Dr. Keith R. Brunt
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Translational Medicine, (keith.brunt@dal.ca) #NBpoli #CdnPoli ᑲᐁᐧᒉᐊᐧᑲᐣᐸᔦᐦᐅᕁ (Ally) in Truth & Reconciliation #TRC. #CardioSky #PhysiologySky #MedSky Amplifying 1001+ voices. Tenured. Imperfect.🫀🧪❤️
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Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!!
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Anoctamin-2-specific T cells link Epstein-Barr virus to multiple sclerosis
Researchers identified anoctamin-2 (ANO2) as a frequent autoimmune target in multiple
sclerosis, with T cell responses against ANO2 occurring in over half of patients.
These ANO2-specific T cells shar...
www.cell.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!!
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
A new study has found microplastics in greater quantities in a rural woodland than a nearby city.
It estimated up to 500 airborne particles were deposited on a sq metre of ground every day in Wytham Woods nr Oxford – almost twice as many as in the city centre.
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
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It estimated up to 500 airborne particles were deposited on a sq metre of ground every day in Wytham Woods nr Oxford – almost twice as many as in the city centre.
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
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January 14, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A new study has found microplastics in greater quantities in a rural woodland than a nearby city.
It estimated up to 500 airborne particles were deposited on a sq metre of ground every day in Wytham Woods nr Oxford – almost twice as many as in the city centre.
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
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It estimated up to 500 airborne particles were deposited on a sq metre of ground every day in Wytham Woods nr Oxford – almost twice as many as in the city centre.
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
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Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
An innovative nanoparticle platform adjusts mRNA delivery to osteoarthritic joints based on the severity of cartilage degeneration >>> www.biotechniques.com/nanomedicine... 🧪
‘Smart’ solution for osteoarthritis: nanoparticles deliver targeted therapy to repair cartilage damage
Researchers have developed a nanoparticle platform that can deliver mRNA therapy to affected cartilage based on osteoarthritis severity.
www.biotechniques.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
An innovative nanoparticle platform adjusts mRNA delivery to osteoarthritic joints based on the severity of cartilage degeneration >>> www.biotechniques.com/nanomedicine... 🧪
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Breathing feels effortless—until it doesn’t. This week on the #ISpyPhysiology blog, APS member Amin Mohajeri explains how #COPD develops and the simple steps that can help protect your lungs for life: https://ow.ly/3Mk650XWTby🧪
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Breathing feels effortless—until it doesn’t. This week on the #ISpyPhysiology blog, APS member Amin Mohajeri explains how #COPD develops and the simple steps that can help protect your lungs for life: https://ow.ly/3Mk650XWTby🧪
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Deep contrastive learning enables genome-wide virtual drug screening 🧪🏥🖥 | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Deep contrastive learning enables genome-wide virtual screening
Recent breakthroughs in protein structure prediction have opened new avenues for genome-wide drug discovery, yet existing virtual screening methods remain computationally prohibitive. We present DrugC...
www.science.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Deep contrastive learning enables genome-wide virtual drug screening 🧪🏥🖥 | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Deep contrastive learning enables genome-wide virtual drug screening 🧪🏥🖥 | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Deep contrastive learning enables genome-wide virtual screening
Recent breakthroughs in protein structure prediction have opened new avenues for genome-wide drug discovery, yet existing virtual screening methods remain computationally prohibitive. We present DrugC...
www.science.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Deep contrastive learning enables genome-wide virtual drug screening 🧪🏥🖥 | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
As the Arctic warms, some polar bears are being injured by painful ice buildup on their paws: 🧪❄️🐻❄ | CBC News share.google/KlmexyWhJEVF...
As the Arctic warms, some polar bears are being injured by painful ice buildup on their paws: study | CBC News
Researchers observing polar bears in two different populations in northern Canada and Greenland found that some of the bears were experiencing hair loss, gashes and ice buildup on their paws that, in ...
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January 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As the Arctic warms, some polar bears are being injured by painful ice buildup on their paws: 🧪❄️🐻❄ | CBC News share.google/KlmexyWhJEVF...
