So happy to see this beautiful poster for our upcoming Winter Concert with the Fleischmann Choir on December 7th at the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Cork. www.tickettailor.com/events/corko...

¡Qué merecido Premio Princesa de Asturias, para el maravilloso y genial maestro, Eduardo Mendoza!

Interested in the heterogeneity of blood vessels in the CNS? Here we review the unique features of the spinal cord vasculature, its barrier properties and neurovascular interactions, highlighting unknown aspects and future research directions. @CRC1366 @erc.europa.eu @immunosens.bsky.social

A privilege to chair symposium ‘Vascular function and cognitive health across the lifespan’ symposium today at @ecnp.eu Thanks to speakers @vcoelhosantoslab.bsky.social Amanda Kiliaan, @mariangelesmoro.bsky.social and @blacoste.bsky.social for their fantastic presentations. #ECNP2025

🧠🌸 How does menopause affect the mind? This Educational Update Session is exploring the connections between menopause, cognition, and mental health. #ECNP2025 #BrainHealth #MentalWellbeing #MenopauseResearch @oliviafoleary.bsky.social

Great to join the @network-alba.bsky.social session on Diversity and Inclusion at #ECNP2025 today!

What is the best brain to study disorders of behavior? Great discussion at @ecnp.eu moderated by @jatinnagpal.bsky.social with inputs from @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social @emreyaksi.bsky.social @eknapska.bsky.social & Hannah Clarke #ecnp2025

Looking forward to chairing this exciting symposium at @ecnp.eu Congress Amsterdam: Vascular function and cognitive health across the lifespan. Join us to hear from these excellent speakers on how vascular health shapes cognitive function. 🗓 Tuesday, October 14th | 08:40–10:00 📍 Elicium 1 #ECNP2025

Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees, has passed away aged 91 go.nature.com/46QHIZk

Jane Goodall, my ultimate hero, always inspiring, groundbreaking, kind and wise. The world will miss you, but never forget you.

Very excited to participate in my first concert with the marvelous #FleischmannChoir 🎶 Free admission at @mtu.ie #CorkSchoolOfMusic come join us

Really enjoyed talking about #Barriers at #Neurogastro2025 in London and meeting excellent colleagues! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social

Last few places available to attend our Evidence for Policy Summit in Dublin next week. Visit: www.yai.ie for sign up details. If you can't attend in person, email [email protected] for livestream details! #evidenceforpolicy #youngacademyireland #EfP25 @emmaefarrell.bsky.social @karinadoorley.bsky.social

Missing the Castilian landscape

El sedentarismo es el enemigo de un cerebro sano: 'El cerebro en movimiento', de José Luis Trejo @jltrejoneuro.bsky.social y Coral Sanfeliu. Colección #QuéSabemosDe coeditada con @CSIC.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social buff.ly/pQIa0pf

The microbiota modulates the positive impact of moderate physical exercise on memory. @CintadoElisa @JLTrejo2 @csicdivulga.bsky.social @institutocajal.bsky.social @SENC_ @isen_gard @jfcryan @Pharmabiotic cajal.csic.es/en/the-microbi…

Orgullosa de haber participado en este estudio con @jltrejoneuro.bsky.social @cintadoelisa.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social @institutocajal.bsky.social demostrando que la microbiota intestinal es clave para modular los beneficios del ejercicio en la memoria y neurogénesis. @ebiomedicine.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest paper! At @institutocajal.bsky.social under @jltrejoneuro.bsky.social supervision, in collaboration with @maburto.bsky.social & @jfcryan.bsky.social . Moderate exercise boosts memory & neurogenesis in mice via gut microbiome 🏃‍♀️🧠🦠. doi.org/10.1016/j.eb...

Gut microbiota regulates exercise-induced hormetic modulation of cognitive function - eBioMedicine www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...

I'm beyond excited to share that our last work is now published in Nature Communications. The South American MicroBiome Archive (saMBA): enriching the microbiome field by studying neglected populations 📄: shorturl.at/wq9pr

“Single-use plastic is not a sustainable consumption model and recycling is limited in its ability to mitigate the waste crisis.”

