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Watch out for our latest publication of the Universität Potsdam #Swallowing Research Lab: "The Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (ToMaSS): An investigation of applicability and clinical utility in children with orofacial myofunctional disorders". Based on the fantastic work of #Marlene Lorenz and #Danae Goetze, two excellent young clinical researchers in deglutition sciences. More to come!

📢 New Release Alert! 📢 Excited to announce the release of Volume 11, Issue 1 of the Journal of Multiple Sclerosis! 📚 🔍 This issue features important research by Bonnie I. Glanz, Johnny Michael Sakr, and many other esteemed contributors. 📝 Submission Open: Be part of the next volume! Submission for Volume 11, Issue 3 is now open. Stay updated with the latest advancements in Multiple Sclerosis research. Don't miss out! 🔗 Link to journal can be found in the pinned comment Don't hesitate to ask me about the conference proceedings as well. #multiplesclerosis #doctor #research #phd #scholar #article #Journals #publisher

Here are some of the notable scientific contributions made by the Dr. Hector Caruncho and Dr. Lisa Kalynchuk's laboratory in 2024 and that I have proudly contributed as an author: The year kicked off with the publication of a noteworthy scientific review exploring the pivotal role of #reelin in the #gut-brain axis. First publication of MSc student Ciara Halvorson >https://lnkd.in/gKJqk93y Then we showed that #reelin treatment rescues #spleenatrophy showing that it has #antidepressant effects by modulating the #immuneSystem. Great work by PhD candidate Brady Reive >https://lnkd.in/gFNmgHKm We also demonstrated that these #antidepressant effects of #reelin are #fast-acting and #long-lasting, paralleling #ketamine’s effects. Impressive work from Kaylene Scheil’s master’s thesis.  ->https://lnkd.in/gMyJqK8b Last but not least, today we published a short issue at #NeuroscienceLetters Elsevier about #SexDifferences in #epigenetic effects of stress and #reelin in the hypothalamus. A result of great collaborations with Dr. Ausió and Dr. Esteller and the great work of Laura Martinez Verbo. ->https://lnkd.in/gaWBTuP7 It's incredibly gratifying to witness the culmination of years of hard work and I hope this research brings us a step closer to reducing the burden of depression in today's society.

Are you using misspelled cell lines? Thanks Retraction Watch and Jennifer Byrne for publishing a really nice article talking about reagent sharing, drift of naming conventions and the substantial reproducibility problems that this causes in the scientific literature. The solution presented is clear, requiring authors to always check the authoritative database, #RRID for each resource. We are so grateful that many of our journal partners are hitting their stride or beginning to enforce the standard, thanks to the Endocrine Society, AACR Journals, Cell Press, American Physiological Society, American Heart Association journals, eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd., journals in the Springer Nature Group and others. Let's hope that we get more publishers to take seriously this important reproducibility issue and move to mandate #RRIDs! PLOS, Wiley, MDPI are you up for it? https://lnkd.in/g4y-Ues6

Title: Dismantling the rhetoric of alternative medicine: Smokescreens, errors, conspiracies, and follies Authors: Edzard Ernst, Angelo Fasce Abstract. Alternative medicine has a high social prevalence, being promoted by well organized groups that have developed an intricate rhetoric in order to self-justify in the absence of evidence. This article will analyse some of these arguments, some of their fallacies – ad populum, ad ignorantiam –, other styles of reasoning – conspiracy theories – and other misconceptions of scientific concepts – placebo effect, scientific authority. The objective will be to highlight the poverty of the rhetoric of proponents of alternative medicine, with special emphasis on the dangers for the consumer. Keywords: #alternativemedicine #fallacies #pseudoscience #argumentation https://lnkd.in/epsaxVr8

Did you know that it takes on average a baffling 17 years for scientific evidence to be adopted into clinical practice—even when disseminated by the traditional means of scientific publications and conferences. 💡 Knowledge Translation can considerably speed up the process. What is it about? 🤔 Read more about the science behind and how the AO Spine Knowledge Translation task force is bridging the chasm between research evidence and its application, to effectively translate new findings into real-world applications for the benefit of patients 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wJcYN #spine #aospine #knowledge

In Part 4 of the new Boston University Experts CTE series “CTE: How BU Is Changing the Game,” learn about ten of our most significant research findings. Thank you to The Brink, BU Experts, and Boston University for writing this series and providing an in-depth look at our center’s research. You can read the full article at: https://lnkd.in/eyRDhkxC Boston University School of Medicine

Race is not biology. Although there has been a history of conflating race with biology in science and medicine, the human genome project provided evidence clearly establishing race as a socially assigned construct. We now need to evolve our medical thinking to change our language, writing, teaching, research, and medical practice to reflect the science. Last year, the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published seminal evidence-based guidance for researchers on how to consider race, ethnicity, and geographic origin in studies. Now, I am delighted to see Drs. W. Gregory Feero and colleagues have offered additional guidance in an important JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association editorial on publishing standards, providing 10 recommendations regarding the use of race, ethnicity, and geography in publications. We should all review and adopt these in our approach to research hypothesis generation, analyses, interpretation, and publications as we seek to improve #HealthEquity. #HotInHealthEquity Robert D. Steiner, MD; Anne Slavotinek; Tiago Faial; Jehannine (J9) Austin; Bruce Korf; Annette Flanagin;  Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo Link to full article: https://lnkd.in/eb7AF6c8 Here are my main takeaways:

An interesting and thought provoking topic.

I am very happy that our paper on "The Role of CFTR in the eye, and the Effect of Early Highly Effective Modulator Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis on Eye Health" (DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2024.101299), in which I am co-author with BioISI researcher Ines Pankonien and led by Elena K. Schneider-Futschik from University of Melbourne, was accepted at the high impact journal Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. We expect that this review will foster further CF research in the eye, namely to understand some eye side-effects of CFTR modulators, namely cortical cataracts. #Cystic Fibrosis; #CFTR modulators; #eye research; #side-effects; # University of Melbourne; #BioISI; #FCUL; #University of Lisboa; #Progress in Retinal and Eye Research.