After years of speculation, cryo electron microscopy confirms statins can interact with calcium regulatory proteins, partly attributable to cause of muscle pain than limits effective use. 🧪🫀 scitechdaily.com/why-do-stati...
December 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
After years of speculation, cryo electron microscopy confirms statins can interact with calcium regulatory proteins, partly attributable to cause of muscle pain than limits effective use. 🧪🫀 scitechdaily.com/why-do-stati...
Microplastics elevated in male mice show exacerbation of atherosclerosis🧪🫀 scitechdaily.com/microplastic...
Microplastics Burrow Into Blood Vessels and Fuel Heart Disease
Microplastics may be quietly invading arteries and accelerating heart disease, especially in males.
scitechdaily.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Microplastics elevated in male mice show exacerbation of atherosclerosis🧪🫀 scitechdaily.com/microplastic...
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
📣Calling all international members! 📣 Join the official ATS WhatsApp channel for real-time updates on clinical resources, calls for abstracts, conference highlights, and other important news in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Join today! chat.whatsapp.com/GVWHu3fn1sqA...
Join today! chat.whatsapp.com/GVWHu3fn1sqA...
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📣Calling all international members! 📣 Join the official ATS WhatsApp channel for real-time updates on clinical resources, calls for abstracts, conference highlights, and other important news in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
Join today! chat.whatsapp.com/GVWHu3fn1sqA...
Join today! chat.whatsapp.com/GVWHu3fn1sqA...
More evidence of GDF-15 being associated with negative patient outcomes, this time pulmonary complications after thoracic surgery. 🫁 ❤️ 🧪
As biologic therapy pipelines grow targeting GDF-15 directly, we will learn if this is causative or correlation only.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
As biologic therapy pipelines grow targeting GDF-15 directly, we will learn if this is causative or correlation only.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Role of the perioperative Growth differentiation factor-15 kinetics in identifying patients at high risk for postoperative pulmonary complications following thoracic surgery
Preoperative risk prediction in thoracic surgery remains difficult for the individual patients, as most risk assessment models do not include perioper…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
More evidence of GDF-15 being associated with negative patient outcomes, this time pulmonary complications after thoracic surgery. 🫁 ❤️ 🧪
As biologic therapy pipelines grow targeting GDF-15 directly, we will learn if this is causative or correlation only.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
As biologic therapy pipelines grow targeting GDF-15 directly, we will learn if this is causative or correlation only.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
Neat trick if you polycolonal ab's suck. Incubate them with fixed cells with a KO of your protein of interest, then spin. Protocol here: www.med.upenn.edu/markslab/ass...
I was amazed how well it worked on first try (I'm sure that I can completely eliminate unspecific bands)
#WesternBlot #cellsky
I was amazed how well it worked on first try (I'm sure that I can completely eliminate unspecific bands)
#WesternBlot #cellsky
October 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Neat trick if you polycolonal ab's suck. Incubate them with fixed cells with a KO of your protein of interest, then spin. Protocol here: www.med.upenn.edu/markslab/ass...
I was amazed how well it worked on first try (I'm sure that I can completely eliminate unspecific bands)
#WesternBlot #cellsky
I was amazed how well it worked on first try (I'm sure that I can completely eliminate unspecific bands)
#WesternBlot #cellsky
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
We are looking for a new technician to join our lab and gain some hands on #zebrafish and molecular biology experience. Interested parties should apply here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259... Happy to answer any and all questions about the lab! #STEMJobs
Laboratory/Technical Assistant
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Laboratory/Technical Assistant for the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience within the School of Arts and Sciences. Our mission is to un...
jobs.rutgers.edu
October 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We are looking for a new technician to join our lab and gain some hands on #zebrafish and molecular biology experience. Interested parties should apply here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259... Happy to answer any and all questions about the lab! #STEMJobs
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
"Food insecurity is higher than at any time since the aftermath of the Great Recession, according to federal data, and many food banks are reporting higher need than they saw at the peak of the pandemic. Demand is only expected to increase."
It's all just so cruel. We need to put a stop to it all.
It's all just so cruel. We need to put a stop to it all.
NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Food insecurity is higher than at any time since the aftermath of the Great Recession, according to federal data, and many food banks are reporting higher need than they saw at the peak of the pandemic. Demand is only expected to increase."
