Alex Keyes, PhD
@neuropharmnerd.bsky.social
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neuro nerd. aspiring artist. UIowa PhD - Pharmacology. Interested in neuro-immune interactions in the spinal cord. my opinions are my own. they/them
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#IA01 Miller-Meeks says she will hold a town hall "when hell freezes over."
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A swing-district Iowa Republican says she’ll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’ | CNN Politics
Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”
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A new Nature Medicine study analyzing health records from >100 million people in the US offers compelling evidence that reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ,the same virus that causes chickenpox and shingles may contribute to dementia risk.
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Varicella-zoster virus reactivation and the risk of dementia - Nature Medicine
Large-scale longitudinal health records reveal consistent association of varicella-zoster virus reactivation with dementia.
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🧪 A new AI tool, Funding the Frontier, integrates massive datasets to trace the societal impact of scientific research. It moves beyond citations to link grants with patents, policies, and clinical trials, even predicting future impact. #MLSky #AcademicSky
Will your study change the world? This AI tool predicts the impact of your research
A tool called Funding the Frontier visualizes all the downstream impacts of funding — and predicts which studies will have the biggest societal impact.
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This is bonkers. FDA is going to change leucovorin's label based on a lit review with data on 40 patients w/ cerebral folate deficiency and comparisons to "known natural history."
www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/f...
FDA brings back GSK's leucovorin drug that RFK Jr. touted as autism treatment
The Trump administration is touting leucovorin as a treatment for autism.
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