Center for Molecular Integrative Neuroresilience
@icahncmin.bsky.social
Creating a culture of innovation that emphasizes creativity, disruptive thinking, and interdisciplinary collaboration to understand and promote neuroresilience.
🇺🇸 Honoring Veterans in November 🇺🇸
As a proud @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social federal employee serving at the #VABronx, I am humbled by the unselfish sacrifice veterans make & am proud of the work my colleagues do. To our #Veterans, #MilitaryFamilies & #WarriorCaregivers, THANK YOU for your service!
As a proud @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social federal employee serving at the #VABronx, I am humbled by the unselfish sacrifice veterans make & am proud of the work my colleagues do. To our #Veterans, #MilitaryFamilies & #WarriorCaregivers, THANK YOU for your service!
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
🇺🇸 Honoring Veterans in November 🇺🇸
As a proud @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social federal employee serving at the #VABronx, I am humbled by the unselfish sacrifice veterans make & am proud of the work my colleagues do. To our #Veterans, #MilitaryFamilies & #WarriorCaregivers, THANK YOU for your service!
As a proud @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social federal employee serving at the #VABronx, I am humbled by the unselfish sacrifice veterans make & am proud of the work my colleagues do. To our #Veterans, #MilitaryFamilies & #WarriorCaregivers, THANK YOU for your service!
Loss of social cognition memory impairs #Alzheimers patients to recognize family, friends, & caregivers. Harald Sontheimer, et al. investigated role of perineuronal nets in AD-associated social memory impairments. @alzdemjournals.bsky.social 👉 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Loss of social cognition memory impairs #Alzheimers patients to recognize family, friends, & caregivers. Harald Sontheimer, et al. investigated role of perineuronal nets in AD-associated social memory impairments. @alzdemjournals.bsky.social 👉 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Weill Cornell's Daniel Barnett, Till Zimmer, Caroline Booraem, et al. uncovered how free radicals from astrocyte mitochondria can fuel #Dementia revealing potential breakthrough for treating diseases like #Alzheimers & #FrontotemporalDementia. In Nature Metabolism ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s42...
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Weill Cornell's Daniel Barnett, Till Zimmer, Caroline Booraem, et al. uncovered how free radicals from astrocyte mitochondria can fuel #Dementia revealing potential breakthrough for treating diseases like #Alzheimers & #FrontotemporalDementia. In Nature Metabolism ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s42...
EXCITING WORK! Congratulations to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Pinar Ayata, Jessica Crowley, Matthew Challman, John Crary, Alison Goate, Anne Schaefer, et al., as well as contributing researchers from other institutions!
Read FULL STUDY @nature.com
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read FULL STUDY @nature.com
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
EXCITING WORK! Congratulations to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Pinar Ayata, Jessica Crowley, Matthew Challman, John Crary, Alison Goate, Anne Schaefer, et al., as well as contributing researchers from other institutions!
