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This week’s blog recaps last month’s Meet the Researchers webinar, which featured seven of this year’s Next Generation Research Grant recipients. The full #webinar is now archived on our YouTube channel. Read about the remarkable work they’re doing buff.ly/9pocjIo ⬇️ #BrainResearch #BrainSky
Meet the Researchers Webinar Recap - American Brain Foundation
See how American Brain Foundation Next Generation Research Grants fuel bold new discoveries in brain disease research.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Spotlight on Dr. James Greene, @emoryuniversity.bsky.social neurohospitalist and founding director of Emory’s multi-hospital program, a longtime NHS leader helping shape the field.

Join us in Denver for #NHS2025 🧠
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#NeuroSky #MedEd #BrainSky
October 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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@newscientist.com discusses the #CriticalBrainHypothesis, a concept proposing that the brain manages enormous complexity by operating at the tipping point between order and disorder. This has profound implications for brain disease research. #Brainsky
What is the Critical Brain Hypothesis? Increasingly, researchers are considering that the brain processes signals in a way that incorporates a delicate balance between order and chaos. So brain signals are random? No, not exactly. This hypothesis suggests that brain signals travel from neuron to neuron in chain reactions that incorporate mass complexity but also flexibility. Can you help me picture that? Think of forest fires and how they grow as flames spread out to trees that happen to be nearby. This behavior is mathematically predictable, but increasingly complex as the fire adapts to the various conditions in the moment. Why would the brain work like that? By operating at the edge between order and disorder, the brain is maximizing its network of neurons for complex thinking, but it’s also allowing for flexibility to adapt to new signals in the moment. If the brain operates like a forest fire, being on the edge of chaos helps to keep it under control.
October 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Tonight, at 7 p.m. Central, tune into a free webinar to meet Next Generation Researchers about their projects to study brain diseases. 💻 Register now to watch live and hear how their findings will lead to new preventions, treatments, and cures: buff.ly/da5LjYM #BrainSky #BrainHealth
Don't miss tonight's free webinar! Next Generation Research Grants launch long-term research careers through funding innovative projects by early-career investigators. Join us to meet the researchers and hear how their finding will lead to new preventions, treatments, and cures across the full spectrum of brain diseases and disorders. The webinar will be held Monday, September 22 at 7 PM Central Time.
September 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The Neurohospitalist Society is a professional home for inpatient neurology.

🧠 Advance care. Empower neurohospitalists. Build community.
Students, residents, APPs, MDs, NHS is for you.

Tag a future neurohospitalist!

#NeuroSky #Neurology #MedSky #BrainSky
September 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Hormone replacement therapy might protect a woman’s brain against #Alzheimer’s disease, but only if the timing’s right, new research says. #Medsky #healthsky #brainsky #brainhealth #health #healthnews
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Timing Of Menopause Hormone Therapy Key To Protecting Brain From Alzheimer's
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hormone replacement therapy might protect a woman’s brain against Alzheimer’s disease, but only if the timing’s rig
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September 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Meet 2025 Next Generation Research Grant recipient Sophie Rengarajan, MD, PhD, of UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Rengarajan is studying gene-expression changes in Duchenne #MuscularDystrophy (#DMD). Funded with the Neuromuscular Study Group and @aanmember.bsky.social. 🧠🔬 More: buff.ly/IFon3kD #BrainSky
Researcher feature: Sophie Rengarajan, MD, PhD, 2025 Next Generation Grantee in neuromuscular disease. Dr. Rengarajan is studying Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). DMD weakens muscles due to a genetic defect. Dr. Rengarajan is investigating how cell interactions contribute to DMD and how affected cells respond to gene therapy. Her findings could improve treatment and reduce side effects of gene therapy.
September 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Meet 2025 Next Generation Research Grantee Deborah Rose, MD. She is studying how adverse childhood experiences influence #neurodegeneration in marginalized racial and ethnic groups. Funded with the McKnight Brain Research Foundation and @aanmember.bsky.social. #Brainsky 🧠 Learn more buff.ly/zTCSg3O
Researcher Feature: Deborah Rose, MD. 2025 Next Generation Research Grantee studying cognitive aging and age-related memory loss. Dr. Rose is exploring how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect brain health later in life, particularly among diverse populations. Dr. Rose will study links between ACEs, stress-related brain changes, and cognitive decline.
August 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Ben Trotman was diagnosed with #glioblastoma in October 2022. Now, more than two years after starting an experimental immunotherapy drug called ipilimumab, he has no signs of cancer. More trials are underway to further test and validate ipilimumab. #BrainSky
Research Discovery: An experimental drug called ipilimumab appears able to harness the immune system to fight and remove brain cancer. Diseases Affected: Glioblastoma Key Findings: Two years and eight months after starting to take ipilimumab, glioblastoma patient Ben Trotman’s scans show no signs of tumor. What's next? The NHS is launching further trials of ipilimumab.
August 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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He’s thinking “this dotard did everything that I commanded him to even though he has far more power than I do. Shit for brainsky.”
August 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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With the @alzassociation.bsky.social, The Michael J. Fox Foundation, and@aanmember.bsky.social, we funded research to accelerate progress in the diagnosis of #LewyBodyDementia (LBD) through a $3M grant awarded in 2022. #BrainSky

