Laura K. Mackay

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Trans people are finding it harder to access life-saving treatment

Dec 9, 2024 | gaytimes.com | Laura K. Mackay |Jordan Robledo |Kaiqui Macaulay

The text message Emily* received from her GP practice was life-changing. Emily, who is transgender, was first prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) two years ago. It had enabled her life to feel “ordinary”. Suddenly her prescription had been stopped. The message explained that the GP practice was unable to “safely support ongoing prescribing or monitoring” of the “specialist drug”. If Emily wanted a new prescription, she would have to go private – a cost she could not afford.
'Wicked helped me understand my queerness in unexpected ways'

Dec 6, 2024 | gaytimes.com | Laura K. Mackay |Ryan Cahill |Jordan Robledo |Isobel Harforth

Films Just Like Us ambassador Isobel Harforth reveals how the “rainbow themes” in Wicked helped her come to terms with her queerness.
How Drag Race star Luxx Noir London is 'throwing it back' at her 'vicious trolls'

Nov 27, 2023 | gaytimes.co.uk | Jordan Robledo |Laura K. Mackay |Sam Damshenas |Chris Selman

Originals The Drag Race finalist discusses her new single, why she’s “probably better than the next 20 people in line” and how speaking her mind will ‘change the world’.
"A bunch of bulls**t": DeDeLicious doesn't hold back on Drag Race UK drama

Nov 24, 2023 | gaytimes.co.uk | Jordan Robledo |Sam Damshenas |Laura K. Mackay |Alice Morey

Originals The DeDe Smasher reflects on her Drag Race UK experience, including her status as a lip-sync assassin and “bulls***t” conflict with Vicki Vivacious.
20 years on from Section 28, primary schools must focus on LGBTQ+ inclusion

Nov 14, 2023 | gaytimes.co.uk | Sam Damshenas |Conor Clark |Laura K. Mackay

Originals Laura Mackay, Just Like Us CEO, reflects on their time at primary school and the charity’s aim to “create safe, inclusive and supportive environments for LGBTQIA+ young people”.
Functional T cell tolerance by peripheral tissue-based checkpoint control - Nature Immunology

Jul 20, 2023 | nature.com | Laura K. Mackay

Delineation of the steps that lead to immune-related adverse effects indicates that checkpoint-mediated suppression of autoreactive T cells occurs within peripheral target tissues rather than at the point of lymph node activation. Checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) therapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, markedly improving the survival of patients with a variety of tumours1.
Author Correction: Human circulating and tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells - Nature Immunology

Jul 17, 2023 | nature.com | Marcus Buggert |David Price |Laura K. Mackay

Correction to: Nature Immunology https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-023-01538-6. Published online 22 June 2023. In the version of this article originally published, there was an error in the table in Fig. 3b: the label currently reading “CCR7” appeared as “CDR7”. The label has been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.
Human circulating and tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells - Nature Immunology

Jun 22, 2023 | nature.com | Marcus Buggert |David Price |Laura K. Mackay

Authors and AffiliationsCenter for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenMarcus BuggertDivision of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UKDavid A. PriceSystems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UKDavid A.
How to Integrate Robotics into Elementary Content Areas

Jun 7, 2023 | blog.tcea.org | Laura K. Mackay |Emily Horn

2.9K Are you looking for a way to engage your students with content? Tired of the same old routines? Think about integrating touch-based robots into your curriculum. Most teachers, when they hear the word “robotics,” immediately think, “Nope. Not me.” or “I have no clue.” Coding a robot can seem daunting! That was our first thought when we were asked to integrate robotics into the regular curriculum.