Amy C
@amyciceu.bsky.social
likely to be found with nose buried in a Dostoevsky novel
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What starts out as a protective mechanism for aging neurons could backfire for microglia, a new study suggests.
By Holly Barker
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/aging/aging-...
By Holly Barker
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/aging/aging-...
Aging neurons outsource garbage disposal, clog microglia
Degradation-resistant proteins pass from neurons to glia in a process that may spread protein clumps around the brain, according to a study in mice.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
What starts out as a protective mechanism for aging neurons could backfire for microglia, a new study suggests.
By Holly Barker
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/aging/aging-...
By Holly Barker
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/aging/aging-...
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Higher caffeinated coffee intake was associated with more favorable cognitive outcomes. ～2 to 3 cups per day.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Higher caffeinated coffee intake was associated with more favorable cognitive outcomes. ～2 to 3 cups per day.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM
An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
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I will never be able to fully leave neuroscience, even if I haven't done any neuroscience in years, because it involves being around people asking questions like "why are mole noses like that" and the answers always being cool
Kenneth Catania spoke with @thetransmitter.bsky.social about how the specialized snout of the star-nosed mole allows for high-speed foraging and underscores the importance of studying behavior alongside anatomy.
By Lauren Schneider
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n...
By Lauren Schneider
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n...
Neuro’s ark: Understanding fast foraging with star-nosed moles
“MacArthur genius” Kenneth Catania outlined the physiology behind the moles’ stellar foraging skills two decades ago. Next, he wants to better characterize their food-seeking behavior.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I will never be able to fully leave neuroscience, even if I haven't done any neuroscience in years, because it involves being around people asking questions like "why are mole noses like that" and the answers always being cool
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1 in 30 NIH grants were terminated — tossing out years of research for a cure and leaving more than 74,000 patients in limbo. But this is apparently all part of "restoring public trust" in science.
Enough is enough. We need to take back our science, health, and democracy!
Enough is enough. We need to take back our science, health, and democracy!
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
1 in 30 NIH grants were terminated — tossing out years of research for a cure and leaving more than 74,000 patients in limbo. But this is apparently all part of "restoring public trust" in science.
Enough is enough. We need to take back our science, health, and democracy!
Enough is enough. We need to take back our science, health, and democracy!
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Giorgio Armani and Karl Lagerfeld grooving on a table at the opening of Armani Casa in Paris, 2001.
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Giorgio Armani and Karl Lagerfeld grooving on a table at the opening of Armani Casa in Paris, 2001.
so breathtaking
In 1989, this video shook up neuroscience. Here, glutamate triggers waves of calcium movement between astrocytes, large brain cells that reach millions of neurons. A new wave of research is revealing how this behavior influences our brain states.
www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought...
www.quantamagazine.org/once-thought...
January 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
so breathtaking
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all of robert wun's bridal looks are spectacular they take my breath away
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 AM
all of robert wun's bridal looks are spectacular they take my breath away
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fungi & feathered friends at Chanel sp 2026 couture
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
fungi & feathered friends at Chanel sp 2026 couture
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My man looks like an Oompa Loompa elder at an open casket.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
My man looks like an Oompa Loompa elder at an open casket.
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Writing is thinking
"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Writing is thinking
"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
"On the value of human-generated scientific writing in the age of large-language models."
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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The 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.
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.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The 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.
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.
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How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
atonement for the untold numbers of lab mice I’ve sacrificed over the past few months, let alone days, in the name of scientific progress
January 18, 2026 at 3:58 AM
atonement for the untold numbers of lab mice I’ve sacrificed over the past few months, let alone days, in the name of scientific progress
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Vladimir Nabokov searching for butterflies
January 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Vladimir Nabokov searching for butterflies
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The U.S. Congress has delivered another rebuke of President Donald Trump’s plans to slash this year’s budgets of several science agencies. https://scim.ag/49G7Zwe
Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science
Appropriators agree instead to keep this year’s spending nearly level
www.science.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The U.S. Congress has delivered another rebuke of President Donald Trump’s plans to slash this year’s budgets of several science agencies. https://scim.ag/49G7Zwe
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Skipping breakfast is associated with increased odds of depression
December 24, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Skipping breakfast is associated with increased odds of depression
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Nothing to see here
Just the NIH Director trashing, um, one of the world’s best respected journals, Science
It makes sense really—power-hungry, power-consolidating autocrats love to criticize the media, it’s one of their favorite tactics
Just the NIH Director trashing, um, one of the world’s best respected journals, Science
It makes sense really—power-hungry, power-consolidating autocrats love to criticize the media, it’s one of their favorite tactics
December 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Nothing to see here
Just the NIH Director trashing, um, one of the world’s best respected journals, Science
It makes sense really—power-hungry, power-consolidating autocrats love to criticize the media, it’s one of their favorite tactics
Just the NIH Director trashing, um, one of the world’s best respected journals, Science
It makes sense really—power-hungry, power-consolidating autocrats love to criticize the media, it’s one of their favorite tactics
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Stressing out and trying to be the best as a kid usually makes you worse as an adult.
December 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Stressing out and trying to be the best as a kid usually makes you worse as an adult.
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New paper drop! 🧠💊 Our new paper out in Molecular Psychiatry shows that the serotonin 1B receptor is important for the neural and antidepressant/anxiolytic behavioral responses to psilocybin in mice.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The serotonin 1B receptor is required for some of the behavioral effects of psilocybin in mice - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - The serotonin 1B receptor is required for some of the behavioral effects of psilocybin in mice
www.nature.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New paper drop! 🧠💊 Our new paper out in Molecular Psychiatry shows that the serotonin 1B receptor is important for the neural and antidepressant/anxiolytic behavioral responses to psilocybin in mice.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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NIH funding is like pizza 🍕. Usually, the NIH gives many researchers a slice of the pie, but this year they decided to just give a few researchers the whole pie. The data show that, disproportionately, early career researchers went hungry. We need Congress to stop NIH multi-year funding mandates.
A Trump administration change to how the National Institutes of Health awards grants has sharply reduced early-stage investigators’ odds of securing funding, new data from the agency show. Teamed up with @aniloza.bsky.social for this @statnews.com story
www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/n...
NIH funding rates for early-career researchers plunged in 2025, new data show
A Trump administration change to how NIH awards grants has sharply reduced early-stage investigators’ odds of securing funding.
www.statnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
NIH funding is like pizza 🍕. Usually, the NIH gives many researchers a slice of the pie, but this year they decided to just give a few researchers the whole pie. The data show that, disproportionately, early career researchers went hungry. We need Congress to stop NIH multi-year funding mandates.
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There’s nothing stopping the people in Washington DC from naming their own things after the president
The Donald J. Trump Dumpster
The Donald J. Trump Port-a-Potty
The Donald J. Trump Municipal Waste Disposal Facility
The Donald J. Trump Dumpster
The Donald J. Trump Port-a-Potty
The Donald J. Trump Municipal Waste Disposal Facility
December 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
There’s nothing stopping the people in Washington DC from naming their own things after the president
The Donald J. Trump Dumpster
The Donald J. Trump Port-a-Potty
The Donald J. Trump Municipal Waste Disposal Facility
The Donald J. Trump Dumpster
The Donald J. Trump Port-a-Potty
The Donald J. Trump Municipal Waste Disposal Facility