🔬 Read the full report ➡️ buff.ly/u6E0kYN
New report! Cure One, Cure Many Award: Improving Diagnosis for Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
August 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Michelle Heritage joins the Becker's Hospital Review Healthcare Podcast to discuss critical funding initiatives and efforts to advance #BrainHealth research. She highlights how the Big Beautiful Bill could impact the future of scientific discovery. #BrainSky🎧 Listen now ➡️ buff.ly/goaiIB7
Images: The cover image of the Becker's Healthcare Review Podcast and a photograph of American Brain Foundation Executive Director, Michelle Heritage. Text: New episode: Michelle Heritage, Executive Director of the American Brain Foundation.
August 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Life without brain disease is possible. But finding cures depends on research, and research depends on support from donors like you. Thank you for joining us in this important work. #BrainSky
July 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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It's #WorldBrainDay, a day to promote awareness about brain health and neurological disorders.

It also made me think of this #wine label.

#Winesky #Brainsky #winepairing
July 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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introducing brainsky: the bluesky chip implanted directly into your prefrontal cortex which lets you instantly post anything you think of (so that you don't forget)

it will also feed posts directly back into your brain and let you have seizures no-one's even heard of before
July 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Meet 2025 Next Generation Research Grant recipient Tiffany Li, PhD. She will work with cancer patients to establish new biomarkers for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (#CIPN). Funded with @foundationforpn.bsky.social. #BrainSky 🧠 Read more about Dr. Li's research: buff.ly/GsrzpXX
July 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Can't believe they finally made a milk stable enough for delivery via aeroplane over the sea, just for everyone on brainsky to reply "cow milk's NOT natural for h u m a n s!"
clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · Jul 6
They finally made the milk from that hotel
a ½ gallon of neutral milk
July 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Neuroplasticity is your brain’s power to rewire itself.

Want to upskill faster?
• Practice deep focus (ditch the distractions)
• Learn in short, spaced sessions
• Teach what you just learned
• Sleep like it’s your job
• Challenge old habits with new tasks

#BrainSky #LearnSky #SkillSky
July 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Lesli E. Skolarus, MD, MS, is a professor of neurology at Northwestern Feinberg. She spoke with us about using community engagement approaches to prevent stroke, her reasons for hope in this field, and the impact of receiving a Foundation grant early in her career. #BrainSky
One of the mainstays of the approach to this research is that we build community capacity such that when the research component of the project is complete, the community or the community members are better off, says Lesli Skolarus, MD What gives me hope is that where there is great need, people want to address that need. We still have a long way to go in terms of stroke treatments and stroke prevention. Stroke is such a highly prevalent disease with consequences not only for the person who had a stroke, but for their families and communities as well, says Lesli Skolarus, MD. I applied for [the Next Generation Research Grant] when I had just started stroke fellowship, and it really did change my career. It gave me two really important things. It allowed me to get a master's degree in healthcare research, increasing the rigor of my science. And it protected my time to launch my career and to really think about where I could have the biggest impact, not on a patient-by-patient basis, but on a community or societal level, says Lesli Skolarus, MD.
June 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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As we age, maintaining cognitive health is important. Julie Suhr, Director of Clinical Training at the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, shares five essential habits to help you keep your mind sharp and reduce your risk of cognitive decline. #HealthyAging #BrainSky
June 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (#PTSD) has been added to our A to Z page on the website. This disorder can develop after an extremely distressing event, leading to persisting nightmares, anxiety, flashbacks, impaired sleeping, and more. #BrainSky

📰 Read more about PTSD buff.ly/jloilHZ%E2%A...
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) impacts 6% of people in the US. Learn more about the symptoms, treatment, and research into PTSD.
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June 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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@Medscape.com reports Imaavy is approved for treating generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Imaavy blocks production of the protein FcRn. Clinical trials showed significantly reduced symptoms; results maintained after a 20-month follow-up. #MyastheniaGravis #MyastheniaGravisAwarenessMonth #BrainSky
Research Discovery: The FDA has approved a new drug, Imaavy, to treat generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Diseases Affected: Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG)  Key Findings: Patients with gMG produce antibodies that attack their own cells. This autoimmune disease is made worse by a protein called FcRn, which helps antibodies survive longer. Normally that’s a good thing, but for people with gMG, those antibodies are harmful. Imaavy works by blocking production of the protein FcRn. What’s Next: Imaavy’s approval means that it can be administered to adults and teens aged 12 years and up who have tested positive for anti-acetylcholine receptor or anti-muscle-specific kinase antibodies.
June 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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This stunning #MicroscopyMonday is an adult fly #brain, labeled in orange is the mushroom body, the memory center in flies, and the neurons on the sides are part of the medulla of the eye, essential for color vision. (Si Lab) 🧠 #neurosky #brainsky #scisky
June 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Did you know that #migraine and #epilepsy have a lot in common? Research focused on one of these conditions may provide valuable insights for both, or it may suggest new ideas for treating other brain diseases. Cure one, cure many. #BrainSky
June 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Did you ever wanted to see a visualisation how two common brain 🧠 network parcellations (Yeo 7 vs. CAB NP) differ?

Here is a small something I quickly cooked up because I was curious myself.

#neurosky #neuro #brain #brainsky #neuroimaging

Code: github.com/JAQuent/netw...
May 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM