Nephrologist interested in kidneys, science, philosophy. Opinions often not my own
Brisbane, Australia
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This October, our team Redlands Rabbits, have committed to the Red Socks Challenge, to stand with Australians living with kidney disease. Please consider donating to support a better future for people with kidney disease. fundraise.kidney.org.au/st/1…
This October, our team Redlands Rabbits, have committed to the Red Socks Challenge, to stand with Australians living with kidney disease. To raise awareness and help fund better care. Please donate to support a better future for people with kidney disease. fundraise.kidney.org.au/st/1…
Awake kidney transplantation helps deliver ‘new life’ to patients healio.com/news/nephrology/2…
Check out this article: Running Toward Something or Filling a Void? - ultrarunning.com/featured/ru…
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Scientists have achieved the restorative benefits of deep sleep in awake mice, without them actually sleeping. In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison used optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control genetically modified neurons, to induce slow-wave “on/off” patterns characteristic of non-REM sleep in localized regions of the animals’ brains.
Sleep-deprived but active mice that received this artificial stimulation performed as well on memory and learning tasks as fully rested mice. The results support the idea that specific neural activity patterns, rather than unconsciousness itself, drive synaptic restoration and cognitive recovery.
This discovery suggests it may one day be possible to develop targeted therapies that counteract the effects of sleep deprivation and help treat cognitive decline in humans.
[Driessen, K., Squarcio, F., Tononi, G., & Cirelli, C. (2026). Induction of cortical on/off periods in awake mice fulfills sleep functions. Nature Neuroscience]
Exercise Changes the Heart in a Way Researchers Never Expected scitechdaily.com/exercise-ch…
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Happy Pi Day 🤓
Let's talk about pi.
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Differential effects of endurance, interval, and resistance training on telomerase activity and telomere length in a randomized, controlled study 🏃♂️academic.oup.com/eurheartj/a…
Scientists just shattered a major exercise myth sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
MDLinx: A little stress could be the secret to healthy aging mdlinx.com/news/a-little-str…
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The October edition of Kidney Kolumns is out! A unique and invaluable patient perspective on TMAs is provided by the indomitable @kamaldshah … makes for a must-read for all of us in nephrology - thank you Mr Shah for your contribution!
