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A new PET tracer for tau deposits in the brain will help to improve diagnosis and run clinical trials for a range of dementias the-scientist.com/news-opinion/n…

If you ever thought Brexit was causing you problems, imagine owning this place...

The first lockdowns from March had the clear aim to 'flatten the curve', buying time to expand hospital capacity and testing and tracing systems. As several countries lock down once more, what do they plan to do differently afterwards to stop the virus spreading again?

There aren't many articles about new medical techniques that casually refer to the inspiration for Ben Affleck's character in Argo, but this one of them neo.life/2020/11/the-fo…

Change in Headline

an excellent and much-needed bit of public service broadcasting

BBC: "France this week imposed an overnight curfew to help deal with soaring cases there." bbc.com/news/world-eur… Err... you might want to look closer to home for soaring cases. The French curfew has been part of the plan for weeks to mitigate increased freedoms over Christmas

Amazing stuff! I'd like to see DeepMind have a go at this 🧐

Waste tannins left over from wine production could be used to produce antioxidant plastics that keep food fresher for longer. By me for Wine Enthusiast: winemag.com/2020/12/22/tan…

Ironically, the French phrase for running off without telling anyone is filer à l'anglaise 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ BBC News - Coronavirus: Hundreds of British skiers flee Swiss Verbier quarantine bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

After the PR success of William Shakespeare's vaccination last month, the Oxford team unfortunately could not get hold of Charles Dickens or Jane Austen

Janssen vaccine only 57% effective in South Africa, although this is based on only giving one dose. Double dose is still in trials🤞

Amazing how long it takes before the continents are remotely recognisable

Doomed by the exponential function again...

Fascinating thread on how sloppy reporting can spread around the world and even enter the academic literature

The ability to sequence the RNA from individual cells is a 'revolution in resolution', allowing scientists to unpick the earliest signs of disease and discover new cell types chemistryworld.com/features/seque…

Single-cell sequencing is uncovering rare cell types that are vital to our health. One lung cell, only discovered in 2018, turned out to be responsible for almost all activity of a gene linked to cystic fibrosis. chemistryworld.com/features/seque…

The Telegraph has corrected and apologised for another untrue claim about Imperial #COVID19 epidemiology. It's the 16th time they have had to correct or clarify false or misleading reporting on Imperial coronavirus research.

Is... is the tooth fairy a porcupine?

Just idly thinking about 2026 summer holiday destinations - maybe Iceland, maybe... hang on, is that East Germany? eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2…