the oath and worn the uniform - and our nation recommits to keeping its promises to every veteran who served our country.
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Service is the truest measure of patriotism. On Veterans Day, we honor all who have taken the oath and worn the uniform - and our nation recommits to keeping its promises to every veteran who served our country.
Beauty of a win at the garden
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Beauty of a win at the garden
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Greatest city in the world
November 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Greatest city in the world
Lamellipodia-saurus wishes everyone a happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Lamellipodia-saurus wishes everyone a happy Halloween
Back to watching the isles (think it's safe to say their loss last game broke my curse) and what a rollercoaster of an opening minute and a half
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Back to watching the isles (think it's safe to say their loss last game broke my curse) and what a rollercoaster of an opening minute and a half
Founding dean of my school came for a brief talk today and, while explaining how he got into medicine to avoid being sent to Vietnam, casually dropped that he was part of the team that discovered cisplatin. Med school has some crazy stories
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Founding dean of my school came for a brief talk today and, while explaining how he got into medicine to avoid being sent to Vietnam, casually dropped that he was part of the team that discovered cisplatin. Med school has some crazy stories
Update!
Islanders record in games I watch: 0-3
Islanders record in games I don't watch: 4-0
Promises made, promises kept #isles
Islanders record in games I watch: 0-3
Islanders record in games I don't watch: 4-0
Promises made, promises kept #isles
0-3 when I watch and 2-0 when I don't, I think I might be the issue here. Guess I have to take one for the team and just watch highlights
October 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Update!
Islanders record in games I watch: 0-3
Islanders record in games I don't watch: 4-0
Promises made, promises kept #isles
Islanders record in games I watch: 0-3
Islanders record in games I don't watch: 4-0
Promises made, promises kept #isles
There was a presentation today at the @asgct.bsky.social conference about in vivo monocyte reprogramming (for less side effects than CAR-T) via mRNA in IV lipid nanoparticles and, it's very preliminary work, but it's hard not to get excited about this (and all the other incredible projects)
October 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
There was a presentation today at the @asgct.bsky.social conference about in vivo monocyte reprogramming (for less side effects than CAR-T) via mRNA in IV lipid nanoparticles and, it's very preliminary work, but it's hard not to get excited about this (and all the other incredible projects)
I read about a group running a DnD campaign for 43+ years and, man, I can't get over how insane (and amazing) that is
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/10...
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/10...
Inside a Canadian professor's 43-year-old Dungeons & Dragons campaign
Robert Wardaugh's Dungeons & Dragons campaign has been running since 1982. Here we take a look at this remarkable game and ask what has been keeping this party playing together for so long?
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I read about a group running a DnD campaign for 43+ years and, man, I can't get over how insane (and amazing) that is
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/10...
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/10...
Did my med school buddies and I stop and go through all the cranial nerve foramina when there was an open skull on the side of the path at Six Flags for Fright Fest? Yes, yes we did
October 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Did my med school buddies and I stop and go through all the cranial nerve foramina when there was an open skull on the side of the path at Six Flags for Fright Fest? Yes, yes we did
Reading a CDC article for class and this popped up at the top. Excuse me?!
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Reading a CDC article for class and this popped up at the top. Excuse me?!
My course director is making three Connections games each week related to lecture content for this unit (which is fairly heavy on heme onc) and I'm having a little more fun than I should with it
September 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My course director is making three Connections games each week related to lecture content for this unit (which is fairly heavy on heme onc) and I'm having a little more fun than I should with it
Great article on the current state of cancer immunotherapy research. Lots of great progress and lots of promise, but still plenty more to be discovered/developed (and a need for NIH funding to support that research!)
#oncsky
#oncsky
Checkpoint inhibitors are the mainstay of cancer immunotherapy. Here's a new review article for the current state of the science and where we're headed www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Great article on the current state of cancer immunotherapy research. Lots of great progress and lots of promise, but still plenty more to be discovered/developed (and a need for NIH funding to support that research!)
#oncsky
#oncsky
Between this and his "too much liquid... at too big a number," I want to laugh but then I remember his secretary of health and pathogen services is fully on board
Very glad I live in a blue state, though, and a big fan of the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
Very glad I live in a blue state, though, and a big fan of the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
September 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Between this and his "too much liquid... at too big a number," I want to laugh but then I remember his secretary of health and pathogen services is fully on board
Very glad I live in a blue state, though, and a big fan of the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
Very glad I live in a blue state, though, and a big fan of the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
Man, we could've had a shot at hemispheric free trade and the TPP with Hillary. Instead we're getting left out because of small dick Don and his tariffs
Just arrived in Mexico City.
In today’s rapidly shifting global landscape, we’re focused on deepening our relationship with Mexico to create good careers for our workers, strengthen supply chains, and build economic resilience across our nations.
In today’s rapidly shifting global landscape, we’re focused on deepening our relationship with Mexico to create good careers for our workers, strengthen supply chains, and build economic resilience across our nations.
September 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Man, we could've had a shot at hemispheric free trade and the TPP with Hillary. Instead we're getting left out because of small dick Don and his tariffs
Been pretty busy with classes the past two weeks but decided to pick up Trigger Warning (Neil Gaiman short story collection) while at the library under the very wrong assumption that it'd be light reading. Glad I got it though, definitely a good read so far
September 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Been pretty busy with classes the past two weeks but decided to pick up Trigger Warning (Neil Gaiman short story collection) while at the library under the very wrong assumption that it'd be light reading. Glad I got it though, definitely a good read so far
Beautiful day for kayaking on the sound today. Couldn't say no to playing the Pirates of the Caribbean theme as we went
August 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Beautiful day for kayaking on the sound today. Couldn't say no to playing the Pirates of the Caribbean theme as we went