Nuestro último trabajo eBioMedicine Lancet: efectos x ejercicio 🏃🏻‍♀️ en cerebro 🧠 muestran perfil hormético (mejora cognición y neurogénesis si es moderado, inútil si extenuante) causado por cambios en microbiota 🦠 y después de trasplante fecal @CSICdivulga @SENC_ @institutocajal.bsky.social

Great to see our Review "The gut microbiome connects nutrition and human health" making the cover of this month's @natrevgastrohep.nature.com @patrickveiga.bsky.social @eranelinav.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

So happy to see this excellent work out! ‘Gut microbiota regulates exercise-induced hormetic modulation of cognitive function’ Fantastic collaboration with @jltrejoneuro.bsky.social @cintadoelisa.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...

💥 A gut microbe metabolite that drives #atherosclerosis? Yes—Imidazole propionate (ImP) triggers vascular inflammation without changing cholesterol. 🧪 We show the pathway—and how to block it. nature.com/articles/s41... #OpenAccess at @Nature @CNIC_CARDIO #CVD #immunosky #cardiosky #microbiomesky

🦠 “Els microorganismes porten a la Terra molts més milions d’anys que nosaltres. Tota la nostra evolució ha passat sota la seva influència.” — @maburto.bsky.social 📣 Ho explica a 3Cat arran del congrés #BCNmicrobiome que vam organitzar des d'#IrsiCaixa. 👇 www.3cat.cat/324/la-revol...

“We urge greater recognition of the developmental origins of disease and advocate for increased investment in preventive strategies.” karger.com/dne/article/...

Really happy and thankful to have participated today in the 11th Barcelona Debates on the Human Microbiome at #CosmoCaixa #BCNMicrobiome @irsicaixa.es

Sign up for our Evidence for Policy Summit 2025 📍Sept 10, 2025 📍at @ria.ie 📍Keynote: Professor Michael Sanders 📍Panels on-ECRIs & Policy, Sustainability, Fair & Inclusive Society Sign up here: www.ria.ie/events/an-ev... #ECRchat #AcademicSky

Unifying the #microbiome sciences for global #health and #sustainability ... | #microbes | #microorganisms | #bacteria | #viruses | #crops | #soils | Via @sciencex.bsky.social‬

Delighted to see part of my PhD project, supervised by @edesfilis.bsky.social and @loretamedinah.bsky.social, published as our contribution out in "Dopaminoceptive Forebrain Regions Research topic" ✨🧠 @frontiersin.bsky.social @irblleida.bsky.social @udl.cat www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...

Thrilled to see our review out in @natrevimmunol.nature.com together with my amazing mentors @jfcryan.bsky.social and Ger Clarke. @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @anatneuroucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#NeuroFrance2025 🦠🧠 Interested in the consequences of microbiome disruption during the perinatal period on brain barrier in neurodevelopment? 👉 Poster S3.012 today! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social @maburto.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social

Communication of scientists with the public has never been more important than it is now. It is great to see so many of our department taking part in the pint of science initiative.

Delighted to see our contribution out in #HandbookOfClinicalNeurology ‘Neuroglia and the microbiota-gut-brain’ axis with @jfcryan.bsky.social Big congrats to @hugoneuro.bsky.social and @drmoralesgarcia.bsky.social ✨🧠 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Soil #biodiversity is critical for the health of humans, animals & the environment. However, global change threatens our soil ecosystems. This Essay discusses the importance of soil biodiversity in the face of global stressors & the major knowledge gaps precluding its conservation🧪 ▶️ plos.io/4hSbLUa

Celebrating #TolkienReadingDay today with our review on gastrointestinal and brain barriers where we cited #Tolkien @natrevgastrohep.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

On 15 March, T.A. 3019 in #Tolkien's Middle-earth: the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. The horns of the Rohirrim are heard at cockcrow. We all get goosebumps. Here is the scene as depicted in New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.