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M. Dolores Martin-de-Saavedra
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Neuroscientist | Ramón y Cajal Researcher at Universidad Complutense de Madrid | Group Leader at the Sheddome & DIsease Lab | Interested in pathophysiology of brain disorders in general and ectodomain shedding in particular | Women in STEM | Mom of 3
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Yep!
Quite obvious!

Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism: Neuron www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91.

In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91
Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Vaccines don't cause autism. What does? Mostly genes.
The number of people diagnosed with autism as screening has improved and the definition of autism has been expanded.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Vaccines don't cause autism. What does?
Scientists say most brain changes that contribute to autistic traits occur before birth.
www.nbcnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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This is frankly one of the worst things Donald Trump has ever posted, which is really saying something
September 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists, or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
September 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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#CHICAGO PROUD
September 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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🗓️El próximo 16 de septiembre a las 16h "Webinar Grupo Neurobiología Molecular" coordinado por @pgonzalezrodriguez.bsky.social 

🗣️ @sierralab.bsky.social  “Brain scavengers: microglial phagocytosis in health and disease

✍️ https://f.mtr.cool/umyvnetjju
August 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Women in Autophagy: an initiative to promote gender parity in science

https://www.europesays.com/1655485/

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Mericka McCabe & Ana Maria Cuervo University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland…
Women in Autophagy: an initiative to promote gender parity in science
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USAMericka McCabe & Ana Maria CuervoUniversity of Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandPatricia BoyaAcademia Sinica,
www.europesays.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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STUDY: Denmark tracked over a million children for 21 years, and found vaccines linked to zero extra cases of autism, asthma, or 48 other conditions.

Vaccines are safe, effective, and the best way to eradicate preventable disease. Period.
July 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Wonder doesn’t flinch. It’s our compass pulling us toward curiosity, creativity It reminds us: #science & #discovery are good. Here’s a moment that stirred mine: a new PI(3,4)P₂ probe illuminating the cell membrane & endosomes. Marvel with me. Captured on #FluorescenceFriday for #MicroscopyMonday
May 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!
May 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...
Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: "Working from home makes us happier."
An Australian study, conducted over four years and starting before the pandemic, has come up with some enlightening conclusions about the impact of working from home. The researchers are unequivocal: ...
farmingdale-observer.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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My lab is hiring 2 postdocs on an NIH-funded grant characterizing molecular & cellular changes in the human brain across menopausal transition. Other neuroepigenomics projects are also available. We plan to hire a wet lab scientist and a bioinformatician. Please RT!
kundakoviclab.com
More info 👇
March 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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How does the brain work?

Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵

🧠📈
April 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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New research from Fudan University finds that upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing #NeuropsychiatricDiseases. @mountsinainyc.bsky.social's @scottrussophd.bsky.social discusses the study @cnn.com Health. www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/h...
Exercise can help lower risk for some brain diseases, study shows | CNN
Want to protect yourself against diseases like dementia, stroke and depression? Reduce sedentary behavior and start exercising, a preliminary study says.
www.cnn.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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You can use europepmc.org to freely access all PubMed records.
Europe PMCHome - Europe PMC
Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature.
europepmc.org
March 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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I have been talking to the media, Time, Fortune, NBC, etc., to explain how the onslaught on science and NIH will impact the health of all Americans. Everyone knows someone who has cancer, heart disease, or depression. Spread the word about how cutting science impacts all.
time.com/7216299/nih-...
Experts Call NIH Budget Cuts an 'Apocalypse' for Science
The reductions target indirect costs that cover administrative and equipment costs.
time.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
¿Te apasiona la neurociencia 🧠 y quieres contribuir al descubrimiento de nuevos mecanismos subyacentes a condiciones como el autismo, la esquizofrenia o la epilepsia?🔬 Atrévete a pedir un contrato FPU con nosotras 👩‍🔬! Más info aquí:
drive.google.com/file/d/1j1j9...
Oferta FPU 2025.pdf
drive.google.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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“NIH produces an astounding return on investment to the American taxpayer. In Fiscal Year 2022, NIH research funding supported 568,585 jobs and generated $96.84 billion in economic activity — that’s $2.64 of economic activity for every $1 of research funding.”
www.researchamerica.org/2023-oped-us...
Research supported by NIH has led more than 100 Nobel Prizes and has supported more than 99% of drugs approved by federal regulators from 2010 to 2019.
But come January, NIH may face a wrecking ball
nytimes.com/2024/12/01/h...
Long a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target
nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Writing a grant for the Spanish Research Agency—beyond excited to see these ideas come to life!
January 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Earlier this year in Science, researchers generated a nanoscale-resolution reconstruction of a millimeter-scale fragment of human cerebral cortex, giving an unprecedented view into the structural organization of brain tissue at the supracellular, cellular, and subcellular levels. scim.ag/3BjR7xa
December 16, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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Programming tissue-sensing T cells that deliver therapies to the brain 🧪

Milos S. Simic et al.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Programming tissue-sensing T cells that deliver therapies to the brain
To engineer cells that can specifically target the central nervous system (CNS), we identified extracellular CNS-specific antigens, including components of the CNS extracellular matrix and surface mol...
www.science.org
December 5, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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We have very limited means of tracking inflammation in the body, like a one-off hs-CRP blood test.
Today @science.org
Continuous real-time monitoring of inflammation and protein biomarkers in the body with a shaking sensor
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 5, 2024 at 9:05 PM