Christopher A Lowry
@CALowryPhD
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Just want to share this link to the final version of the article in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, showing that the microbial "Old Friend", Mycobacterium vaccae, can protect against a Western diet-induced overweight and obesity phenotype in mice.
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Congratulations to Luke Desmond and his team on this paper showing that a microbial "Old Friend", Mycobacterium vaccae, prevents Western-style diet-induced weight gain and visceral adiposity.
colorado.edu
New CU Boulder research shows that injections of beneficial bacteria can prevent weight gain in animals feasting on a high-fat, high-sugar diet. Scientists hope
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Congratulations to Stefanie Malan-Müller and colleagues on this new forward-thinking article on the microbiome-gut-brain axis and implications for mental health disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Happy to share this CUriosity feature by Lisa Marshall. It makes us wonder if we should all be spending more time playing in the dirt.
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From his home garden, CU Boulder’s Chris Lowry explains why humans get so much enjoyment out of sinking their hands into dirt—it may have something to do with
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Congratulations to Chelsea Siwik, Ashley Mason (UCSF), and colleagues on this case study combining infrared whole-body heating and CBT for depression. This leverages interoception (the idea that the body affects the mind), and top down effects of CBT.
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Thus, long-COVID may be among a host of conditions with hypocortisolemia associated long-term fatigue, including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis, and PTSD,
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A new animal study shows that exposure to immune-stimulating proteins left behind by COVID-19 leads to lower cortisol, brain inflammation and a heightened
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Great to see this work by Dr. Matthew G. Frank and colleagues at CU Boulder providing insights into the pathophysiology of long-COVID. The study shows that the continued presence of SARS-CoV-2 antigens results in a state of hypocortisolemia, leaving the immune system unchecked
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Although much work is needed to address safety and efficacy in humans, this work provides initial steps toward a call by Thomas Insel, MD (@thomasinselmd) to develop novel strategies for prevention of psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions. Mol Psychiatry, 11, 11-17
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Congratulations to Jeremy Taylor on publication of this study, https://t.co/DjrcB5qIoC, showing that administration of broad-spectrum CBD during pregnancy mitigates development of an autism-like behavioral phenotype in a preclinical model.
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Congratulations to Saydie Sago for being awarded the 2024 Cobell Graduate Summer Research Fellowship! Thanks to The Cobell Fellowship Team at Indigenous Education, Inc. for their support for this program and supporting Native graduate students. @CUBoulderIPHY @CobellScholars
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Congratulations to Saydie Sago, PhD student at CU Boulder, and all the ARCS Foundation Scholars. Thanks to ARCS Foundation for your support of these amazing scholars! https://t.co/CHZCI2S3ix
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I love this placard in the garden at the Eden Project, Cornwall, England. In fact, I just love the Eden Project! https://t.co/OThzWGA4Ar
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Time to start planning for your 2024 garden. The scientific reasons you should resolve to start gardening https://t.co/8zFfAOJPxx
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The first-ever randomized controlled trial of community gardening shows it boosts fiber intake and physical activity while decreasing stress and anxiety. It
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Congratulations to John Sterrett, PhD student, for winning the ToF 2023 backyard ultramarathon (95 miles) December 9 in Tennessee!
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Congratulations to Luke Desmond for being awarded the GEBIN Young Presenter Award at the German-Endocrine-Brain-Immune-Network (GEBIN) meeting in Ulm! Thanks to the meeting organizers for a fantastic program. @CUBoulderIPHY, @CUArtsSciences, @leifsaul
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Congratulations to Lyanna Kessler for being awarded the GEBIN Young Presenter Award at at the German-Endocrine-Brain-Immune-Network (GEBIN) meeting in Ulm! Thanks to the meeting organizers for a fantastic program. @CUBoulderIPHY, @CUArtsSciences, @leifsaul
@lyanna_kay, @GEBIN01
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Thrilled to share some exciting news! 🎉🎉 I’ll be speaking at ScienceWriters2023 on Sep 26 - Oct 10, 2023, along with many other amazing speakers. I would love to see you there! #SciWri23 via #whova platform https://t.co/XFYMcmPPlZ
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The interconnectedness of life… A mother’s stress may change the makeup of her child’s microbiome
washingtonpost.com
Research linking stress and microbiome health studied the impact of adversity experienced by women, including the effect of stress before a child was conceived.
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Think tuberculosis and leprosy are things of the past? Think again. 50 days free access to this meeting report on Many Hosts of Mycobacteria 9 (MHM9), https://t.co/5j4is4FOkC. Thanks to Richard Robinson and team for pulling this together. @IDIatOSU
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