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Susanne Fleig @sfleig.bsky.social · 8d

Good coffee, good science!

Susanne Fleig @sfleig.bsky.social · 17d

would the original star wars movies count?
„a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….“ - not spoken though, written intro.

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Anand Vaidya @anandvaidya17.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Is it time to retire confirmatory testing for primary aldosteronism?

Abstract. Primary aldosteronism(PA) is the most common endocrine hypertension. For decades, PA diagnosis has required proving non-suppressibility of aldost

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American Journal of Hypertension @amjhypertension.bsky.social · Sep 7

#WeekendReads

Long term mortality after Renal Artery Stenting

🔗 academic.oup.com/ajh/article/... 🔓

#EditorsChoice #Free

Long-Term Mortality After Renal Artery Stenting in Patients With Severe Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis and High-Risk Clinical Manifestations

AbstractBACKGROUND. Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is a risk factor for cardiovascular death. Observational studies support the benefit of renal rev

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ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · Sep 7

Kidney dysfunction was diagnosed at 5-months postpartum in 12% of patients who had gestational diabetes mellitus. Read more in #ASNCJASN kidney.pub/CJASN0802

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ASN Publications @asnpublications.bsky.social · Sep 6

New in #ASNJASN and at #Hypertension25: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, Baxdrostat reduced systolic blood pressure in patients with CKD and uncontrolled hypertension. Read more about its safety and efficacy in patients with CKD here: kidney.pub/JASN0849

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Swapnil Hiremath 🍁🇨🇦 @hswapnil.medsky.social · Sep 5

If you are a nephrology or kidney disease or renal professional or interested in the field - make sure you have liked/followed/pinned the nephrology feed

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Thanks again to @richardferro.xyz for creating & updating this! It’s a one-stop shop for nephrology needs

#NephSky

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Susanne Fleig @sfleig.bsky.social · Sep 5

Should you, too, feel like your brain is shrinking during the winter: here is why! 👇
(now, how closely related are we really to shrews!)

Joanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · Sep 4

❄️ Common shrews shrink their brains in winter.

🧠 The process is reversible and occurs because brain cells shrink, rather than die off. As a result, neuronal numbers stay constant and preserve brain function.

I can defo relate to seasonal brain shrinkage.

🧪🦊🌍
Paper: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Image of a shrew in summer (left) and winter (right), with brain cells containing more (L) and less (R) water.

Young common shrews, photo WWalas from Wikimedia Commons

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Hans-Joachim Anders @hjanders.bsky.social · Aug 16

Now open access in @ndt-era.bsky.social

Anti-nephrin, anti-podocin and anti-Kirrel1 antibodies: Biological challenges and clinical implications

🧐 Clinical implementation of anti-slit diaphragm antibody testing = precision dx and tx in podocytopathies

▶️ academic.oup.com/ndt/article/...

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Hellmut Augustin @hellmutaugustin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Spread the word: The European Center for Angioscience @uniheidelberg.bsky.social continues to grow: We have openings for 2 additional Junior Group Leader positions. Get in touch with us if you are ready to start your own lab. See also corresponding ad in @nature.com: www.nature.com/naturecareer...

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Makinen lab - Lymphatic Biology and Pathology @taijamakinenlab.bsky.social · Jun 8

Exciting days ahead at the Wihuri Research Institute @wrihelsinki.bsky.social as we host #WRISymposium and #EVBOSummerSchool next week in Helsinki.

Looking forward to inspiring talks and scientific exchange with the #VascularBiology community!

wri.fi/research-act...
evbo.org/index.php/ev...

Wihuri Research Institute Symposium 2025 - Wihuri Research Institute

Since 2013, the Wihuri Research Institute (WRI) has been organizing the annual WRI Symposium, providing a platform for researchers and students to share knowledge and insights in cardiovascular resear...

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ibidi GmbH @ibidicells.bsky.social · May 28

We also congratulate Dr. Laetitia Préau from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Dr.Tore Bleckwehl from Uniklinik RWTH Aachen for their outstanding presentations

@cpi-exstra.bsky.social @sfb1531.bsky.social @sfleig.bsky.social

#PCVB2025

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ibidi GmbH @ibidicells.bsky.social · May 28

🔬 Congrats to the 2025 #GfMVB Award Winners! 🏆

Proudly #sponsored by ibidi at “Perspectives in Cardiovascular Biology” Conference🫀

🏅Emerging Scientist: Dr. Haaglim Cho from
@mpi-hlr.bsky.social

🏅Young Investigator: Dr. Julian Wagner from Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt

🔗https://zurl.co/IAJmC

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Arvind (Canchi) Conjeevaram @arvindcanchi.bsky.social · May 3

Resolution of steatohepatitis without worsening of fibrosis occurred in 62.9% in the semaglutide group & in 34.3% in the placebo group.
Reduction in liver fibrosis without worsening of steatohepatitis was reported in 36.8% in the semaglutide group & in 22.4% in the placebo group
tinyurl.com/338u24b2

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markusathome @markusathome.bsky.social · May 2

Our Friday-Webinar with @christ-crain.bsky.social !

