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This article is truly impressive, both for the significance of its findings and the enormous amount of work it represents!
Briefly, it demonstrates that the gut-brain vagal axis exerts a considerable influence on dopamine-dependent reward-related processes...
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Briefly, it demonstrates that the gut-brain vagal axis exerts a considerable influence on dopamine-dependent reward-related processes...
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This article is truly impressive, both for the significance of its findings and the enormous amount of work it represents!
Briefly, it demonstrates that the gut-brain vagal axis exerts a considerable influence on dopamine-dependent reward-related processes...
1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Briefly, it demonstrates that the gut-brain vagal axis exerts a considerable influence on dopamine-dependent reward-related processes...
1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Antonio Figueiredo from the Cheer Lab will publicly defend his dissertation - Endocannabinoids gate dorsal hippocampal acetylcholine release shaping reward-seeking and spatial memory. Join us in Davidge Hall at 1 pm to show your support!
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
TOMORROW: PIN PhD candidate Antonio Figueiredo from the Cheer Lab will publicly defend his dissertation - Endocannabinoids gate dorsal hippocampal acetylcholine release shaping reward-seeking and spatial memory. Join us in Davidge Hall at 1 pm to show your support!
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📢Are you a Colombian Neuroscientist attending #SfN2025?
"Tomémonos un tinto, seamos amigos".
Let's celebrate the achievements of our community at the "Colombian Neuroscientist Networking Meeting" in San Diego!
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for further details 🗓️
@joeycheers.bsky.social
"Tomémonos un tinto, seamos amigos".
Let's celebrate the achievements of our community at the "Colombian Neuroscientist Networking Meeting" in San Diego!
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for further details 🗓️
@joeycheers.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
📢Are you a Colombian Neuroscientist attending #SfN2025?
"Tomémonos un tinto, seamos amigos".
Let's celebrate the achievements of our community at the "Colombian Neuroscientist Networking Meeting" in San Diego!
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for further details 🗓️
@joeycheers.bsky.social
"Tomémonos un tinto, seamos amigos".
Let's celebrate the achievements of our community at the "Colombian Neuroscientist Networking Meeting" in San Diego!
Mark your calendar and stay tuned for further details 🗓️
@joeycheers.bsky.social
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Hiring: Research Technician and Postdoctoral opportunities!
My lab is looking for candidates to join or research in systems neuroscience at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago @uofilsystem.bsky.social. See details below. Please share! lujanlabuic.squarespace.com/joinus
My lab is looking for candidates to join or research in systems neuroscience at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago @uofilsystem.bsky.social. See details below. Please share! lujanlabuic.squarespace.com/joinus
June 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hiring: Research Technician and Postdoctoral opportunities!
My lab is looking for candidates to join or research in systems neuroscience at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago @uofilsystem.bsky.social. See details below. Please share! lujanlabuic.squarespace.com/joinus
My lab is looking for candidates to join or research in systems neuroscience at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago @uofilsystem.bsky.social. See details below. Please share! lujanlabuic.squarespace.com/joinus
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We are long overdue for more research on the benefits and risks of #cannabis use. However, the urgency for better policies for product standards and public education cannot be overstated. We need to act.
Read more in the American Psychological Association's June Report: www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
Read more in the American Psychological Association's June Report: www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
June 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We are long overdue for more research on the benefits and risks of #cannabis use. However, the urgency for better policies for product standards and public education cannot be overstated. We need to act.
Read more in the American Psychological Association's June Report: www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
Read more in the American Psychological Association's June Report: www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
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🚨 300 lives are lost daily to overdose.
@kahlertumsom.bsky.social is fighting back—2 years in, they’re launching bold clinical trials, tackling stigma, and building a future where addiction is treated with science and compassion. 💡💊
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/pi9ne
#Research #OverdoseCrisis
@kahlertumsom.bsky.social is fighting back—2 years in, they’re launching bold clinical trials, tackling stigma, and building a future where addiction is treated with science and compassion. 💡💊
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/pi9ne
#Research #OverdoseCrisis
May 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
🚨 300 lives are lost daily to overdose.
@kahlertumsom.bsky.social is fighting back—2 years in, they’re launching bold clinical trials, tackling stigma, and building a future where addiction is treated with science and compassion. 💡💊
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/pi9ne
#Research #OverdoseCrisis
@kahlertumsom.bsky.social is fighting back—2 years in, they’re launching bold clinical trials, tackling stigma, and building a future where addiction is treated with science and compassion. 💡💊
🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/pi9ne
#Research #OverdoseCrisis
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I don't remember the last time I was this emotionally invested
April 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I don't remember the last time I was this emotionally invested
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Shelly-Ann racing in her kid's Parents Day race at the school is the funniest thing I've seen all week LMAO
April 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Shelly-Ann racing in her kid's Parents Day race at the school is the funniest thing I've seen all week LMAO
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We have multiple openings for basic addiction scientists interested in pursuing translational research within the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine @kahlertumsom.bsky.social apply @ umb.taleo.net/careersectio... and learn about our institute @ addiction.umaryland.edu
Assistant Professor in Research and Addiction
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
umb.taleo.net
March 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We have multiple openings for basic addiction scientists interested in pursuing translational research within the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine @kahlertumsom.bsky.social apply @ umb.taleo.net/careersectio... and learn about our institute @ addiction.umaryland.edu
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Check out the amazing line up of speakers for the Catecholamines GRC! Apply for GRC www.grc.org/catecholamin... & GRS www.grc.org/catecholamin.... In these uncertain times we appreciate any donation to support the participants in the GRC my.grc.org/p/contributi... & GRS my.grc.org/p/contributi...
