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Austin Robinson

@ausrob-phd.bsky.social

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human health & performance, physiology, 🐕, non-fiction 📗, ☕️, & being outdoors | Associate Professor | Indiana University School of Public Health | Posts are my own https://www.nvplaboratory.net/

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American Physiological Society @apsphysiology.bsky.social · 18d

Men may be more prone to heart rhythm changes than women, which could help explain why male athletes face higher sudden cardiac death risks. Read more in AJP-Heart: ow.ly/nqGo50WZwjR #ArticlesInPresS #SABV @apspublications.bsky.social @ausrob-phd.bsky.social @merrylindseyphd.bsky.social 🧪

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American Physiological Society @apsphysiology.bsky.social · Sep 5

What's a smart scale? Should you use one? What do you need to know about your body composition besides your weight? APS member Austin Robinson (@ausrob-phd.bsky.social) weighed in 😜 on the subject. Read more from @NBCNews: ow.ly/sKMo50WQuEz #ISpyPhysiology 🧪

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Austin Robinson @ausrob-phd.bsky.social · Aug 30

100% @apspublications.bsky.social are the🐐. Where else can you publish OA in a reputable journal for < $1000

Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · Aug 29

Was going to be a part of a special issue proposal for J Physiol but Wiley $5k open access fees are too much for me. Kudos to @apspublications.bsky.social for their $995 APC cost for members in most journals, plus making Subscribe to Open Target so all papers open access this yr.

Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · Aug 29

shout out to the journal of the society (That I am a member of) that I review a bunch for charging 5200 for open access via springer nature. was a fun ride, but I am done.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 29

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

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Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · Aug 29

Tom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · Aug 29

shout out to the journal of the society (That I am a member of) that I review a bunch for charging 5200 for open access via springer nature. was a fun ride, but I am done.

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Austin Robinson @ausrob-phd.bsky.social · Aug 24

Any who can afford it, please pitch in 🙏 A lot of the grants that funded ABRCMS have been cancelled. These $100 awards make a huge impact for students. If every judge gave just $20, we’d exceed the goal.

👉 donate.abrcms.org
(select Presentation Awards)

More details 👉 abrcms.org/donate/stude...

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Visit the post for more.

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Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · Aug 21

Calling all @apsphysiology.bsky.social members: let’s help raise some money to support ABRCMS student presentation awards! Goal is $1200/discipline to support 12 awards by Sept 30th! 🧪 abrcms.org/donate/stude...

ABRCMS Fundraising - Student Presentation Awards - ABRCMS

Judges – Help Us Raise Funds for Student Presentation Awards Thank you for your service as a judge at ABRCMS. Your dedication has helped shape the future of countless student scientists, and we’re dee...

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Joseph C. Watso, PhD @joewatso.bsky.social · Aug 19

🧂Our controlled feeding pilot trial suggests potential sex differences in kidney responses to dietary salt. With a high salt diet, females may increase endothelin-1 excretion more. Endothelin-1 is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide and promotes salt excretion by the kidneys.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Aug 18

Trump hasn’t simply been using federal research funds as leverage against individual institutions. He’s also been wrecking the entire government apparatus for supporting scientific research.

No President Tried to Lose the War on Cancer … Until Trump

The story of a cancer patient, a researcher, and MAGA’s assault on science.

www.thebulwark.com

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Austin Robinson @ausrob-phd.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · Aug 12

HHS X account is tweeting that beef tallow fried potatoes are healthier than seed oil fried potatoes bc of handwavey mechanistic rationale based on the presence of oxidized lipid products & zero data with human health outcomes. Bonus points for shoehorned 1990s oxidative stress theories of disease.

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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Aug 9

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.

Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 1

Another email to Bhattacharya about his interview and his continued statements that NIH's gain of function research caused the COVID pandemic and killed millions of people.

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Aug 1

‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget

Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into law.

www.nature.com

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Joseph C. Watso, PhD @joewatso.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨New publication alert

Central blood pressure and arterial stiffness among ultramarathon runners across the lifespan

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · Jul 30

Unfollow health and wellness influencers who regularly invoke that the products they sell are science-based, yet haven't used their large platforms to raise awareness about the proposed NIH/NSF budget cuts.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Jul 28

I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.

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Austin Robinson @ausrob-phd.bsky.social · Jul 27

This conflation has irked me for years. People seem to think DEI and health disparities are synonymous. While DEI efforts may help with issues such as wealth inequality & educational attainment, which may help shrink health disparities in the long run, these are essentially two separate issues!

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 27

Post Sunday morning shows Bhattacharya email...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 27

Post Sunday morning shows Bhattacharya email...

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Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra.bsky.social · Jul 26

First copies of my book are here!! As a new faculty member, I realized that in addition to my research job, I also had a leadership job…and I wasn’t prepared for that.

This book is the guide I wish I’d had then, with the goal of helping others now.

jenheemstra.com/book

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · Jul 26

When you strip away humanity

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Austin Robinson @ausrob-phd.bsky.social · Jul 20

Another outstanding thread by Dr. Berg.

NYT article from last week also illustrated just how arbitrary the DEI cuts are as well.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

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Research Ireland @researchireland.ie · Jul 18

Research Ireland, on behalf of @deptoffhed.bsky.social, have today launched Global Talent Ireland - a new initiative to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland.

For more information visit:
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...

Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland

Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...

www.researchireland.ie

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · Jul 18

On Monday, some of the signers of the Bethesda Declaration are meeting w Jay Bhattacharya. Join us afterward for a rally at the Medical Center Metro at 4:30!!

Flyer for Roundtable Rally w QR code to RSVP and a photo of a protester w a sign supportive of NIH.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 15

Update on funding curves and late non-competitive renewals.

First, funding curves for new and competitive renewals.

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Graph showing NIH funding for new and competitive renewal grants for fiscal year 2025 compared to fiscal year 2024. The fiscal year 2025 curve is substantially below the fiscal year 2024 curve.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Jul 11

Senate Appropriators Reject Trump’s NSF Cuts

The Senate committee also protected the National Weather Service staff from mass layoffs. But a fight over the FBI has left the bill in limbo. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3IoW3Um

Senate Rejects Trump’s Cuts to NSF, Other Science Agencies

The Senate committee also protected the National Weather Service staff from mass layoffs. But a fight over the FBI has left the bill in limbo.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · Jul 5

“The Chinese simply can’t believe their luck: that at the dawn of the electricity-guzzling era of artificial intelligence, the U.S. president and his party have decided to engage in one of the greatest acts of strategic self-harm imaginable.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/o...

Opinion | How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again

www.nytimes.com

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 4

I hope everyone is having a good Fourth of July break. Here is how I ended up spending some of mine...

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Austin Robinson @ausrob-phd.bsky.social · Jul 4

Padding pockets >> health promotion

Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · Jul 3

Weird, most celebs and influencers with supplement codes and a nice script about the importance of good nutrition seems to be quiet on the cutting of SNAP and Medicaid.

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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · Jul 4

6 Months of MAHA - A Reflection and Call to Action

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6 Months of MAHA

A Reflection and Call to Action

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