Monica Carson
@brainimmunity.bsky.social
Fan of microglia, macrophages, glial-neuronal and brain-immune interactions (both innate & adaptive); flirted with oligodendrocytes, astrocytes and occasionally even neurons.
EIC Journal of Neuroinflammation
Sci-Fi and SDCC (Comicon)
opinions are my own
EIC Journal of Neuroinflammation
Sci-Fi and SDCC (Comicon)
opinions are my own
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Wisdom from Charles Schulz.
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Wisdom from Charles Schulz.
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#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #Immunosky #microsky #neurosky #publichealth The interplay between the gut-immune-brain axis & #COVID is increasingly recognized as a significant factor in the manifestation & progression of #idiopathicParkinson’s disease.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #Immunosky #microsky #neurosky #publichealth The interplay between the gut-immune-brain axis & #COVID is increasingly recognized as a significant factor in the manifestation & progression of #idiopathicParkinson’s disease.
I wrote a review of James Watson's obituary by CSHL: liorpachter.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/r...
Review of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Obituary for Dr. James Watson
James Watson, who described himself as “not a racist in a conventional way”, has died at the age of 97. Below is a review of an obituary for Dr. James Watson published by Cold Spring Ha…
liorpachter.wordpress.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Astrocytes get less attention than their neuronal neighbors, partly because they’re harder to study. But the glial cells could help explain how memories take a more stable form after recall.
By @lauren-schneider.com
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/memory/engra...
By @lauren-schneider.com
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/memory/engra...
Engrams in amygdala lean on astrocytes to solidify memories
Disrupting the astrocyte-neuronal dynamic in mice destabilizes their memory of fear conditioning.
www.thetransmitter.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Astrocytes get less attention than their neuronal neighbors, partly because they’re harder to study. But the glial cells could help explain how memories take a more stable form after recall.
By @lauren-schneider.com
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/memory/engra...
By @lauren-schneider.com
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/memory/engra...
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American Acad. of Pediatrics issues independent evid.-based child & teen vaccination schedule in response to fed officials "undermining the rigorous scientific process for making recommendations." Includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination that differs from fed policy, plus updates to RSV & flu recs.
AAP releases evidence-based immunization schedule; calls on payers to cover recommendations
The schedule includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination that differs from federal policy along with updates to recommendations on RSV and flu.
publications.aap.org
August 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
American Acad. of Pediatrics issues independent evid.-based child & teen vaccination schedule in response to fed officials "undermining the rigorous scientific process for making recommendations." Includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination that differs from fed policy, plus updates to RSV & flu recs.
August 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fun stuff nicely summarized for #neuroskyence #immunosky #medsky. the brain isn’t hidden from the immune system - these 2 systems are full partners. Like any partnership, when it works, life’s great for both mind & body. But when the relationship is dysfunctional, mind & body both suffer.
Our brain-immune system axis has recently has some fascinating new reports
Here is one summarized
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More here erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...
Here is one summarized
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
More here erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...
August 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Fun stuff nicely summarized for #neuroskyence #immunosky #medsky. the brain isn’t hidden from the immune system - these 2 systems are full partners. Like any partnership, when it works, life’s great for both mind & body. But when the relationship is dysfunctional, mind & body both suffer.
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August 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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August 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Critical read: As noted by a colleague, from the examples in this article, it is amazing how quickly German physics collapsed (and US exploded) after 1934. #academicsky, #neuroskyence , is there time and a route to prevent the collapse of research in the US?
Critical read: As noted by a colleague, from the examples in this article, it is amazing how quickly German physics collapsed (and US exploded) after 1934. #academicsky, #neuroskyence , is there time and a route to prevent the collapse of research in the US?
Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End
America’s run as the premiere techno-superpower may be over.
www.theatlantic.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Critical read: As noted by a colleague, from the examples in this article, it is amazing how quickly German physics collapsed (and US exploded) after 1934. #academicsky, #neuroskyence , is there time and a route to prevent the collapse of research in the US?
Critical read: As noted by a colleague, from the examples in this article, it is amazing how quickly German physics collapsed (and US exploded) after 1934. #academicsky, #neuroskyence , is there time and a route to prevent the collapse of research in the US?
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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
Good news - short lived, but warning to be alert! #academicsky #neuroskyence
#Academicsky
#neuroskyence
Contact your congressional representatives to prevent this new halt in NIH funding.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
#neuroskyence
Contact your congressional representatives to prevent this new halt in NIH funding.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Good news - short lived, but warning to be alert! #academicsky #neuroskyence
#Academicsky
#neuroskyence
Contact your congressional representatives to prevent this new halt in NIH funding.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
#neuroskyence
Contact your congressional representatives to prevent this new halt in NIH funding.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
#Academicsky
#neuroskyence
Contact your congressional representatives to prevent this new halt in NIH funding.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
#neuroskyence
Contact your congressional representatives to prevent this new halt in NIH funding.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Line up after 945 and in #HallH now! #HallHLine #SDCC #SDCC2025. Free acme bags. Line moves fast and there are still lots of seats in back.
July 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Line up after 945 and in #HallH now! #HallHLine #SDCC #SDCC2025. Free acme bags. Line moves fast and there are still lots of seats in back.
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George Lucas is heading to #SDCC for a Sunday #HallH panel alongside Guillermo del Toro and more: sdccblog.com/2025/07/geor...
George Lucas, Guillermo Del Toro, and More Set for Sunday Hall H Panel
As announced today by multiple outlets, George Lucas is heading to San Diego Comic-Con. He will be joined by director Guillermo del Toro, as well as artist and Star Wars prequel production designer Do...
sdccblog.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
George Lucas is heading to #SDCC for a Sunday #HallH panel alongside Guillermo del Toro and more: sdccblog.com/2025/07/geor...
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George Lucas will have a Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) this year — marking his first-ever appearance at the event.
#GeorgeLucas #SDCC2025 #HallH #StarWars
#GeorgeLucas #SDCC2025 #HallH #StarWars
July 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
George Lucas will have a Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) this year — marking his first-ever appearance at the event.
#GeorgeLucas #SDCC2025 #HallH #StarWars
#GeorgeLucas #SDCC2025 #HallH #StarWars
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
www.mobilize.us
July 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
#nokings - after June 14th (nokings.org), what’s next? Check out your local zip code for Thursday, July 17 events that you might wish to join. #goodtrouble
goodtroubleliveson.org#attend
goodtroubleliveson.org#attend
Good Trouble Lives On
On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice, v...
goodtroubleliveson.org
July 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
#nokings - after June 14th (nokings.org), what’s next? Check out your local zip code for Thursday, July 17 events that you might wish to join. #goodtrouble
goodtroubleliveson.org#attend
goodtroubleliveson.org#attend
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The Riverside Free Clinic began 21 years ago. he student-run clinic, which operates from a Riverside church every other Wednesday evening, serves two vital communities: underserved patients and aspiring medical professionals.
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
Riverside Free Clinic: A health resource for the community
UCR medical students gain valuable experience attending to patients and medical issues
news.ucr.edu
July 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Riverside Free Clinic began 21 years ago. he student-run clinic, which operates from a Riverside church every other Wednesday evening, serves two vital communities: underserved patients and aspiring medical professionals.
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
news.ucr.edu/articles/202...