We talk about diagnosis and treatment of arginine vasopressin deficiency with our expert in german language!

youtu.be/jSl5K0aRTvs?...

Vasopressin-Mangel (ehemalig Diabetes Insipidus) - Prof. Dr. Mirjam Christ-Crain (Basel, Schweiz)

YouTube video by MARKUS at HOMe

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Kidney International @kidneyint.bsky.social · Apr 28

B cell-derived exosomal miR-483-5p and its potential role in promoting kidney function loss in IgA nephropathy

doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.03.019

#OpenAccess #MedSky #NephSky #SkyNeph #IgAN #IgAnephropathy

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Academic Europe @academiceurope.bsky.social · Apr 4

Job - Alert 🚑

🩺 Full Professorship for Nephrology

Deadline: 2025-05-03

Location: Switzerland, Bern

www.academiceurope.com/job/?id=7332

#hiring #Nephrology #medicine #biomedicine #Leadership #professor #director

Academic Europe - Full Professorship for Nephrology

www.academiceurope.com

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SFB 1531 @sfb1531.bsky.social · Apr 5

Congrats to Maria Dekrolia, Nivethitha Manickam, Leah Vanicek, and Sofia de la Puente Secades for receiving the Aletta Jacobs Award at the PCVB Meeting 2025 in Frankfurt! A well-deserved recognition of their outstanding contributions to science. #PCVB2025 #AlettaJacobsAward

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Susanne Fleig @sfleig.bsky.social · Apr 5

Tore Bleckwehl from Aachen presenting as a finalist in the GfMVB Emerging Scientist Award session at #PCVB2025 in Frankfurt!

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Rainer Kaiser @rainerkaiser.bsky.social · Apr 5

Excited to share the most recent work from our lab and results from two exciting cooperations:

In this week's issue of @bloodjournal.bsky.social (ashpublications.org/blood/issue), Afra Anjum presents her cover story on how aging platelets gain inflammatory functions in the circulation. 1/4

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Mar 30

Presented at #ACC25:

Lepodisiran, an extended-duration, small interfering RNA, reduced lipoprotein(a) concentrations in participants with elevated levels. Full ALPACA trial results: nej.md/4kWjJyn

#MedSky @accintouch.bsky.social

A graph showing the least-squares mean percent change in the lipoprotein(a) concentration from baseline through 540 days in the efficacy analysis set, which included data from participants who received at least one dose of lepodisiran or placebo, with the exclusion of data collected from participants after discontinuation of lepodisiran or placebo or initiation of medications known to affect lipoprotein(a).

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immunoboys @immunoboys.bsky.social · Mar 30

During inflammation, CCL21 is down-regulated in the lymph node. Enzymes for production of oxysterols are induced and recruitment of naive/central memory cells relies more in oxysterols interacting with GPR183 (+ CCL19). in 🐭

Chen et al @cellpress.bsky.social 2025
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39708807/

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Joel Topf @kidneyboy.bsky.social · Mar 30

Finally!

(Psst it was never the fluid, it was always the sodium)

Cristina Popa @nephroseeker.medsky.social · Mar 30

FRESH-UP Trial #ACC25 #medsky

RCT comparing liberal vs restricted fluid intake (≤1500 ml/d) in 504 pts with stable chronic HF

🌊No difference in status health quantified by Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire at 3 mths
🌊 More thirst distress with restriction

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Brendon Neuen @brendonneuen.bsky.social · Mar 29

Cardiovascular, Kidney & Mortality Outcomes With Long-Acting Injectable & Oral GLP1-RA in T2 Diabetes

An updated meta-analysis of >70,000 patients after the SOUL trial

⬇️ 14% MACE
⬇️ 14% heart failure
⬇️ 17% CKD progression
⬇️ 12% all-cause mortality

diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

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Vincenza Cifarelli, PhD @cifarelliv.bsky.social · Mar 12

Our latest publication investigating the role of #palmitoylation in #lymphatic endothelial integrity.

Big shoutout to Silvia Gonzalez-Nieves, Simon GUIGNARD and Thi Nguyen for their incredible work and dedication. 👏👏

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Insulin regulates lymphatic endothelial integrity via palmitoylation

Lipid metabolism plays a critical role in lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) development and vessel maintenance. Altered lipid metabolism is associated …

www.sciencedirect.com

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