Bita Moghaddam
Ketamine Karen, Dopamine Dame
Here via Tehran/KU/Yale/Pitt
author of KETAMINE mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542241/
and a lot of good papers scholar.google.com/citations?user=WNB2…
- نوش دارويى و بعد از مرگ سهراب آمدى
- Wow, only $1.99!! Much cheaper than other “wellness” products promoted by Huberman and Peter Attia such as the ultra processed “David Bar” (which gives you as much protein as a cup of cottage cheese or a proper cheese omelette)
- Reposted by Bita MoghaddamBoth chambers of Congress have now passed the FY26 minibus with NIH provisions. The President will sign. (1) $48.7 billion for NIH (2) Full IDC recovery (3) No more multi-year funding (4) No NIH reorganization, maintaining the current IC structure.
- Reposted by Bita MoghaddamIranians are experiencing a collective trauma. Thousands have been killed/injured in recent events, the economy is crippled & the threat of a wider conflict is real. This is especially difficult for those living in Iran, as many have lost (or fear losing) loved ones. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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- Oh well, despite the support from luminaries like Jason Locasale, Peter Attia’s career in longevity dies prematurely 🙃 www.reuters.com/business/med...
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- Reposted by Bita MoghaddamBad Bunny thanked his mom for having him in Puerto Rico, told the people on the island there's nothing they can't do, and dedicated his award to all Latinos and to immigrants who keep pushing forward with a lot of strength.
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- At least they were transparent about naming the town as opposed to founding an entire whites-only state and calling it Oregon
- Of course it is! They had to keep an eye on the competition with the family business: Elsevier (owned by Ghislaine Maxwell's lot)
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- Reposted by Bita MoghaddamI wonder if the New York Times will go after any of the prominent academics in the Epstein files for being rapists as hard as they went after Claudine Gay for being kind of sloppy with citations in her graduate thesis. If not, why not?
- Notice of Extension to Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Period by NIH: Investigators whose ESI end date was in Sept, Oct, or Nov 2025 will have ESI status extended through March 31, 2026 But what about if the end date was Dec 25 or Jan 26? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
- Move over supplements and lifestyle theories: longevity is about 50% heritable
- 🆕 @science.org Revising the heritability of lifespan, from 25% to ~50%, by correcting for extrinsic factors science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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- a day after this, I learned I lost a precious friend and the closet person I ever had to a brother after a week of mourning, I am slowly shedding the sense of numbness and shock but damn, while I am no stranger to losing loved ones, losing them when they are far away is next level painful
- Love that this post highlights a classic Neuro Monty Pyton theory of Andrew Huberman: “the head shape” theory Congratulations to CBS for hiring their first neurocomedian
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- Want to help the good people of Minnesota? Read this thread by my good friend and brilliant scientist Dr Fair and do what you can 🙏
- "The accounts from the massacre in Mashhad, Iran’s second-most populous city, are a small window into one of the most lethal government actions the Iranian regime has taken in recent history."
- The painful reality of being an Iranian abroad: No news of a loved one & then through 4th party contact (elementary school friend in Europe w/ a friend w/ starlink hardware etc) & you learn he is in hospital preparing for emergency surgery And reaction is: thank goodness he is still alive 😰
- Reposted by Bita MoghaddamMLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
- How I started my journal entry on 17 January, 1979 “shah left Iran yesterday!” I can’t believe I used only one exclamation point
- Reposted by Bita MoghaddamNew report from doctors shows the Iranian regime slaughtered 16,500 protesters during the communications shutdown.
- estimates of the death toll in Iran is now >16000
- “If Trump chooses not to act, his encouragement of the Iranian people to rise up, his repeated promises of U.S. support, and his subsequent abandonment of them will be remembered as one of the most callous examples of presidential betrayal in modern history” www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
- “If Trump chooses not to act, his encouragement of the Iranian people to rise up, his repeated promises of U.S. support, and his subsequent abandonment of them will be remembered as one of the most callous examples of presidential betrayal in modern history” www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
- Reposted by Bita MoghaddamThe National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone. The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets. We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
- For what it is worth, there may be a “genetic” message here as the allele for lactose intolerance (LNP) is a common trait in Africans and east/southern Asians (70-100%), but far less common in northern Europeans (~5%)
- Excellent piece about Iran but this quote is highly applicable to current US admin tactics: “Fear is the cement of every authoritarian structure. Not ideology, not theology, not even brute force on its own can keep the towering edifice in place. Fear does” Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
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- Bring back the “old” vibes please I am here for it
- Events of the week call for a favorite house cocktail: Negroni and The Goat Recipe by chef Stephanie Izard, owner/chef of Chicago’s Girl & the Goat created for a Portland event a few years before I moved to this fair city
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- Saw "It Was Just An Accident" last night 🤯 “يك تصادف بود” GO SEE IT on a big screen if you can. The English subtitles do not do the dialogue justice as some of the dark comedy and curse words are not translatable but still, it was an incredible and beautifully made movie about human behavior