Read FULL STUDY @nature.com
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read FULL STUDY @nature.com
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚀 ONE WEEK AWAY! I am thrilled to present at the 6th Egyptian Intl. Conf. on #Microbiota & #Microbiome in Health & Disease. Futhermore, I am absolutely delighted to have been asked to Chair session 2 on Day 1. Learn More 👉 efmsa.org Check Out Agenda 👉 www.efmsa.org/agenda/2025
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚀 ONE WEEK AWAY! I am thrilled to present at the 6th Egyptian Intl. Conf. on #Microbiota & #Microbiome in Health & Disease. Futhermore, I am absolutely delighted to have been asked to Chair session 2 on Day 1. Learn More 👉 efmsa.org Check Out Agenda 👉 www.efmsa.org/agenda/2025
@massgeneralbrigham.bsky.social researchers Wai-Ying Wendy Yau, Dylan Kirn, Jennifer Rabin, et al. found that increasing your steps by even a little bit may help slow down progression of #Alzheimers among people at heightened risk. Full Study in Nature Medicine 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
@massgeneralbrigham.bsky.social researchers Wai-Ying Wendy Yau, Dylan Kirn, Jennifer Rabin, et al. found that increasing your steps by even a little bit may help slow down progression of #Alzheimers among people at heightened risk. Full Study in Nature Medicine 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How can flavanols influence brain function & nervous system when so little of them are absorbed? Researchers at the Shibaura Institute of Technology investigated how #Flavanols affect the nervous system through sensory stimulation. @elsevierconnect.bsky.social 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Astringent flavanol fires the locus-noradrenergic system, regulating neurobehavior and autonomic nerves
Astringency is a characteristic exhibited by only a limited number of polyphenolic compounds which show high electrochemical activity and are suscepti…
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November 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
How can flavanols influence brain function & nervous system when so little of them are absorbed? Researchers at the Shibaura Institute of Technology investigated how #Flavanols affect the nervous system through sensory stimulation. @elsevierconnect.bsky.social 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
TERRIFIC PAPER! University of Tehran's Ameneh Rezayof, et al. investigated role of #NitricOxide system w/in dorsomedial nucleus of thalamus in regulating memory performance & cortical electrophysiological activity in rat model of #AD @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Modulation of the mediodorsal thalamic nitric oxide system ameliorated amnesia and medial prefrontal abnormal network activity in a streptozotocin-induced rat model of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by amnesia and neuronal network dysfunction. Given that the mediodo…
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November 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
TERRIFIC PAPER! University of Tehran's Ameneh Rezayof, et al. investigated role of #NitricOxide system w/in dorsomedial nucleus of thalamus in regulating memory performance & cortical electrophysiological activity in rat model of #AD @elsevierconnect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Very Interesting Paper ➡️ Findings by Chiara Moretti, Magnus Simrén, Fredrik Bäckhed, et al. suggest that specific members of the human gut #Microbiota synthesize bioactive #Serotonin that can contribute to gut health. @cp-cellreports.bsky.social 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Identification of human gut bacteria that produce bioactive serotonin and promote colonic innervation
The gut microbiota regulates host intestinal serotonin synthesis, thereby promoting the development and maintenance of the enteric nervous system, whi…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Very Interesting Paper ➡️ Findings by Chiara Moretti, Magnus Simrén, Fredrik Bäckhed, et al. suggest that specific members of the human gut #Microbiota synthesize bioactive #Serotonin that can contribute to gut health. @cp-cellreports.bsky.social 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Researchers Junyang Chen, Pan Xiang, Qiyong Gong, Xiaohe Tian, Giuseppe Battaglia, et al. report a nanotechnology approach that reverses #AlzheimersDisease in mouse models.
Learn More in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Learn More in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport
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October 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Researchers Junyang Chen, Pan Xiang, Qiyong Gong, Xiaohe Tian, Giuseppe Battaglia, et al. report a nanotechnology approach that reverses #AlzheimersDisease in mouse models.
