Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
Technological doping refers to the use of equipment—from swimsuits to super shoes—that provides an unfair athletic advantage. But the boundaries of what is allowed are somewhat arbitrary trib.al/7MT3uEh
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Bree Iskandar
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Bree Iskandar
@breezyscience
Drug discovery scientist @Merck & freelance science writer | PhD @UNCPharmacy @BowersRangers | ‘23 @AAASMassMedia Fellow @statnews | opinions my own!
เข้าร่วม Şubat 2022
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@breezyscience @sciam love to see this byline! great job Bree!
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For @sciam, I delve into technological doping—the use of equipment to gain an unfair athletic advantage—and explore the blurry, somewhat arbitrary line separating “clean” and “dirty” sport ahead of the #Olympics 🏃🏻♀️🏊♂️
scientificamerican.com/article/is-tec…
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
Had a nice chat with @breezyscience for a piece in @sciam on 'technological doping' in sport ahead of the Olympics 🗞️📰🏃♀️👟scientificamerican.com/article/is-tec…
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
Extra extra, read all about it! We are thrilled to announce the 2024 class of #MassMediaFellows! These 20 scientists will spend their summer in news outlets writing, reporting, and working on their #SciComm skills! Learn more about the 2024 class here: aaas.org/news/aaas-anno…
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Happy solar eclipse day!
After taking a bit of a break, I exercised the ol’ writing muscles again with this piece on how solar eclipses may have boosted the economies of our ancestors 🌕🌗🌑
inverse.com/science/how-so…
Check it out on @inversedotcom!
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
Any attempt to target KRAS in the last four decades has failed, leading many researchers to brand the protein “undruggable.” But that attitude is changing.
Read 'On Target' from @angRchen and @breezyscience. trib.al/ufuSR7L
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
And that's a wrap on Wrap-Up for MMF 2023! As our fellows begin to leave DC to return to their homes and universities, they take with them a wealth of #scicomm experience. Special thanks to @aaas, the newsroom host sites, and program sponsors for the continued support!
AAAS Mass Media Fellowship@AAASMassMedia
Stop the presses! We’re so excited to share the 2023 Mass Media Fellows! This summer, these 21 fantastic scientists and writers will be honing their #SciComm skills at news outlets across the country. Learn more about the incoming class here: aaas.org/news/aaas-anno…
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
@JasonPDinh How in the world did you write 40+ articles during your AAAS mass media fellowship?!
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
A small percentage of people suffering from frontotemporal dementia or FTD experience an explosion of creativity, often manifesting as obsessively engaging in artistic activities like painting. trib.al/AhpEOEA
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My first ever narrative feature was published today in @statnews 🥹
Some patients with a dementia called FTD experience an explosion of artistic creativity, and now we have a neurological basis for explaining it:
statnews.com/2023/08/10/dem…
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
Thank you @Statnews and @breezyscience for chatting with me about Pain Killer. The book that first shed light on the opioid epidemic and the Sacklers is back as a new Netflix series and a new paperback. amzn.to/43iRy2n
Bree Iskandar@breezyscience
For @statnews, I spoke with journalist @BarryMeier on the upcoming @netflix show Painkiller, which is based on his book about OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and the origin of the opioid epidemic in the US. statnews.com/2023/07/28/bar…
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For @statnews, I spoke with journalist @BarryMeier on the upcoming @netflix show Painkiller, which is based on his book about OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, and the origin of the opioid epidemic in the US.
statnews.com/2023/07/28/bar…
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
“The alpha-gal story is fascinating,” a researcher told @statnews's Bree Iskandar in a story she wrote about new data from @CDCgov showing cases of this tick-induced food allergy are on the rise.
Ticks scare me.
statnews.com/2023/07/27/alp…
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The CDC reports rising cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by ticks. I spoke to allergy experts and tick ecologists to find out why 🤔🙅♀️🥩
My latest for @statnews:
statnews.com/2023/07/27/alp…
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
“I’ve been told many times I have all the talent and the whole package, but I’m just ‘not the right person.’”
Though Asian American doctors are overrepresented in medicine, they're largely invisible in leadership. via @ushamcfarling
statnews.com/2023/07/26/asi…
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Bree Iskandar รีทวีตแล้ว
Doctors use precision medicine to show melanoma drugs can shrink rare brain tumor by 90% statnews.com/2023/07/13/mel… via @breezyscience for @statnews
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In a new study, doctors at @MGHCancerCenter treated a rare brain tumor with unprecedented success using medicines developed for skin cancer
My latest for @statnews:
statnews.com/2023/07/13/mel…
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