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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Utopian piece by Lynne Peeples quotes many dcientists who conclude we should make Standard Time Permanent “paired with more flexible school and work start times”. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/s...

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Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent?

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Recent work from Mark and Chuck Czeisler in #JBR has engendered a vibrant discussion on what might underlie the annual peak they found in mass shootings and suicide deaths around July in the Northern Hemisphere. www.reddit.com/r/science/co...

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From the science community on Reddit: Researchers in the U.S have observed consistent summertime peaks in both mass shootings and suicide deaths, suggesting that common environmental, behavioral, or ...

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Join us! Ask Me Anything as part of the #SRBR World Circadian Day. Organized with expert researchers and physicians studying #biologicalrhythms and #sleep. Real-time responses starting in just 5 circadian cycles from now.

World Circadian Day. June 24, 9-11am Pacific Daylight Time. https://reddit.com/r/science

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Lauren Hablitz @laurenhablitz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Circadian interventions (light, small molecules targeting the clock, food) can improve glymphatics, improve stroke recovery, and reduce neuroinflammation! This was a 5 yr effort from Hablitz Lab (with the assist from Nedergaard lab) out now in JCI! Hope you enjoy! www.jci.org/articles/vie...

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JCI - Chronotherapy to reinforce circadian rhythms improves poststroke outcomes and glymphatic function in mice

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Eating a healthy diet within 12 h/day increases healthspan as healthy mice age. Sam Clever, Vicky Acosta, Carla Green, Joe Takahashi and Co also found this works to extend life, but only males on this diet. I feel healthier having read this. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Time-restricted feeding extends healthspan in both sexes and lifespan in male C57BL/6 J mice - Nature Aging

Assessing over 500 male and female C57BL/6 J mice fed a standard diet, Iiams, Skinner and colleagues report that early-onset lifelong time-restricted feeding improved healthspan in both sexes but exte...

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I have long dreamed that my commute to work by bicycle would inspire others to ride. Today, I got coverage. Anyone inspired? www.timesnewspapers.com/webster-kirk...

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National Bike To Work (Or Wherever) Day

With gas at the pump up a buck or more per gallon, area cyclists contend that commuting on a bike is the smart way to get to work. It’s just

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This program transformed my career! Please apply. @hhmi-science.bsky.social's #FreemanHrabowski Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 yrs, plus salary & benefits. Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you too. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/4vhC0LA

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Early Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI

The Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ...

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

✨ Early bird registration + abstract submission are now OPEN 🎉 Join us in Milan for the SLRCH 37th Annual Meeting! 📅 11–13 Sept 2026 | 📍University of Milan ⏳ Abstract: 31 May | Early bird: 30 June 👉 www.slrch.org #Chronobiology #CircadianScience #SleepResearch

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Attention #chronobiology and #circadian authors. You can now directly transfer your @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social to Journal of Biological Rhythms. 1. www.biorxiv.org/submit-a-man..., 2. click "Submit bioRxiv Preprint to a Journal” & 3. choose JBR. #SRBR #JBR

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Congratulations to newly-minted Dr. Kia Barclay, @washu-endure.bsky.social alum! She gave a stellar PhD defense on the role of reactive micoglia in brain repair.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 03/04/2026

The U.S. administration released the FY 2027 Budget Request this morning, proposing deep cuts to science funding once again. While there are similarities in the proposed cuts between FY26 and FY27, the final FY26 appropriations show the impact of advocacy in action.

The image is split into two sections. The left side features a quote on funding priorities by Sudip S. Parikh, AAAS CEO, with a small photo of the person below. The U.S. Capitol building is in the background. The right side shows a bar chart titled "Federal R&D FY26 + FY27 Appropriations in Billions." It compares requested and enacted funding amounts for NIH, NSF, DOE, and NASA in 2026 and 2027. Bars are color-coded to distinguish between 2026 requests, 2027 requests, and 2026 enacted law.

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Intersects Arts of St. Louis hosted a brilliant "Cabinets of Curiosity" featuring @washu scientist-artist Dr. Duygu Ozpolat. Overcoming fear to find beauty in bugs.

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JCI insight @insight.jci.org · 18/01/2026

Cancer watch: an actigraphy device @mariafelicita.bsky.social @erikherzog.bsky.social @oliviawalch.bsky.social & team establish a real-time, non-invasive monitoring tool for glioblastoma progression based on activity, enabling early progression detection: doi.org/10.1172/jci....

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KL Nikhil @circatwenty4.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Check out the summary of our recent work on mapping brain communication.

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Louise Ince @louise-ince.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

New Year?! New Job! I’m excited to share that I will be joining Pomona College as an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience this year!! 🧠 Very grateful to all who have encouraged me along this path, and I'm looking forward to this next adventure in science. @pomonacollege.bsky.social

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washuonr.bsky.social @washuonr.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Timing matters: @erikherzog.bsky.social @washu.edu , Joshua Rubin and team analyzed 5 years of glioblastoma biopsy results and conclude, “We are hopeful that this chronodiagnostic approach will help identify better ways to treat this devastating disease.” Published in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology.

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Timing may be key to effective cancer treatments

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis find the timing of biopsy can affect how doctors diagnose tumors and when those cancers may be more sensitive to chemotherapy.

