Allison Ogren, MS

Thinker, scientist, reader.
MS done, PhD in process.
Biomedical topics mostly 🔬🦠🧪🧫🧬
Opinions are my own.

[Scientific American @sciam]

The simple and fun act of reading for pleasure in early childhood produces better cognition, mental health and educational attainment in adolescence https://t.co/pFpKPkEQmU

[DWeissLab @DWeissLab]

Bacteria in our BRAINS??

Surprisingly, we observe translocation of gut bacteria to the brain via the vagus nerve. This occurs in mice fed a high fat diet, or without dietary changes in mouse models of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and autism. 🧵

https://t.co/sD8jElANvE

[Allison Ogren, MS @allison_ogren]

@HeasleyK13 @joeyjaws Lol he's hungry!

[bioRxiv @biorxivpreprint]

Dynamic X-chromosomal reactivation enhances female brain resilience https://t.co/G7qQB2Sg3A #bioRxiv

[Anthony Berndt @anthony_berndt]

Thawing 1.5 and 2 mL microcentrifuge tubes.

[NEJM @NEJM]

Use of xylazine, most often in combination with other drugs such as fentanyl, is a rapidly growing health threat. Xylazine use has been associated with severe necrotic skin ulcerations (photo). People being harmed by this drug deserve rapid, comprehensive, and high-quality care.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Always hike with proper supplies and equipment.
Remember, flippy floppies may lead to slippy sloppies.

[Allison Ogren, MS @allison_ogren]

Content over delivery will end in misery, and flash over merit is rather transparent
https://t.co/1hxCrckJkQ

[Dr Lisa Nivison-Smith @LNivisonSmith]

Happy Monday
to every academic who has 47 tabs open in their browser with "interesting" papers

[Katy Milkman @katy_milkman]

How many days does it take to form a habit? In *new* #research out in @PNASNews, we use ML to analyze over 50 million decisions about gym attendance & hand sanitizing. The answer? It depends! Hand sanitizing habits form in weeks; gym habits in months. https://t.co/hDv3NNG3uu

[eLife - the journal @eLife]

Shifts in reproductive age don’t explain differences in genetic mutation patterns across human populations. https://t.co/fTzn7Oti4w

[Scientific American @sciam]

A single injection of mitochondria into rat blood vessels after resuscitation from cardiac arrest could boost survival rates and neurological outcomes. https://t.co/aAzmTZPJYB

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Researchers in @ScienceAdvances have developed a new stretchable wireless bioelectronic device that can be worn to monitor and heal chronic wounds. https://t.co/bZGn3pZtvo

[Cell Press @CellPressNews]

Newly developed mRNA vaccines against #Zika and #HIV-1 produce strong antibody responses that transfer from pregnant rabbits to their offspring.
@KhandharAmit

Read more in @MolTherapy https://t.co/g70eTGbTLg

[NEJM @NEJM]

Research Summary: Acute Effects of Coffee Consumption on Health among Ambulatory Adults (CRAVE) https://t.co/7HOOMuTS0e

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

📢 Breaking news: Leading academic publishers like Elsevier and Cambridge University Press say you *can* use apps like ChatGPT for academic writing.

You *can* use text generated by apps like ChatGPT and Bing but you *can't* list them as authors or co-authors.

[Allison Ogren, MS @allison_ogren]

@PhDVoice @PostdocVoice Cheese. Just...cheese

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

75% of scientists are burned out and pulling back on conferences, peer review, committee membership, etc https://t.co/ptdIpv5szr

When scientists set boundaries, it not only improves their own personal well-being, but also creates norms that limits are acceptable and healthy

[Scientific American @sciam]

A 53-year-old man in Germany has become at least the third person with HIV to be declared clear of the virus after a procedure that replaced his bone marrow cells with HIV-resistant stem cells from a donor. https://t.co/KsM1CQNucS

[Allison Ogren, MS @allison_ogren]

Mentally I'm at the #tourney23 all weekend and that's all I'll speak about for the next 3 days. Go northern, go public. Go silky mitts and puck movers. Go bruisers and speedsters.

#prep45 #mshsl