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Liam Drew

@liamjdrew

Freelance journalist and writer. Author of I, Mammal: The Story of What Makes Us Mammals (Bloomsbury) and The Brain Book (DK). Dad, former neurobiologist.

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How different countries' regulatory landscapes are shaping the development of brain computer interfaces. My latest #BCI #neurotechnology nature.com/articles/d4158…

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This rang true for me. I was lucky enough, as a scientist, to have three such buddies. And I have the fondest memories of our interactions. (Still today, a good editor plays this role.)

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After nearly a decade of spamming his followers with endless money requests, Donald Trump has bled MAGA dry. Their money is gone. In his third run for the presidency, Trump is a threadbare sock puppet for oligarchs seeking create a new regime. yahoo.com/news/trump-rel…

After nearly a decade of spamming his followers with endless money requests, Donald Trump has bled MAGA dry. Their money is gone.

In his third run for the presidency, Trump is a threadbare sock puppet for oligarchs seeking create a new regime.
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I'm not saying 1,364 followers on here is a large number but it makes my seven on Bluesky feel all the more puny. liamdrew.bsky.social

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📚 This paper in nature featuring part of the work we did in estimating eGFR is amazing! 👉 The writer Liam Drew did great justice to a complex topic! Making kidney tests work for everyone nature.com/articles/d4158… Gavin Dreyer Uganda Kidney Foundation (UKF) Dr. Oriba Dan Langoya Valerie Luyckx

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Amidst crucial efforts to deracialise medicine, making an everyday diagnostic work effectively for everyone across the world presents many challenges. My latest: Making kidney tests work for everyone nature.com/articles/d4158…

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The United States has moved to deracialize kidney diagnostics. The move addresses major health-equity issues — but it also shines a light on a problematic clinical test. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Journalist request for an early 2025 research round up: please nominate the most important/surprising/transformative paper of 2024 on Alzheimer's Disease. (Pubmed says there are 17,647 papers to choose from!)

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With 2025 almost here, it’s time for resolutions you’ll actually want to keep: 10 Resolutions for Editors. Resolution 1: Ask yourself this question: Are my edits making the story better or just different?

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Links between air pollution and brain disorders keep accruing. Scientists now need to figure out which pollutants harm the brain and how. My latest for nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

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TONIGHT I start the tour of my show ‘The Eyes Open and Shut Show’ Soho Theatre in London. I am there until Saturday and then getting the show on the tracks. It would be excellent to see you if you’re about and up for it. Tickets here robauton.co.uk

TONIGHT I start the tour of my show ‘The Eyes Open and Shut Show’ <a href="/sohotheatre/">Soho Theatre</a>  in London. I am there until Saturday and then getting the show on the tracks. It would be excellent to see you if you’re about and up for it. Tickets here robauton.co.uk
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On impact factors and real world impact: Specialist journals play an outsized role in changing conservation law. Enjoyed writing this one. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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We would like to thank all NCD advocates who participated in #NCDAF2025. It was a pleasure to meet civil society members, people living with NCDs, experts, young advocates, government representatives, and private sector stakeholders in Kigali to strategized on how we can

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Might optogenetics be on the cusp of becoming a transformative therapy for blindness? My latest looks at the latest advances in using this technology for treating retinitis pigmentosa, with an ongoing clinical trial yielding remarkable results. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Losing the Y chromosome seems to make cancer cells more aggressive in men and the phenomenon may even spread between cells go.nature.com/4jwznP7