Alun Hughes
alun-hughes.bsky.social
Alun Hughes
@alun-hughes.bsky.social
Circadian research scientist, interested in skin and skeletal muscle. Senior Lecturer in Physiology at Liverpool John Moores University.
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Out today! Our article about the importance of creating impact from circadian rhythm research. A collaborative effort from the BioClocks UK volenteer team! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... Published as part of a Royal Society special issue on circadian rhythms in infection and immunity.
BioClocks UK: driving robust cycles of discovery to impact | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends all scales of biological organization, and has huge translational potential. For the UK to harness the oppor...
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January 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Reposted by Alun Hughes
Inspired by artist Tauber-Arb and the discoveries of @mariafelicita.bsky.social, @oliviawalch.bsky.social made this to show how brain cancers grow in response to morning hormonal signals. What do you see?
January 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Excellent resource for data visualisation in R with ggplot2.
There are now 24 step-by-step guides, explaining how to create these ⬇️ data visualizations with R/ggplot2 - I hope this is a useful resource. Find them all here: joachimgoedhart.github.io/DataViz-prot...
December 16, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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Everyone* should preorder my book, Sleep Groove (out 1/28)

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*especially people who like comics, physics, math, and analogies involving water coolers on swings
Sleep Groove
Sleep Groove is Why We Sleep meets what if?—an accessible, engaging tour of sleep and circadian science from an expert. With a sleep-wonk’s attenti...
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December 4, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Really pleased to have this out - lovely work led by Sven Wenger, Mino Belle and Hugh Piggins

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Loss of neuropeptide signalling alters temporal expression of mouse suprachiasmatic neuronal state and excitability
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December 4, 2024 at 8:48 PM