Learn More in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Learn More in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Research by Hiro Furukawa, et al. reveals how NMDA receptors control learning, memory & neuron survival. Discovery could lead to therapies that precisely modulate brain signaling to protect against #Alzheimers #Stroke & other #NeurodegenerativeDisorders. @nature.com 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mechanism of conductance control and neurosteroid binding in NMDA receptors - Nature
Ion-channel conductance levels are controlled by the bending patterns of pore-forming transmembrane helices in the heterotetrameric neuronal channel GluN1a-2B N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Research by Hiro Furukawa, et al. reveals how NMDA receptors control learning, memory & neuron survival. Discovery could lead to therapies that precisely modulate brain signaling to protect against #Alzheimers #Stroke & other #NeurodegenerativeDisorders. @nature.com 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚀 TWO WEEKS AWAY! I am thrilled to be presenting at the 6th Egyptian Intl. Conference on #Microbiota & #Microbiome in Health & Disease. EFMSA's mission is to advance the field of microbiome science & its applications. It is an honor to have been invited to speak! Learn More 👉 www.efmsa.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🚀 TWO WEEKS AWAY! I am thrilled to be presenting at the 6th Egyptian Intl. Conference on #Microbiota & #Microbiome in Health & Disease. EFMSA's mission is to advance the field of microbiome science & its applications. It is an honor to have been invited to speak! Learn More 👉 www.efmsa.org
Researchers Pat Sheehan, et al. @washumedicine.bsky.social have shown in mice that circadian rhythms w/in particular brain cells are disrupted in #Alzheimers in ways that change how & when hundreds of genes regulate key functions in the brain. Nature Neuroscience www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A glial circadian gene expression atlas reveals cell-type and disease-specific reprogramming in response to amyloid pathology or aging - Nature Neuroscience
Sheehan et al. have characterized the circadian translatomes of astrocytes and microglia in the mouse cortex in the context of amyloid pathology or aging, revealing cell- and disease-specific reprogra...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Researchers Pat Sheehan, et al. @washumedicine.bsky.social have shown in mice that circadian rhythms w/in particular brain cells are disrupted in #Alzheimers in ways that change how & when hundreds of genes regulate key functions in the brain. Nature Neuroscience www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The 57th Brazilian Congress of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics could not have been more exciting. Amazingly and serendipitously, I was able to meet up with the University Sao Paolo's Prof. Jose Belizario, an old friend. An amazing experience, full of nostalgia and new memories.
October 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The 57th Brazilian Congress of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics could not have been more exciting. Amazingly and serendipitously, I was able to meet up with the University Sao Paolo's Prof. Jose Belizario, an old friend. An amazing experience, full of nostalgia and new memories.
Yesterday, October 23rd, I had privilege of presenting at the 57th Brazilian Congress of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at USP - Universidade de São Paulo @usponline. What a FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE! Thank you so much to the organizers for an incredible event.
October 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Yesterday, October 23rd, I had privilege of presenting at the 57th Brazilian Congress of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at USP - Universidade de São Paulo @usponline. What a FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE! Thank you so much to the organizers for an incredible event.
Study by Hugh Markus, et al. at Cambridge found impaired movement of #CerebrospinalFluid predicted #Dementia risk later in life among 40,000 adults recruited to the @ukbiobank.bsky.social. @alzdemjournals.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social
➡️ alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
➡️ alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Study by Hugh Markus, et al. at Cambridge found impaired movement of #CerebrospinalFluid predicted #Dementia risk later in life among 40,000 adults recruited to the @ukbiobank.bsky.social. @alzdemjournals.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social
➡️ alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
➡️ alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
TOMORROW! I am VERY EXCITED to present at the 57th Brazilian Congress of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics on Thurs. October 23rd. This Congress brings together researchers, students and leading pharmacologists from Brazil and beyond! Learn More👉 congresso.sbfte.org.br
October 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
TOMORROW! I am VERY EXCITED to present at the 57th Brazilian Congress of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics on Thurs. October 23rd. This Congress brings together researchers, students and leading pharmacologists from Brazil and beyond! Learn More👉 congresso.sbfte.org.br
Last night, I attended the "Wonderful World" Gala, an amazing event that honors the legacy of Louis Armstrong while benefiting the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Mount Sinai. Full of love for music, science and medicine, it was an unforgettable event.
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Last night, I attended the "Wonderful World" Gala, an amazing event that honors the legacy of Louis Armstrong while benefiting the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Mount Sinai. Full of love for music, science and medicine, it was an unforgettable event.