March 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Check out the amazing line up of speakers for the Catecholamines GRC! Apply for GRC www.grc.org/catecholamin... & GRS www.grc.org/catecholamin.... In these uncertain times we appreciate any donation to support the participants in the GRC my.grc.org/p/contributi... & GRS my.grc.org/p/contributi...
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I'm proud of (and grateful for) this remarkable @upenn.edu sophmore for speaking up about the importance of science.
In 2012, Whitehead became the first child treated with CAR T cell therapy, a treatment developed at Penn Medicine; she has been in remission since.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...
In 2012, Whitehead became the first child treated with CAR T cell therapy, a treatment developed at Penn Medicine; she has been in remission since.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...
Cancer survivor warns against threats to health funding | CNN
Emily Whitehead and Tom Whitehead join The Lead
www.cnn.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I'm proud of (and grateful for) this remarkable @upenn.edu sophmore for speaking up about the importance of science.
In 2012, Whitehead became the first child treated with CAR T cell therapy, a treatment developed at Penn Medicine; she has been in remission since.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...
In 2012, Whitehead became the first child treated with CAR T cell therapy, a treatment developed at Penn Medicine; she has been in remission since.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...
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Congratulations to Associate Director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, MPH! Dr. Kattakuzhy has earned the 2025 Person of the Year – On the Rise award by the UMB Roundtable on Empowerment in Leadership & Leveraging Aspirations (UMBrella).
@umbaltimore.bsky.social
@umbaltimore.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Congratulations to Associate Director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, MPH! Dr. Kattakuzhy has earned the 2025 Person of the Year – On the Rise award by the UMB Roundtable on Empowerment in Leadership & Leveraging Aspirations (UMBrella).
@umbaltimore.bsky.social
@umbaltimore.bsky.social
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social
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NIH funding is central to the research enterprise, providing critical support for neuroscience research across the country and here at UM-MIND.
What are the effects of federal budget cuts to neuroscience research? Learn more in the infographic below and share with your community.
#NIHSavesLives
What are the effects of federal budget cuts to neuroscience research? Learn more in the infographic below and share with your community.
#NIHSavesLives
March 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
NIH funding is central to the research enterprise, providing critical support for neuroscience research across the country and here at UM-MIND.
What are the effects of federal budget cuts to neuroscience research? Learn more in the infographic below and share with your community.
#NIHSavesLives
What are the effects of federal budget cuts to neuroscience research? Learn more in the infographic below and share with your community.
#NIHSavesLives
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So excited to share the work of the fantastic Katarzyna, 1st 🧪PhD student of my lab 🧠, out in @natureneuro.bsky.social 🥂🥳
Cheers to the team, thanks to our precious collaborators and support from @braincanada.bsky.social #CIHR @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social #newPI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cheers to the team, thanks to our precious collaborators and support from @braincanada.bsky.social #CIHR @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social #newPI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Astrocytic cannabinoid receptor 1 promotes resilience by dampening stress-induced blood–brain barrier alterations - Nature Neuroscience
The mechanisms of neurovascular adaptations underlying stress resilience remain unclear. Here the authors show that the astrocytic endocannabinoid system modulates the blood–brain barrier changes duri...
www.nature.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
So excited to share the work of the fantastic Katarzyna, 1st 🧪PhD student of my lab 🧠, out in @natureneuro.bsky.social 🥂🥳
Cheers to the team, thanks to our precious collaborators and support from @braincanada.bsky.social #CIHR @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social #newPI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cheers to the team, thanks to our precious collaborators and support from @braincanada.bsky.social #CIHR @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social #newPI
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🚨📃New Wassum Lab Paper📃🚨
Out today, @jackiegio.bsky.social discovered brain pathways that support agency and habit and how chronic stress disrupts them to rob of us our agency and cause us to form rigid habits 🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free full text: rdcu.be/eaxEv
Out today, @jackiegio.bsky.social discovered brain pathways that support agency and habit and how chronic stress disrupts them to rob of us our agency and cause us to form rigid habits 🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free full text: rdcu.be/eaxEv
A dual-pathway architecture for stress to disrupt agency and promote habit - Nature
Adaptive decision-making often requires an understanding of our agency in a situation; however, chronic stress can disrupt agency and promote inflexible, habitual behaviour by turning off a brain path...
www.nature.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
🚨📃New Wassum Lab Paper📃🚨
Out today, @jackiegio.bsky.social discovered brain pathways that support agency and habit and how chronic stress disrupts them to rob of us our agency and cause us to form rigid habits 🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free full text: rdcu.be/eaxEv
Out today, @jackiegio.bsky.social discovered brain pathways that support agency and habit and how chronic stress disrupts them to rob of us our agency and cause us to form rigid habits 🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free full text: rdcu.be/eaxEv
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Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
February 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
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We are pleased to announce the return of our Annual Research Symposium. Join us on Wednesday, May 28, for a day of research presentations & networking opportunities.
Advanced registration is required. The symposium is free to attend. To register, please visit www.addiction.umaryland.edu/symposium.
Advanced registration is required. The symposium is free to attend. To register, please visit www.addiction.umaryland.edu/symposium.
February 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We are pleased to announce the return of our Annual Research Symposium. Join us on Wednesday, May 28, for a day of research presentations & networking opportunities.
Advanced registration is required. The symposium is free to attend. To register, please visit www.addiction.umaryland.edu/symposium.
Advanced registration is required. The symposium is free to attend. To register, please visit www.addiction.umaryland.edu/symposium.
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Why we fund basic research
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
December 21, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Why we fund basic research