Monica Carson
Fan of microglia, macrophages, glial-neuronal and brain-immune interactions (both innate & adaptive); flirted with oligodendrocytes, astrocytes and occasionally even neurons.
EIC Journal of Neuroinflammation
Sci-Fi and SDCC (Comicon)
opinions are my own
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- #academicsky Happy to see all my favorites represented as signatories👏 Especially happy colleges/uni’s of my family were in the early wave of signers. Go #sevensisters 👏 some key places stll missing! #standup “we must, indeed, all stand together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately”
- Reposted by Monica CarsonPrevious to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
- Just when you think you know what they will do, #microglia will still surprise you with new ways of interacting with #neurons in #neurodegeneration - great read! #prions #glia #Neuroinflammation #neuroskyence
- As with many things, the final breakdown of complex systems, may not be where obvious activity/damage is. It seems obvious that autoimmune loss of #cns #myelin in #MS is due to an attack on myelin-think again, perhaps it’s against a less obvious but critical system: #astrocytes #neuroskyence #glia
- Rainbows appear even at sunset with clouds and rain still happening. Only commenting on weather☺️
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- #nih #academicsky The post below says it all
- Reposted by Monica CarsonI received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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- Reposted by Monica CarsonThis continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
- Way cool #neuroimaging study with #marathon #runners suggests brain myelin “content is temporarily & reversibly diminished by severe exercise” consistent with rodent studies suggesting myelin lipids act as “glial energy reserves in extreme metabolic conditions.” #neuroskyence #glia #academicsky
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- #covid and inflammatory bits of Covid virus linger - detection in brain and lungs 3 months post infections in non-human primates. Can’t see how human primates would be different. Hence I still #mask for #health #neuroinflammation #neuroskyence #immunosky
- #academicsky Ohio is seeking to deputize college students to police #academic discourse
- Wish to #Boycott #amazon but don’t know what #amazonalternatives to use? Tomtomato55 Reddit provides this ChatGPT list
- Reposted by Monica CarsonThe Shame of Columbia: violating academic freedom “Not even during the communist witch hunts of the early 1950s did a university agree to put an entire academic department under special oversight because of what its faculty researched or taught.” open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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- Happy #Pi Day!
- #nih supports our #economy creating jobs, improving #health and discovering cool science & biology. Even #forbes agrees. Let your elected representatives know this matters to you! #academicsky #medsky
- New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024. That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved. Show me a better investment than that. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
- Dud you know the government doesn’t send your university a big check when you receive a #NIH #grant ? it transfers funds to an account as you spend the money - but no more than 3 days in advance of grant spending on salaries and purchases. Great J Berg tutorial for #academicsky #academicresearch
- #InternationalWomensDay #IWD celebrating and recognizing #womeninscience stories. Hedy Lamarr was successful in films but was also an incredible innovative inventor dubbed “the mother of Wi-Fi” and wireless GPS and Bluetooth communications www.womenshistory.org/education-re....
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- Recognizing #womeninscience Celebrating #InternationalWomensDay #IWD and #StandforScience #academicsky
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- #StandingupforScience and Celebrating #internationalWomensDay By reposting cool science stories on Bluesky #academicsky
- Celebrate and recognize #internationalwomensday #IWD #academicsky #medsky #neuroskyence www.internationalwomensday.com
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- #NIH is still being stalled. please keep contacting your elected representatives to let them know the #economic impacts to their regions. #academicsky
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- Reposted by Monica CarsonThis is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
- Lifelong #health is not just about our genes-it’s about additive & synergistic consequences of life choices, life #exposures with #genetics Interesting #aging study quantifying contributions to disease patterns & mortality #medsky #academicresearch #neuroskyence #immunosky #neuroinflammation
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- Reposted by Monica Carson💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes. Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out
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- Reposted by Monica Carson“In some ways that’s even more chilling than firing the four stars,” Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law. “It’s what you do when you’re planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down.” By NYT Greg Jaffe www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
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- Reposted by Monica CarsonLast night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
- Nearly 1/3 of people on earth, & an estimated 60 million in USA are chronically infected with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. New Study: in infected rats, low protein #diet (more than high-fat) accelerated signs of cognitive & motor impairment plus loss of neurons #neuroinflammation #neuroskyence
- Want to advocate for #health , #research and #Nih but don’t know where to start? Check out sfn’s website #advocacy best practices - highly practical resource, even with videos on how to communicate with legislature #neuroskyence #academicsky
- Reposted by Monica CarsonGov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds. Gov Mills: See you in court
- #heart health is #brain #health! Cool article linking atrial fibrillation, glymphatics and cognition #neuroskyence #medsky
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- Reposted by Monica CarsonSo if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.
- #nih funded projects are #economic drivers and multipliers usually $2.5 for region for every $1 of nih grant funded. Please contact your elected representatives so that your region doesn’t lose these investments in jobs and economy #medsky #immunosky #neuroskyence #academicsky
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- Reposted by Monica CarsonI feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
- Reposted by Monica Carson1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
- “Nearly 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children who become infected with #measles will die from respiratory and neurologic complications” #neuroinflammation #neuroskyence #immunosky #health www.cdc.gov/measles/sign....
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