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📢Call for Submissions: Microbiota and the Lung.

Explore the role of the lung microbiota in health, disease, and diagnostics.

We welcome original research & reviews on:
Lung sampling
Host-microbiota interactions
Microbiota in disease
Novel methodologies

Email proposal to: mah@bioscientifica.com

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We’re thrilled to announce Microbiota and Host have partnered with the International Society of Microbiota (ISM)! ISM aims to bring a new level of thinking and understanding of microbiota science out of the classical existing point of view.
Learn more 👉 mah.bioscientifica.com/page/societies

1 year ago 2 1 0 0
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Stand up for Science - Texas We are trying to connect people who would like to attend the Austin Stand Up For Science rally on March 7th as a contingent from the Texas Medical Center. If you would like to be connected via slack w...

For Houston researchers interested in traveling to Austin for @standupforscience.bsky.social I’m organizing carpools. Please fill out this form to be connected and participate in the Houston contingent docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sign the Petition Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)

Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."

1 year ago 157 139 9 11

Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify

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Investigating gut alterations in Alzheimer’s disease: In-depth analysis with micro- and nano-3D X-ray phase contrast tomography X-ray imaging reveals gut structural changes in Alzheimer’s mice, potentially linking gut health to brain degeneration.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The impact of a non-industrialized ("Restore") diet plus a key microbe on improving cardiometaboiic health markers and reducing body-wide inflammation, from a randomized trial
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @cellpress.bsky.social open-access

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Select microbial metabolites in the small intestinal lumen regulates vagal activity via receptor-mediated signaling Neuroscience; Microbiome

Delighted to highlight new work by Kelly Jameson and colleagues showing that select microbial metabolites in the small intestinal lumen regulate vagal activity
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

1 year ago 39 16 1 0
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Endogenous self-peptides guard immune privilege of the central nervous system - Nature Central nervous system (CNS)-derived regulatory self-peptides are essential for maintaining a continuous dialogue between the CNS and the immune system while balancing overt autoreactivity.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Happy New Year from Sydney!

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Crossed diving the Great Barrier Reef of the old bucket list today! Absolutely amazing! Merry Christmas from down under!

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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.

Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea

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The gut microbiome promotes mitochondrial respiration in the brain of a Parkinson's disease mouse model www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12....

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A graphic of a Christmas tree with the Microbiota and Host journal front cover and Christmas lights. The text reads: 'Happy Holidays from Microbiota and Host! Thank you for culturing your best research with us in 2024. mah.bioscientifica.com'

A graphic of a Christmas tree with the Microbiota and Host journal front cover and Christmas lights. The text reads: 'Happy Holidays from Microbiota and Host! Thank you for culturing your best research with us in 2024. mah.bioscientifica.com'

Thank you for culturing and sharing your best research with us and the #microbiota community this year! 🦠🧫Thanks and festive wishes to our authors, editors, reviewers and readers. #MicroSky

1 year ago 3 1 0 0
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Nothing says lab Christmas lunch like copious amounts of smoked meats! They insisted we needed something green on the tray, hence the brussel sprouts. Needless to say there were more sprouts left than meat!

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Placenta-tropic VEGF mRNA lipid nanoparticles ameliorate murine pre-eclampsia - Nature A platform for mRNA lipid nanoparticle delivery to the placenta to treat pre-eclampsia is shown to improve fetal and maternal health in mice and has potential clinical applications in obstetric d...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
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Our editorial for this fantastic paper -

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

published in @CircRes @ahajournals.bsky.social is now in pubmed 👇

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39636968/

1 year ago 12 8 0 0
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I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

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Prof John Cryan and Dr Gabriel Tofani

Prof John Cryan and Dr Gabriel Tofani

A new study from APC Microbiome Ireland & @ucc.bsky.social has uncovered the vital role that gut microbiota plays in regulating stress responses by interacting with the body’s circadian rhythms. Read: www.researchireland.ie/news/apc-gut-microbes-play-a-key-role-in-regulating-stress-responsiveness/

1 year ago 35 13 1 0
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Hey folks! I got a tattoo of my beloved PIEZO ion channel on my arm! Now I can show how they activate (flatten) under pressure by flexing—Will add a bit of performance art to my science talks 🧪🧠.

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