Eyal Y. Kimchi, MD, PhD
@ekimchi.bsky.social
#Neuroscience and #Neurology, studying brain networks & rhythms that support clear thinking to help people at risk of #delirium
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people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
May 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
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This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
April 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
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All NIDA F31 diversity scholars officially losing their funding...
I barely have words.
Expected at this point but so so disappointing and unfair. We are effectively punishing some of America's best science students for telling the government they are from an underrepresented community.
I barely have words.
Expected at this point but so so disappointing and unfair. We are effectively punishing some of America's best science students for telling the government they are from an underrepresented community.
April 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
All NIDA F31 diversity scholars officially losing their funding...
I barely have words.
Expected at this point but so so disappointing and unfair. We are effectively punishing some of America's best science students for telling the government they are from an underrepresented community.
I barely have words.
Expected at this point but so so disappointing and unfair. We are effectively punishing some of America's best science students for telling the government they are from an underrepresented community.
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I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend
I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I…
lithub.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
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Nice mood boost etched into marble at the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh. Seen yesterday at the moving, inspiring celebration of Carl Olson's life and career.
April 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Nice mood boost etched into marble at the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh. Seen yesterday at the moving, inspiring celebration of Carl Olson's life and career.
"This moment calls out for moral clarity and resolve. It asks universities to take their mission in society seriously and to resist being co-opted by government forces. But it asks something of all of us, too.... To stand strong, they need the assistance of students, faculty, and alumni."
April 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"This moment calls out for moral clarity and resolve. It asks universities to take their mission in society seriously and to resist being co-opted by government forces. But it asks something of all of us, too.... To stand strong, they need the assistance of students, faculty, and alumni."
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Northwestern has a great new website explaining why the federally-funded research we do benefits everybody: www.northwestern.edu/research-nu/...
Research Impact : Northwestern University
www.northwestern.edu
April 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Northwestern has a great new website explaining why the federally-funded research we do benefits everybody: www.northwestern.edu/research-nu/...
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"Our safety as Jews has always been tied to the rule of law, to the safety of others, to the strength of civil society, and to the protection of rights and liberties for all.”
A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.
Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition
A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rul...
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Our safety as Jews has always been tied to the rule of law, to the safety of others, to the strength of civil society, and to the protection of rights and liberties for all.”
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How the Trump administration is "using anti-Semitism as a pretext to destroy institutions that they want to destroy for totally different reasons" – and the @aaup.bsky.social lawsuit challenging them – @jameeljaffer.bsky.social @knightcolumbia.org on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4j2TmoT
April 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
How the Trump administration is "using anti-Semitism as a pretext to destroy institutions that they want to destroy for totally different reasons" – and the @aaup.bsky.social lawsuit challenging them – @jameeljaffer.bsky.social @knightcolumbia.org on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/4j2TmoT
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1/ Why do patients with late-stage cancer lose motivation & sink into apathy?
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...
A neuroimmune circuit mediates cancer cachexia-associated apathy
Cachexia, a severe wasting syndrome associated with inflammatory conditions, often leads to multiorgan failure and death. Patients with cachexia experience extreme fatigue, apathy, and clinical depres...
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
1/ Why do patients with late-stage cancer lose motivation & sink into apathy?
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...
🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵
🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
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Nice to see some organizations speaking plainly www.amacad.org/news/board-s...
A Statement from the Board of Directors - April 2025
A statement from the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, approved April 2025.
www.amacad.org
April 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Nice to see some organizations speaking plainly www.amacad.org/news/board-s...
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NIH freezes *all* research grants to Columbia. Going for the throat now.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University
Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million
www.science.org
April 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NIH freezes *all* research grants to Columbia. Going for the throat now.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell.
Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases near 500
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell.
www.npr.org
April 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell.
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🧠 Now On the Stage: by Dr. Matthew Maas with Updates in Neurocritical Care at the C10 Neurology Update in room 6A- Come join us - we have a variety of topics all day!
(And did we mention - we still have Audience Prizes!! 🎁 )
#AANAM
@neurocritical.bsky.social
@neurosurgerynm.bsky.social
(And did we mention - we still have Audience Prizes!! 🎁 )
#AANAM
@neurocritical.bsky.social
@neurosurgerynm.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🧠 Now On the Stage: by Dr. Matthew Maas with Updates in Neurocritical Care at the C10 Neurology Update in room 6A- Come join us - we have a variety of topics all day!
(And did we mention - we still have Audience Prizes!! 🎁 )
#AANAM
@neurocritical.bsky.social
@neurosurgerynm.bsky.social
(And did we mention - we still have Audience Prizes!! 🎁 )
#AANAM
@neurocritical.bsky.social
@neurosurgerynm.bsky.social
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BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
April 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
Reposted by Eyal Y. Kimchi, MD, PhD
Reposted by Eyal Y. Kimchi, MD, PhD
iGABASnFR2: Improved genetically encoded protein sensors of GABA https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.25.644953v1
March 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
iGABASnFR2: Improved genetically encoded protein sensors of GABA https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.25.644953v1
Reposted by Eyal Y. Kimchi, MD, PhD
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Silencing scientists, altering data, burying results; all things scientific integrity (SI) policies help prevent in federal agencies. We’ve heard concerning news about the Trump administration’s desire to rescind federal agency SI policies. Here’s why such policies are in all our best interests (🧵)
March 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Silencing scientists, altering data, burying results; all things scientific integrity (SI) policies help prevent in federal agencies. We’ve heard concerning news about the Trump administration’s desire to rescind federal agency SI policies. Here’s why such policies are in all our best interests (🧵)
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ICYMI (especially if you work in Democratic politics):
Cutting cancer research is one of the things Americans are most worried about.
And one of the things they’ve heard the least about. According to polls from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social:
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Cutting cancer research is one of the things Americans are most worried about.
And one of the things they’ve heard the least about. According to polls from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social:
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March 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ICYMI (especially if you work in Democratic politics):
Cutting cancer research is one of the things Americans are most worried about.
And one of the things they’ve heard the least about. According to polls from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social:
1/
Cutting cancer research is one of the things Americans are most worried about.
And one of the things they’ve heard the least about. According to polls from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social:
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A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved