Dr. Keith R. Brunt

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Canada & USA team discover and define new mitochondrial protein tether, calling it SPRIZ. A fundamental discovery in Science Advances journal, with implications to aging, obesity, and early childhood developmentto name a few. 🧪⚡️ www.news-medical.net/news/2026102...

Canada & Uganda aim high for HIV cure - full stop, and with $24Million to get them there being invested 🧪🌝 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The traditional Inca chronology has collapsed. New radiocarbon dates show the empire lasted longer than was previously thought—and met more resistance. Learn more this week in Science: https://scim.ag/4dE5wEc

A prominent MIT biology professor forced out of his job over sexual harassment allegations won a defamation case against his accuser on Friday, along with a $6 million award.

Science humor: "You are sold OLD, your Orcid ID starts with 12 zeros." 🥁 Ba-dum-dum-chsh! 🥁

There has never been a commercial airport in the United States named solely for a woman. Dolly Parton International Airport in Nashville will be the first.

🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/190640

Please repost: My department at USC is hiring for a teaching-track faculty position. We are looking for someone principally to teach statistics for biologists, but there will be opportunities for other courses in statistics & algorithms applied to biology usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

Faculty position opening in bioinformatics at the University of Montreal! There is a great bioinfo and comp bio community in Montreal. www.umontreal.ca/carrieres/pr...

Faculty position (open rank, open area of chemistry) at CMU! Come to be my colleague! Let me know if you have any questions about this position. #compchem #chemsky #chemfolks #chemjobs #academicjobs

PTSD is Associated with Advanced Epigenetic Age in 45,091 US Military Veterans https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.07.26359954v1

Patients turn up at ER after striking out on new virtual service: doctor Premier says changes being made daily to address issues with Virtual Care NB tj.news/new-brunswic...

www.latimes.com/california/s... The Trump administration rolled back the Endangered Species Act on Friday, slashing protections to the habitats of endangered species and paving the way for more drilling and mining. 🧪🌎

In resected 𝘈𝘓𝘒-positive non–small-cell lung cancer, treatment with ensartinib, a second-generation ALK inhibitor, led to higher disease-free survival than placebo. Learn more about the ELEVATE trial in a short Quick Take video: https://nej.md/4f3LD9u

“It sounds kind of gimmicky, but somehow the flavors work together,” said local resident Harrison Peters, who was surprised the sharp, herby flavors of northern Mexico and the beefy, cheesy decadence of southern Texas worked together on the same plate.

🧪Progress made in building a senescence atlas to help map #aging and develop strategies to combat the detrimental effects that contribute to disease and distinct natural aging. Are senolytics the answer, if senescence is a defence against cancer? @cellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Muscle aging may be about quality, not just size. New research suggests shifts in water inside vs. outside muscle cells may help explain changes in strength and mobility. Read more in Physiological Reports: https://ow.ly/7Iux50ZaIvP APS Publications #ArticlesInPress #AgingResearch 🧪 📷: iStock

Are you blonde, brunette or redhead? Believe it or not, there are #physiology differences based on hair color that can affect pain threshold, melanoma risk and more. Check out this piece from The Washington Post: https://ow.ly/jfj050Z8fT6 #ISpyPhysiology #FridayPhysiologyFact 🧪 📷: iStock

🧪Progress made in building a senescence atlas to help map #aging and develop strategies to combat the detrimental effects that contribute to disease and distinct natural aging. Are senolytics the answer, if senescence is a defence against cancer? @cellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Stretching ~1,200 km across part of the Indian Ocean's Diamantina Zone (4.5-7 km deep), this vast whale "necropolis" consists of five modern and 476 fossil whale-falls that support thriving communities of brittle stars, bone-eating worms, and chemosynthetic clams! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

On June 14th, Switzerland will vote on whether to become the only country in the world to officially cap its population, with a limit of 10 million people until 2050. The initiative could upend the nation’s economy and rupture ties with the European Union. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/E69c-6

53,014 plasma profiles and 50,228 MRI scans reveal 404 proteins linked to heart and 76 to brain. New horizons for disease therapy! PMID:41927926, Nat Cardiovasc Res 2026 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44161-026-00799-2 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪

The path to treat brain disease or injury could be the 👃 nose. 🧪Research shows delivery of extracellular vehicles from stem cells via a nasal route of administration, reduced signs of dementia; cooling neurological inflammation in mice. Will it pass the sniff test for humans? doi.org/10.1002/jev2...

Eugene Braunwald, ‘Icon’ of Modern Cardiology, Dies at 96

The path to treat brain disease or injury could be the 👃 nose. 🧪Research shows delivery of extracellular vehicles from stem cells via a nasal route of administration, reduced signs of dementia; cooling neurological inflammation in mice. Will it pass the sniff test for humans? doi.org/10.1002/jev2...

ICYMI: Maryland is leading the way. The state just passed a bill to ban surveillance-based pricing and dynamic pricing at grocery stores—protecting families from being charged more based on their data. This is what putting people over profits looks like.

Medical schools must continue to teach students about structural barriers to care. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education’s decision to drop a requirement to teach about equity is worrisome. By Uché Blackstock. www.statnews.com/2026/04/15/l... via @statnews.com

It still seems unreal to me that humans will soon be flying back to the moon! They will be returning to Earth at a speed of 40.000 km/h, the fastest ever reentry of a crewed spacecraft. This remastered video shows a similar reentry from the #Artemis 1 mission back in 2022 at 9x speed. 🔭🧪

The latest eruption at Kilauea appears to be starting! We should see large lava fountains soon. Tune in live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...

Quantum computers are coming sooner than expected. Now's a good time to check if your encrypted messenger has moved to post-quantum cryptography. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

A new magnetic particle mouse model of stroke Importantly, no craniotomy is required, avoiding a major confounder that causes massive surgery-induced inflammation. Read the article "A minimally invasive thrombotic model to study stroke in awake mice" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fun little paper we published last month got picked up by earth.com. The author got it mostly right. There was no press release so he seemed to go above and beyond and read the paper and some citations in it and used references. Nice work. #scicomm 🧪 www.earth.com/news/antarct...

APS member Douglas R. Seals overcame a series of challenges to forge a successful career in science. "You, not your environment, are the master of your fate," he says. Read more about his journey in the January issue of #TPhysMag: https://ow.ly/8H0m50YeERN #Physiology #Inspiration 🧪

Researchers discovered a new photoreceptor! A hybrid rod-like cone is found in some fish species that live at depths of up to 200 m allowing them to see in gloomy water. Read the OPN story: https://bit.ly/40kKXW8 #vision #photoreceptor #technology 💡 ⚛️ 🧪

Skype-a-scientist does small grants ($300-$1000) for creative #SciComm projects in your local community! You don't have to be a scientist to apply. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🧪 #BlueSci

This is where my prediction comes true: the insane opposition to mRNA vaccines, without any scientific basis, is going to start killing people. Tip of the iceberg, and we’re all on the boat. 🧪 ⚕️ #medsky

We’re always told to drink more when we’re sick, but what works best? Turns out the answer is simple. Experts say plain water is king and may even help keep stress hormones in check, per a cited APS Publications JAPPL study. More from Real Simple: https://ow.ly/HWWg50Y7I1L #ISpyPhysiology 🧪

I’m back here to share our new pre-print! 🔬 🧬 😃 Proteo-transcriptomics and morphometrics of teleost cardiac cells define regulatory networks and exercise-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and hyperplasia Flow cytometry+Imaging+RNA-seq+Proteomics Preprint available on bioRxiv [link in comments]

Not that most rational people would need to hear this--it is reassuring to know that scientists take the time to evaluate & show that #Acetaminophen aka #Tyelenol aka #Paracetemol when used in #pregnancy DOES NOT have any associations with #Austism spectrum 🧪🧠 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Not that most rational people would need to hear this--it is reassuring to know that scientists take the time to evaluate & show that #Acetaminophen aka #Tyelenol aka #Paracetemol when used in #pregnancy DOES NOT have any associations with #Austism spectrum 🧪🧠 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This review surveys animal models of #MenieresDisease, progress in #genetic, #immune, and allergic mechanisms, and current treatments, highlighting strengths, limitations, and gaps that must be addressed to build a framework for future research. #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Epstein-Barr Virus #EBV was linked to #MultipleSclerosis - now a plausible cause has been found, misidentification by longterm memory T-cells that pick on the wrong protein, ANO2, instead of the EBV-antigen. Massive inflection towards the elimination of MS!!! 🧪🧠Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states. The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor. One collision and the whale is dead. We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍

A new study has found microplastics in greater quantities in a rural woodland than a nearby city. It estimated up to 500 airborne particles were deposited on a sq metre of ground every day in Wytham Woods nr Oxford – almost twice as many as in the city centre. www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪 1/