María R. Aburto
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María R. Aburto
@maburto.bsky.social
Gut microbes & Neurodevelopment 🧠🦠|Neurovascular Interactions | Brain and Gut Barriers | Senior Lecturer at UCC and APC Microbiome Ireland | Member Young Academy Ireland
Madrid -> Frankfurt -> Cork

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So happy to see this beautiful poster for our upcoming Winter Concert with the Fleischmann Choir on December 7th at the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Cork.

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October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
¡Qué merecido Premio Princesa de Asturias, para el maravilloso y genial maestro, Eduardo Mendoza!
🔸Eduardo Mendoza, Premio Princesa de Asturias de las Letras:

"Si no me miro al espejo, todavía me considero una joven promesa de la literatura española. Lo último que se pierde en la vida no es la esperanza, sino la vanidad"

#PremiosPrincesaDeAsturias

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October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reposted by María R. Aburto
Interested in the heterogeneity of blood vessels in the CNS? Here we review the unique features of the spinal cord vasculature, its barrier properties and neurovascular interactions, highlighting unknown aspects and future research directions.
@CRC1366
@erc.europa.eu @immunosens.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A privilege to chair symposium ‘Vascular function and cognitive health across the lifespan’ symposium today at @ecnp.eu
Thanks to speakers @vcoelhosantoslab.bsky.social Amanda Kiliaan, @mariangelesmoro.bsky.social and @blacoste.bsky.social for their fantastic presentations.
#ECNP2025
October 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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🧠🌸 How does menopause affect the mind?
This Educational Update Session is exploring the connections between menopause, cognition, and mental health.

#ECNP2025 #BrainHealth #MentalWellbeing #MenopauseResearch @oliviafoleary.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Great to join the @network-alba.bsky.social session on Diversity and Inclusion at #ECNP2025 today!
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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What is the best brain to study disorders of behavior? Great discussion at @ecnp.eu moderated by @jatinnagpal.bsky.social with inputs from @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social @emreyaksi.bsky.social @eknapska.bsky.social & Hannah Clarke #ecnp2025
October 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Looking forward to chairing this exciting symposium at @ecnp.eu Congress Amsterdam: Vascular function and cognitive health across the lifespan. Join us to hear from these excellent speakers on how vascular health shapes cognitive function.
🗓 Tuesday, October 14th | 08:40–10:00
📍 Elicium 1
#ECNP2025
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees, has passed away aged 91

go.nature.com/46QHIZk
Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
Nature - The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Jane Goodall, my ultimate hero, always inspiring, groundbreaking, kind and wise. The world will miss you, but never forget you.
October 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Very excited to participate in my first concert with the marvelous #FleischmannChoir
🎶 Free admission at @mtu.ie #CorkSchoolOfMusic come join us
September 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Really enjoyed talking about #Barriers at #Neurogastro2025 in London and meeting excellent colleagues!
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Last few places available to attend our Evidence for Policy Summit in Dublin next week. Visit: www.yai.ie for sign up details. If you can't attend in person, email yai@ria.ie for livestream details! #evidenceforpolicy #youngacademyireland #EfP25 @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @karinadoorley.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Missing the Castilian landscape
August 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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El sedentarismo es el enemigo de un cerebro sano: 'El cerebro en movimiento', de José Luis Trejo @jltrejoneuro.bsky.social y Coral Sanfeliu. Colección #QuéSabemosDe coeditada con @CSIC.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social buff.ly/pQIa0pf
August 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The microbiota modulates the positive impact of moderate physical exercise on memory. @CintadoElisa @JLTrejo2 @csicdivulga.bsky.social @institutocajal.bsky.social @SENC_ @isen_gard @jfcryan @Pharmabiotic cajal.csic.es/en/the-microbi…
August 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Orgullosa de haber participado en este estudio con @jltrejoneuro.bsky.social @cintadoelisa.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social @institutocajal.bsky.social demostrando que la microbiota intestinal es clave para modular los beneficios del ejercicio en la memoria y neurogénesis. @ebiomedicine.bsky.social
La microbiota modula el impacto positivo del ejercicio físico moderado sobre la memoria, según un estudio del CSIC | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Un trabajo del Centro de Neurociencias Cajal (CNC) del CSIC, entidad adscrita al Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, muestra la implicación del ejercicio físico moderado y la microbiota...
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August 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Excited to share our latest paper! At @institutocajal.bsky.social under @jltrejoneuro.bsky.social supervision, in collaboration with @maburto.bsky.social & @jfcryan.bsky.social . Moderate exercise boosts memory & neurogenesis in mice via gut microbiome 🏃‍♀️🧠🦠. doi.org/10.1016/j.eb...
August 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Gut microbiota regulates exercise-induced hormetic modulation of cognitive function - eBioMedicine www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Gut microbiota regulates exercise-induced hormetic modulation of cognitive function
These findings suggest that the hormetic effects of physical exercise on cognitive function and neurogenesis are mediated by corresponding changes in the gut microbiota, highlighting a novel mechanist...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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I'm beyond excited to share that our last work is now published in Nature Communications.

The South American MicroBiome Archive (saMBA): enriching the microbiome field by studying neglected populations

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The South American MicroBiome Archive (saMBA): enriching the microbiome field by studying neglected populations - Nature Communications
Here, Valderrama et al., introduced ‘saMBA’, the largest collection of uniformly analyzed microbiome data from South America, the worlds most biodiverse yet less characterized region. The article prop...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“Single-use plastic is not a sustainable consumption model and recycling is limited in its ability to mitigate the waste crisis.”
August 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM