Jena Pincott

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Breastfeeding, even for a few days, linked to lower blood pressure in early childhood https://t.co/7p7YpbEe10

Reinventing the Uterus, One Organoid at a Time https://t.co/OpsphcTbkJ

Why hadn't any studies tracked data on menstruation and COVID-19 vaccines? Menstrual irregularities aren't harmful, but "people like to be informed of side effects in advance" by @DrJenGunter https://t.co/8crjLTu6rM

Finally! A handheld 'MasSpec Pen to tell us what's really in our food, e.g. whether our wild salmon is actually farmed-raised. Can't wait for a smartphone-compatible consumer version. https://t.co/eWQaPHJbX1

Kids' metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy: here's why https://t.co/sMjMCWt76K

Wow -- "Maternal exercise...completely blocked the negative effects of either mother's or father's obesity on the offspring." https://t.co/dC4Hsk9IQt

New experiences enhance learning by resetting key brain circuit: How novelty triggers neural mechanisms that facilitate flexible strategy encoding (ok, mouse study, but still interesting. Does stepping outside comfort zone support memory/learning? ) https://t.co/yXlDnpnKtm

Fascinating! Green tea supplements modulate facial development of children with Down syndrome, study finds https://t.co/YV6TJ90klN

What Are Sperm Telling Us? https://t.co/dLVhHvVDNS

Scientists develop blood test to predict environmental harms to children https://t.co/KolO2CtDuQ

Why Your Kid Wears Shorts in Winter https://t.co/LjcK3cDD8P

Musing on Medium...Could the Pandemic Be Triggering Early Puberty in Girls? https://t.co/HJOTNo2VKV

How Close Are We to a Breast Cancer Vaccine? https://t.co/lOMzDl3wHg

A minimum of 5 hours of STEM/week for middle-grade, a developmental window that can set the course of careers. https://t.co/VHmasWZ7lz

Jean Auel had it right: "Nobody today has mitochondrial DNA like that in Neanderthals and, since it’s passed only maternally, this implies that interbreeding was more often between their men and our women." https://t.co/zls3lSUG2K

Chernobyl fungus could shield astronauts from cosmic radiation https://t.co/Zoo5tvkX3g