Researchers Dominika Pilat, Hoang Le, Rudolph Tanzi, Ana Griciuc, et al. have identified a mutation in the TREM2 gene that disrupts the brain’s ability to clear toxic amyloid plaques, increasing #Alzheimers risk. Learn More in Neuron @cellpress.bsky.social 👉 www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Researchers Dominika Pilat, Hoang Le, Rudolph Tanzi, Ana Griciuc, et al. have identified a mutation in the TREM2 gene that disrupts the brain’s ability to clear toxic amyloid plaques, increasing #Alzheimers risk. Learn More in Neuron @cellpress.bsky.social 👉 www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
According to NEW STUDY from Timothy Hughes, et al. @wakeforestmed.bsky.social, "the conditions where you live may influence your brain health & risk for #Dementia". Learn More @alzdemjournals.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social 👉 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
According to NEW STUDY from Timothy Hughes, et al. @wakeforestmed.bsky.social, "the conditions where you live may influence your brain health & risk for #Dementia". Learn More @alzdemjournals.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social 👉 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
I am VERY EXCITED to present at the 57th Brazilian Congress of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics on Thursday October 23rd. This Congress brings together researchers, students and leading pharmacologists from Brazil and beyond! Learn More 👉 congresso.sbfte.org.br
October 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I am VERY EXCITED to present at the 57th Brazilian Congress of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics on Thursday October 23rd. This Congress brings together researchers, students and leading pharmacologists from Brazil and beyond! Learn More 👉 congresso.sbfte.org.br
Danny JJ Wang, et al. @uscedu.bsky.social created 1st method to noninvasively measure microscopic blood vessel pulses in human brain. Discovery may explain how circulation changes contribute to #Alzheimers & other neurodegenerative diseases @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Assessing cerebral microvascular volumetric with high-resolution 4D cerebral blood volume MRI at 7 T - Nature Cardiovascular Research
Guo, Zhao and colleagues use high-resolution 7 T MRI to measure the pulsatility of cerebral small vessels and uncover age-related differences in vascular dynamics, which offer new insights into mechan...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Danny JJ Wang, et al. @uscedu.bsky.social created 1st method to noninvasively measure microscopic blood vessel pulses in human brain. Discovery may explain how circulation changes contribute to #Alzheimers & other neurodegenerative diseases @natureportfolio.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Alzheimers has traditionally been associated w/ amyloid-β plaques, but growing evidence underscores role of neuroinflammation in disease progression. The anti-inflammatory properties of #Cannabidiol may offer therapeutic potential. Learn More in eNeuro @sfn.org 👉 www.eneuro.org/content/earl...
Rethinking Alzheimer's: Harnessing Cannabidiol to Modulate IDO and cGAS Pathways for Neuroinflammation Control
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has traditionally been associated with amyloid-β plaques, but growing evidence underscores the role of neuroinflammation in disease progression. The autoinflammatory hypothesi...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#Alzheimers has traditionally been associated w/ amyloid-β plaques, but growing evidence underscores role of neuroinflammation in disease progression. The anti-inflammatory properties of #Cannabidiol may offer therapeutic potential. Learn More in eNeuro @sfn.org 👉 www.eneuro.org/content/earl...
Very Exciting Paper! This study explores the cellular and regulatory mechanisms underlying #MajorDepressiveDisorder by integrating GWAS-identified risk loci w/ single-cell atlases of open chromatin cis-regulatory elements (cCREs)." Learn more in Nature Genetics 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Very Exciting Paper! This study explores the cellular and regulatory mechanisms underlying #MajorDepressiveDisorder by integrating GWAS-identified risk loci w/ single-cell atlases of open chromatin cis-regulatory elements (cCREs)." Learn more in Nature Genetics 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Vitaly Polisky, et al. present large-scale longitudinal analysis of health records from over 100 million in U.S. that demos consistent relationship of VZV reactivation w/ #Dementia after controlling for nearly 400 measured characteristics. @naturemedicine.bsky.social 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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October 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Vitaly Polisky, et al. present large-scale longitudinal analysis of health records from over 100 million in U.S. that demos consistent relationship of VZV reactivation w/ #Dementia after controlling for nearly 400 measured characteristics. @naturemedicine.bsky.social 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...