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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 7d

We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.

Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.

Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make" - Jane Goodall

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 22d

I am guest editing a Methods Collection titled “Cutting-Edge Techniques to Study Vascular Inflammation” for the JoVE journal. Interested in contributing? Please contact me or submit an abstract here: app.jove.com/methods-coll...
#immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky 🧪

JoVE | Peer Reviewed Scientific Video Journal - Methods and Protocols

Jove

app.jove.com

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · Sep 3

🧵How to write and manage your first research budgets

The point of funding is to convert it into quality research. A well-spent research budget should fund the idea it was raised on, plus revision experiments, plus preliminary data for the next grant. So you need to spend, while avoiding waste.

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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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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thanks for setting it up! It's been really helpful for me at least. Hopefully activity will pick up after summer holidays as I'm not sure what the alternative is.

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Aug 24

My pleasure ☺️

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Aug 24

My pleasure ☺️

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Aug 23

The original #immunosky feed stopped working after an update I believe. I started following this alternative feed if that helps. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · Jul 25

BREAKING: We won! 💪 🙌

We are absolutely delighted at the decision the High Court has made, making documents in October’s #Dieselgate class action publicly available due to the high level of public interest in this case.

Judge rules car makers must release Dieselgate documents

The High Court has today ruled that unredacted legal documents in the £6 billion ‘Dieselgate’ litigation against several major car manufacturers must be made public. Environmental campaign groups Mum...

airqualitynews.com

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thanks to @physoc.bsky.social for organising an inspiring Global Climate and Health Summit. It was a privilege to participate and I look forward to contributing to the development of actions to mitigate against climate change, air pollution and ensure sustainable nutrition. #GCHS2025

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thanks to @london-immuno.bsky.social for allowing me to present my research at the Diversity in Immunology conference #LIG2025. A brilliant meeting with fantastic talks and great research on display. Delighted to have been a part of it, I learned so much. @britsocimm.bsky.social
#immunosky 🧪

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BHF Policy @bhfpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 1

📣 @healthyairuk.bsky.social has launched a blueprint for ‘making Britain’s air cleaner, healthier and better to breathe’ 🌬️

As a coalition member, we are calling on the UK Govt to back a new Clean Air Act and set targets in line with ‪the WHO @who.int 🌍📊

www.healthyair.org.uk/healthy-air-...

Healthy Air Coalition launches new report… - Healthy Air Coalition

The Healthy Air Coalition is proud to launch our landmark policy report: “Making Britain’s air cleaner, healthier and better to breathe: A blueprint for government action on clean air.” Air pollution ...

www.healthyair.org.uk

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Jun 26

🧪 One month until the application deadline. Get in touch if you are interested ⬇️
#immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky #ecr #studyintheuk

Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Mar 10

🧪 I am offering projects to study how air pollution affects vascular inflammation as part of Royal Holloway's MSc degree in Biological Sciences research. Contact me if you are interested in applying. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #immunosky #cardiosky #idsky #academicsky #academicchatter

Masters by Research in Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway

Explore our internationally-renowned masters with specialist staff and breakthrough research

www.royalholloway.ac.uk

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Jun 19

🏭 This #CleanAirDay, we detail current epidemiological and mechanistic evidence linking air pollution to atherosclerosis, and areas that require further study. 🧪
www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S002...

#pollution #planetaryhealth #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky

Air pollution and atherosclerosis

Air pollution is associated with considerable cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. The vascular disease atherosclerosis underlies many cardiovascular conditions, with atherosclerotic plaque rupture...

www.atherosclerosis-journal.com

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Jun 10

🏆 My prize winning review for @expphysiol.bsky.social now online!
🏭 We explore how exposures like pollution, 🌳 and natural compounds can affect inflammation in the vasculature.
🧪 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#immunosky #planetaryhealth #cardiosky #CVD

Environmental modulators of vascular physiology and inflammation

Environmental factors play a crucial role in modulating vascular inflammation, contributing significantly to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. This review synthesizes cur...

physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Jun 5

So much to enjoy, the food, weather, nature, scenery and the people are so kind and hospitable!

Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · May 23

🧪 Thanks to Sabaragamuwa University, Sri Lanka for inviting me to deliver a lecture about my research on pollution, cardiovascular disease, inflammation and @girawa.bsky.social planetary health #education. #immunosky #cvd #health #planetaryhealth

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · May 12

It's been amazing to run #planetaryhealth workshops for the Foundation of Goodness with coordinators of their Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centres in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, as part of @girawa.bsky.social project. The aim is to empower children to become future researchers. www.instagram.com/p/DJis1VyKt8...

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Apr 19

🧪 The oxidative potential of airborne particulate matter is short-lived meaning current methods cannot pick it up in time. The activation of certain toxicity pathways in humans may be missed as a result. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #pollution #publichealth #medsky #academicsky

Short-lived reactive components substantially contribute to particulate matter oxidative potential

Reactive chemical components in ambient particulate matter are key drivers of their oxidative potential.

www.science.org

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Apr 10

🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Airborne microplastics enter plant leaves and end up in our food

Evidence for a previously overlooked route for microplastics to enter crops and reach plant tissues has implications for ecology and human health.

www.nature.com

Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Apr 10

🧪 There really is no escaping microplastics. They have now been found to penetrate leaves of plants including the crops we eat. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microplastics #pollution #planetaryhealth #science

Leaf absorption contributes to accumulation of microplastics in plants - Nature

Absorption and accumulation of atmospheric microplastics by plant leaves occurs widely in the environment.

www.nature.com

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Girawa @girawa.bsky.social · Apr 5

The Girawa team evaluated a Planetary Health walking gallery activity yesterday at Unilins university ahead of workshops to be run in Sri Lanka and Brazil. Members of the youth club participated and helped with the organization.
#planetaryhealth #education #youth #research

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Clean Air Fund @cleanairfund.bsky.social · Apr 3

A new study estimates the health impacts of improving #AirQuality around Barcelona, by reducing traffic & electrifying the city’s port.

But greater action would still be needed to meet the EU's new air quality directive, which comes into force in 2030 ⬇️
bit.ly/3E5POTS

Barcelona study finds cutting traffic could save 200 lives a year

A new study has investigated the health benefits of improving the air quality around Barcelona, by reducing traffic and by electrifying the city’s busy port. Focusing on NO2 emissions, the team from ...

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Mass Lab @masslab.bsky.social · Mar 18

1/ 🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨
Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere, but what happens when they get inside us? Our latest study reveals how chronic plastic exposure affects macrophages and metabolism in a size-dependent manner. 🧵👇 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...

Size-dependent plastic exposure disrupts macrophage function and tissue-specific metabolism

Plastic pollution is an emerging yet understudied environmental risk to the immune system. Once ingested, nano- and microplastic particles (MNPs) can translocate from the gut to internal organs, with ...

www.researchsquare.com

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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · Mar 10

🧪 I am offering projects to study how air pollution affects vascular inflammation as part of Royal Holloway's MSc degree in Biological Sciences research. Contact me if you are interested in applying. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #immunosky #cardiosky #idsky #academicsky #academicchatter

Masters by Research in Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway

Explore our internationally-renowned masters with specialist staff and breakthrough research

www.royalholloway.ac.uk

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