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Annette Dolphin @annieneuro.bsky.social · 4h

2026 SIBPA|IVSLA Intl School of biophysics, Venice 2-6 February 2026. venice.ibf.cnr.it

This should be an interesting school for students to attend.

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Andrew Mackenzie @awmackenzie.bsky.social · 1d

Great to see @physoc.bsky.social President @annieneuro.bsky.social in the BBC News article about this week's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

"A striking example of how fundamental physiological research can have far-reaching implications for human health."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scientists win Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system work

The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Journal of Precision Medicine: Health and Disease @jprecmed.bsky.social · 2d

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS📣

Examining New Approach Methodologies #NAMs in #precisionmedicine 💉🔎

Submit by 28 February 2026 ⏰

🔗 For topics and more information:

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com · 6d

NEWS: “A beautiful exploration of how problems in our brains can cause us to change." "Our Brains, Our Selves" by Masud Husain wins the 2025 Royal Society (@royalsociety.org) Trivedi Science Book Prize:
fivebooks.com/book/our-bra...

Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist’s Patients Taught Him About the Brain

🏆 Winner of the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 7d

"I am increasingly concerned over threats to the values that allow science to flourish." Read the full statement from the President of the Royal Society Sir Adrian Smith: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...

A statement from the President of the Royal Society | Royal Society

A statement from the President of the Royal Society regarding threats to the values that allow science to flourish.

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The Journal of Physiology @jphysiol.bsky.social · 9d

📣 Call for Papers📣

⏰ Deadline: 1st October 2025 ⏰

For the special issue "Experimental and quantitative modelling approaches in cardiac and vascular physiology: focus on ion channels and Ca2+ regulation"

🔗 For more information & how to submit: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

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The Physiological Society @physoc.bsky.social · 13d

📢 Calling all post-doctoral researchers! There's still time to apply for our Unlocking Futures Fund. Don't miss out on the opportunity to receive up to £2,500 to help you achieve your goals.

⏰ Deadline for applications is 30 September! Apply now ⬇️

Unlocking Futures Fund

Our Unlocking Futures Fund is open to postdoctoral researchers who require an additional support to help them achieve their full potential.

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Javier Apfeld @javierapfeld.bsky.social · 13d

New cures feel sudden, but the seeds were planted decades ago by basic scientists.

Which seeds will turn into cures? Unpredictable looking forward, a straight line looking back. 🧪🧬 🧵

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 14d

🧵 BREAKING: Gene therapy shows promise in slowing Huntington’s disease progression. A major milestone in neurodegenerative disease research. @uclqsion.bsky.social @ucl-hd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Annette Dolphin @annieneuro.bsky.social · 14d

Amazing news!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial

Surgical procedure to treat devastating illness slowed progress of disease by 75% in patients after three years

www.theguardian.com

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Annette Dolphin @annieneuro.bsky.social · 14d

In case you missed this article, it will definitely put you off drinking these! And it links to the authors' full paper in Journal of Nutritional Physiology, one of the new journals at @physoc.bsky.social

theconversation.com/we-fed-peopl...

We fed people a milkshake with 130g of fat to see what it did to their brains – here’s what we learned

We fed people milkshakes containing 130g of fat to see what it did to their brains.

theconversation.com

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 15d

Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

Climate change: evidence and causes | Royal Society

Supplementary information for the project 'Climate Change: Evidence and causes'.

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Annette Dolphin @annieneuro.bsky.social · 18d

Just attended a wonderful symposium on information processing in thalamus and cortex at Cardiff Uni supported by @physoc.bsky.social which celebrated Vincenzo Crunelli and Frank Sengpiel. Vincenzo highlighted the generous mentorship of Professor John Kelly at St George's HMS Pharmacology Dept.

Vincenzo Crunelli describing the role of John Kelly at the start of his career.

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 22d

As we celebrate 80 years since the first women were elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, Ruby Seger-Bernard, Schools Engagement Officer, and Isabelle Moss, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, reflect on the importance of inspiring girls and young women in science:

80 years of women Fellows: inspiring the next generation of women in STEM | Royal Society

Ruby Seger-Bernard, Schools Engagement Officer, and Isabelle Moss, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, reflect on the importance of inspiring girls and young women in science.

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Nature @nature.com · Jul 22

Nature research paper: Mitochondrial origins of the pressure to sleep

go.nature.com/40oC7Y4

Mitochondrial origins of the pressure to sleep - Nature

Research on Drosophila neurons shows links between the need to sleep and aerobic metabolism, indicating that the pressure to sleep may have a mitochondrial origin.

go.nature.com

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Stephen J. Tucker @profkalium.bsky.social · 25d

Translational ion channel research at its best. The 2025 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award goes to Michael Welsh, Tito González, and Paul Negulescu for their role in developing a novel drug treatment for cystic fibrosis.

Targeting cystic fibrosis where it counts

YouTube video by Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation

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saveaidsresearch.bsky.social @saveaidsresearch.bsky.social · 26d

24 Hours to Save AIDS Research is sharing personal stories of the impact of HIV research. This moving testimonial from organizer Faye Landsman describes the profound role HIV research has played in her life. #saveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 27d

Axon termination of the SAB motor neurons in C. elegans depends on pre- and postsynaptic activity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.05.674448v1

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 28d

Nociceptors use multiple neurotransmitters to drive pain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.09.675093v1

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Andrew Mackenzie @awmackenzie.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌍 The Global Climate and Health Summit showed why physiology is central to climate solutions - watch the highlights film here👇👇👇

youtu.be/wVzZpEU6TME?...

Global Climate and Health Summit Highlights | This is just the beginning

YouTube video by The Physiological Society

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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · Sep 5

We invite you to read the third in our series of essays on the past Editors-in-Chief of #PAIN. In this piece, Donna Hammond writes about Allan Basbaum and finding joy in pain research. Read for free at bit.ly/4leGMmQ. #PainAwarenessMonth

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 30

The Leeuwenhoek Medal and Lecture 2025 is awarded to Professor Sir Mike Ferguson CBE FMedSci FRS for major contributions in discovery science and application to the treatment of neglected infectious diseases. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/leeuwenhoek-lecture/

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Annette Dolphin @annieneuro.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great work, congratulations to all.

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Manu Ben-Johny @manubenjohny.bsky.social · Aug 20

Very excited to share our most recent work on using de novo design to custom engineer a small peptide that can restore proper sodium channel function in disease … to be able to “write” proteins to do whatever we want them to do, is just remarkable …

Cell - a Cell Press journal @cp-cell.bsky.social · Aug 18

Now online! De novo design of a peptide modulator to reverse sodium channel dysfunction linked to cardiac arrhythmias and epilepsy

De novo design of a peptide modulator to reverse sodium channel dysfunction linked to cardiac arrhythmias and epilepsy

De novo protein design was used to engineer a peptide that reverses gain-of-function deficits in voltage-gated sodium channels linked to cardiac arrhythmia and epilepsy.

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Andrew Plested @andrewplested.bsky.social · Aug 19

I knew him only through his papers. His erudition and insight were out of this world. Check out this magisterial review from 1985 (!) which is basically still correct today. His work is a gift- such clarity.

It is also wonderful to hear that he was a kind person.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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