Corinne Benakis
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Corinne Benakis
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Gut-Brain Axis – Stroke Research at the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, LMU Hospital Munich

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New paper out from the lab, led by Maddy Hurry. We investigate how stroke leads to peripheral complications in the gut through dysregulation of IgA mediated host-commensal crosstalk.
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Cerebral ischaemic stroke results in altered mucosal antibody responses and host-commensal microbiota interactions
Stroke is a devastating neurological event with a high risk of mortality that results in long-term sequalae that extend beyond the central nervous sys…
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November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Very grateful to present our research on the gut microbiome and stroke at the DGHM Meeting 2025 in Jena dghm-kongress.de — inspiring discussions on the microbial world 🦠🪱🍄‍🟫and collaborations ahead! Thank you to the organizers!! We were spoilt! 🤓
September 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The EMBO Stroke-Immunology meeting will be back next year! Stay tuned by registering here: coming-soon.embo.org/w26-21
Advances in Stroke-Immunology: From molecular mechanisms to clinical translation
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May 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Corinne Benakis
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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New research in Nature Medicine finds microplastics in human brains, with higher concentrations in dementia. The study highlights increasing plastic accumulation over time, raising urgent questions about its impact www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Microplastics #Neurology #HealthRisk
Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains - Nature Medicine
Pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry reveals the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in human kidney, liver and brain tissue samples from 2016 and 2024, with higher proportions found ...
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February 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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How to make reproducible research and open science training the norm in Universities? The article elifesciences.org/articles/89736 offers actionable steps. At LMU Munich, we have already started to implement each of these 11 strategies. A thread🧵:
Eleven strategies for making reproducible research and open science training the norm at research institutions
Researchers and administrators can integrate reproducible research and open science practices into daily practice at their research institutions by adapting research assessment criteria and program re...
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January 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Our “Stroke-Immunology Meeting” will be postponed to 2026. New dates will be announced soon! #neuroimmunology #stroke
January 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM