Upasana Shrestha

PhD candidate @UtoledoMed

[Upasana Shrestha @thisisupasana]

Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health https://t.co/02CsTx0rhD

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Dark chocolate improves mood via the gut-brain axis.

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[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

Scientists have found evidence of plastic additives in the air over Southern California, including one additive that has been banned from use in toys.

Read more @YaleE360: https://t.co/DRNXC3J05T

[The Blade @toledonews]

Western Lake Erie’s Summer 2024 algal bloom appears to remain strong going into October, though it’s unclear for the time being if it’s started to recede. https://t.co/ZSfYJyEEac

[Illinois Poison Center @ILPoisonCenter]

Blue green algal blooms can release harmful toxins to humans and pets. The algal bloom in Lake Erie is so large this year, it can be seen from space. #bluegreenalgae #bluegreen #toxins https://t.co/xCP3fOPHB5

[Dr. Imran Farooq @drimran_farooq]

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#AcademicTwitter #academia #science #research #phd @PhDVoice @PhD_Genie

[Natural Immunity FTW @NaturallyFTW]

🚨 NEVER eat peanut butter from a plastic jar.

They heat up peanut butter to squirt it into jars. When hot peanut butter contacts plastic, it leaches horrible plastic toxins into the peanut butter: phthalates, PFAS & microplastics. (linked to hormonal disruption, cancer & more).

GLASS ONLY.

[Scott Coffin, Ph.D. @DrSCoffin]

First findings of #microplastics (MPs) in human uterine fibroids (UF). MPs were significantly higher in UF tissues in diseased patients. #Raman spectroscopy of 48 patients linked higher levels to takeout meals and bottled water consumption.
#WomensHealth
https://t.co/qfEHbaDvYz

[Tom Henry @ecowriterohio]

Ten-year anniversary story.
@sejorg https://t.co/f3gbSsTcPN

[CyanoTRACKER @CyanoTracker]

When it is aerated or suspended in humid air, MC-LR can react with oxygen,which makes the toxin oxidized and more volatile and can become aerated by speed boating, wakeboarding, strong tidal currents, storms and daily wind fluctuations https://t.co/8Db4ctSYWw #simplesharebuttons

[Adi @IDdocAdi]

Now do the Krebs cycle

[nature @Nature]

The World Health Organization has updated its list of most dangerous viruses and bacteria https://t.co/HhUCBpkM0y

[Science Advances @ScienceAdvances]

Dehydration and malnutrition trigger the paralysis of immune cells critical for fighting off methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (#MRSA) in mice, a new study finds. https://t.co/d1WcQkvWIW

[Eddie Verhamme @EddieGreatLakes]

LAKE ERIE: Taking a look at the current state of the bloom #GreatLakes. It's getting pretty green out here.

[Elisabeth Bik @MicrobiomDigest]

I am often amazed of how if you put a bunch of random scientists together, the men are starting to collaborate and share stuff with each other, while interrupting, ignoring, and belittling the women.
How can we break this cycle?
(Going to my room to cry)

[Upasana Shrestha @thisisupasana]

@MilliporeSigma @timbivek #SigmaAldrichChocolate

[Upasana Shrestha @thisisupasana]

@cassini56 @MilliporeSigma Love it! 🍫

[UToledo CBGS @UT_CBGS]

Upasana Shrestha, Ph.D. Candidate in MMI track in the lab of Drs. David Kennedy and Steven Haller had her research story "UT lab studies how aerosol microcystins and microplastics affect the human body" published in The Blade. 

https://t.co/qCcuLUkdS8

Congratulations, Upasana!

[Tina Termini @CterminiPhD]

I’ve said it before and l’ll say it again, neglect is a form of trainee abuse.

If you don’t have the bandwidth to effectively mentor, don’t take trainees.

And if you see neglect, don’t say it’s due to busy PIs or big labs - that’s excusing bad behavior & discounting the trainee

[Upasana Shrestha @thisisupasana]

Lolamicin - Inhibits the ‘Lol system’.

[nature @Nature]

Scientists have developed an antibiotic that kills pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria without impairing the gut microbiome https://t.co/lgnhxrcfwH