It's all just so cruel. We need to put a stop to it all.
It's all just so cruel. We need to put a stop to it all.
The annual New Brunswick Heart Conference by the @HeartStrokeNB kicks off today, a premium CME event in NB for primary care providers, to help ensure that access and best practices improve outcomes. #NBpoli
October 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The annual New Brunswick Heart Conference by the @HeartStrokeNB kicks off today, a premium CME event in NB for primary care providers, to help ensure that access and best practices improve outcomes. #NBpoli
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
🧪🥤Researchers find Canada’s first sugary drink tax lowered odds of consumption nearly 25%
New report highlights the potential of the tax to improve public health
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/m...
New report highlights the potential of the tax to improve public health
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/m...
Pouring over the data: researchers find Canada’s first sugary drink tax lowered odds of consumption nearly 25%
www.heartandstroke.ca
October 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🧪🥤Researchers find Canada’s first sugary drink tax lowered odds of consumption nearly 25%
New report highlights the potential of the tax to improve public health
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/m...
New report highlights the potential of the tax to improve public health
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/m...
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
We mourn the loss of #JaneGoodall, whose research revolutionized #science, transformed the study of animal behavior, & paved the way for generations of field researchers. A tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world, her legacy inspires conservationists everywhere. 🌎 🧪
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We mourn the loss of #JaneGoodall, whose research revolutionized #science, transformed the study of animal behavior, & paved the way for generations of field researchers. A tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world, her legacy inspires conservationists everywhere. 🌎 🧪
🧪🥤Researchers find Canada’s first sugary drink tax lowered odds of consumption nearly 25%
New report highlights the potential of the tax to improve public health
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/m...
New report highlights the potential of the tax to improve public health
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/m...
Pouring over the data: researchers find Canada’s first sugary drink tax lowered odds of consumption nearly 25%
www.heartandstroke.ca
October 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🧪🥤Researchers find Canada’s first sugary drink tax lowered odds of consumption nearly 25%
New report highlights the potential of the tax to improve public health
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/m...
New report highlights the potential of the tax to improve public health
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
www.heartandstroke.ca/what-we-do/m...
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
Yukon-based First Nations education advocacy organization says it ended the rural nutrition program after its Jordan’s Principle funding was cut.
Jordan’s Principle cuts end Yukon food program for Indigenous kids
An advocacy organization in Yukon says it was forced to axe its rural nutrition program after its Jordan’s Principle funding was cut.
www.aptnnews.ca
September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Yukon-based First Nations education advocacy organization says it ended the rural nutrition program after its Jordan’s Principle funding was cut.
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre in Halifax hosts event for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation #Halifax #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre in Halifax hosts event for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
The Mi'kmaw Friendship Centre is hosting an event Tuesday to expand awareness about the history of Orange Shirt Day and the services they offer.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Mi’kmaw Friendship Centre in Halifax hosts event for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation #Halifax #NovaScotia
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
I think a lot of companies are overselling what AI can do reliably.
September 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I think a lot of companies are overselling what AI can do reliably.
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
BREAKING: Trump directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy troops to Portland, authorizing the use of 'full force' if necessary.
Trump directs defense secretary to deploy troops to Portland
In a post on Truth Social, the president said that he was authorizing the use of "full force" to protect Portland and ICE facilities if necessary.
nbcnews.to
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
BREAKING: Trump directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy troops to Portland, authorizing the use of 'full force' if necessary.
Reposted by Dr. Keith R. Brunt
A one-time gene therapy can markedly slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, potentially paving the way for the first ever treatment to alter the course of this rare, inherited brain disorder.
go.nature.com/4gLO6Wz
go.nature.com/4gLO6Wz
Huntington’s disease treated for first time using gene therapy
Nature - Preliminary results from a small trial offer the clearest evidence yet that the brain disease’s progression can be slowed.
go.nature.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A one-time gene therapy can markedly slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, potentially paving the way for the first ever treatment to alter the course of this rare, inherited brain disorder.
go.nature.com/4gLO6Wz
go.nature.com/4gLO6Wz
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