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Jill Barnes, PhD

@barnes-lab.bsky.social
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Scientist. Associate Professor. Exercise Physiologist. Outdoor enthusiast. Interested in improving cerebrovascular health over the lifespan. Views are my own. kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/rese…

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Jill Barnes, PhD @barnes-lab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Welcome Dr. Zhou! Dr. Andy Zhou joined our lab as a postdoctoral fellow in the summer of 2025 after earning his PhD in Exercise and Rehabilitation Science from Marquette University. When not in the lab, Andy enjoys traveling, hiking (around Devil’s Lake), and trying different restaurants. #badgers
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Nearly 800 NIH grants have been terminated so far, including some focused on HIV and AIDS, trans health, and COVID-19, after researchers were told their work was no longer an agency priority. cbsn.ws/3YkDndI
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Today in the USA, women are TWICE as likely to DIE giving birth than their mothers were a generation ago. And TRUMP's War on Women continues with ending the landmark Women's Health Study: www.science.org/content/arti...
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NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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Jill Barnes, PhD @barnes-lab.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Review paper in @expphysiol.bsky.social from current and former lab trainees! physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
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Vascular health and exercise in females throughout the lifespan: Exploring puberty, pregnancy and menopause
This narrative review highlights the impact of exercise on vascular health in females over the lifespan with an emphasis on puberty, pregnancy and menopause. These events encompass substantial change...
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Nature Neuroscience @natneuro.nature.com · 10/03/2025
IL-1- and IL-6-related systemic inflammation in #COVID19 is associated with #microglia dysfunction, neurovascular inflammation, and focal neuropathologies 🧪🧠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Microglia dysfunction, neurovascular inflammation and focal neuropathologies are linked to IL-1- and IL-6-related systemic inflammation in COVID-19 - Nature Neuroscience
The authors show that brain inflammation in COVID-19 correlates with viral load, systemic inflammation and virus-sensing pattern recognition receptors. Microglial dysfunction occurs at sites of vascul...
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Jill Barnes, PhD @barnes-lab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
standupforscience2025.org/madison-wi/
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Madison, WI
Location: Wisconsin State Capitol 2 E Main St, Madison, WI, United States Address: 2 E Main St, Madison, WI 53702 Time: 12-3 PM
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/03/2025
"When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on NIH research over many decades. When you hear about sickle cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on years of research supported by NIH" apnews.com/article/nih-...
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Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers
Dr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist, and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, is retiring from the government agency and urging “respect” for its embattled workers.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Good resource about your state... www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/03/2025
Today is Rare Disease Day, and a great reminder of the importance of NIH and science funding in driving hope 🧬⬇️ www.rarediseaseday.org
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Rare Disease Day 2025 – Raising awareness for people living with rare diseases and their families worldwide.
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Marty Frank @mfrank6999.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cuts www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cuts
Nature talks to prospective students left in limbo as some institutes withdraw offers and put applications on hold.
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Nature @nature.com · 23/02/2025
Almost all grant-review meetings remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health, preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion annual budget. go.nature.com/418B5Pm
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Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order
Nature - The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.
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Jill Barnes, PhD @barnes-lab.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State
Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.
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Jill Barnes, PhD @barnes-lab.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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Opinion | American Science is Under Attack
The Trump administration hobbles research and endangers the public health.
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Jill Barnes, PhD @barnes-lab.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Open-rank faculty position with focus on healthy aging/lifespan available in the Department of Kinesiology @UWMadison!!! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/kinesio...
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Kinesiology Faculty - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary: The Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking outstanding candidates for an open rank tenure-track faculty position. Desirable candidates should be abl...
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Jill Barnes, PhD @barnes-lab.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Congratulations to lab co-authors Dr. Andrew Pearson, Dr. Kathleen Miller, Dr. Adam Corkery, Nicole Loggie, Anna Howery et al. Lower neurovascular coupling response despite higher cerebral blood flow at rest in apolipoprotein ... journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Lower neurovascular coupling response despite higher cerebral blood flow at rest in apolipoprotein ɛ4 positive adults
Cerebral blood flow at rest declines with age. However, age-related changes in functional measures of cerebrovascular health including cerebrovascular reactivity and neurovascular coupling are not wel...
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Jill Barnes, PhD @barnes-lab.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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Long-term cognitive effects of menopausal hormone therapy: Findings from the KEEPS Continuation Study
Carey E. Gleason and colleagues investigate the long-term effects of hormone therapy started early in menopause on cognition, mood and neuroimaging by leveraging data from the follow up of the Kronos ...
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