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Congrats KL Nikhil and collaborators on inventing MITE to map functional brain connections! Surprising take home: MITE reveals 5 cell types (based on their connectivity) in the mouse circadian clock which underlie the daily wave of gene expression. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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The inferred functional connectome underlying circadian synchronization in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus | PNAS

Circadian rhythms in mammals arise from the spatiotemporal synchronization of ~20,000 neuronal clocks in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Althoug...

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The association between more cumulative circadian disruption and worse sleep and body weight may not be surprising, but it could set the stage to test interventions that reduce chronodisruption to improve health.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 28/10/2025

Courtney Peterson, associate professor of nutrition, looks at how intermittent fasting and meal timing may benefit aspects of cardiometabolic health, including weight loss, blood sugar, blood pressure, aging, and even cancer prognosis.

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The health benefits of intermittent fasting | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Intermittent fasting researcher Courtney Peterson discusses her research and her plans for the School's new research kitchen.

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Recommended Postdoc Opportunity: "We highly value creating the warm and stimulating environment where young scientists can grow and blossom." Interested candidates should contact Dr. Jae-eun Kang Miller (jkm2149@cumc.columbia.edu) to provide a CV and three references. www.kangmillerlab.com

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Kang Miller Lab

The Kang Miller Lab at Columbia University aims to understand neural circuit breakdown in disease and develop innovative methods to prevent it.

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

For every $1 dollar invested in NIH-funded research, we enjoy $2.50 return to the economy in the form of new drugs, treatments, and savings in health costs. Get to work @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social @erschm.bsky.social & Josh Hawley (not on Bsky)

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N--... Is sleep evolution's solution to the reality that brains move away from optimal performance with each waking moment? #KeithHengen says "yes!" #criticality @washuartsci.bsky.social

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How Sleep Unlocks the Power of the Brain | Keith Hengen | TEDxNewEngland

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Great opportunity if you’re looking to do an exciting postdoc.

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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

We offer automatic forms to tell your lawmakers to ditch Daylight Saving Time! savestandardtime.com/action/

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TAKE ACTION | Save Standard Time

Tell policymakers to ditch DST and restore permanent Standard Time!

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NPR @npr.org · 07/08/2025

Images showing baby Mohammad Al-Motawaq captured world attention last month. In Israel, they were used to support claims that mass hunger in Gaza does not exist.

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Photos of a starving baby in Gaza shocked the world. Here's how he's doing now

Images showing baby Mohammad Al-Motawaq captured world attention last month. In Israel, they were used to support claims that mass hunger in Gaza does not exist.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

First highlight... Senator Capito started of the discussion saying that the bill contains AN INCREASE for NIH. The details are not available, but the bill will be released ofter the hearing. This is not a done-deal, but it does show where the Senate is on a bipartisan basis.

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ALT: a cartoon of snoopy on a green background with the words `` great news ! ''

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Amy Poe @poeflylab.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I’m hiring another research technician! Recent college grads are encouraged to apply. Please share with anyone who might be interested. uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

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Laboratory Assistant

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 29/07/2025

🚨ATTENTION CDC AND ALLIES!🚨 Our genes/jeans are GREEN tomorrow To see our strength and build community, we ask that you wear something 💚green💚 to work on WEDNESDAY (tomorrow) to show solidarity and readiness to defend public health. Spread the word! #courageiscontagious #spreadthecolor #wearthecolor

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a man in a green lantern costume is standing in a hanger with a helicopter in the background .

Alt: Ryan Reynolds suiting up as Green Lantern. While better known for his role as Deadpool, Ryan will always be Green Lantern to us. Sorry not sorry, Ryan. This will haunt you forever.

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Felix Baier @felixbaier.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🚨Very happy that my PhD work is now out in @nature.com! We discovered that evolution, by acting in the midbrain, shifted the threshold to escape in Peromyscus mice, to fine-tune defensive strategies in different environments www.nature.com/articles/s41... This was a truly collaborative effort! 🧵⬇️

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Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

“With these considerations, we expect to fund through the 4th percentile.” There it is, in black and white, the destruction of cancer research in the US.

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Erik Herzog @erikherzog.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

When two related mouse species are faced with a scary visual shadow that appears to be approaching…PAG neurons in one say “run!” And in the other say “freeze!” Very cool findings. Congrats to the authors. Could evolutionary switches like this underlie nocturnal vs diurnal?

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Kepecs Lab @ WashU @kepecslab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

1/ Why do patients with late-stage cancer lose motivation & sink into apathy? 🔥 Our new Science paper shows chronic inflammation activates a cytokine-sensing brain circuit that lowers motivation. Huge team effort: Aelita Zhu, Sarah Starosta, Pignatelli & Janowitz labs! 🧵 🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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A neuroimmune circuit mediates cancer cachexia-associated apathy

Cachexia, a severe wasting syndrome associated with inflammatory conditions, often leads to multiorgan failure and death. Patients with cachexia experience extreme fatigue, apathy, and clinical depres...

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washuonr.bsky.social @washuonr.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Astrocytes Take the Lead in Neural Rewiring - this discovery fundamentally changes current understanding about the determinants of brain network communication and activity. Dr. Thomas Papouin @washumedicine.bsky.social #WashUNeuroCommunity bit.ly/3FmVqK8

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Overlooked cell type orchestrates brain rewiring | WashU Medicine

Rather than neurons, brain cells known as astrocytes take charge in shaping response to signal involved in vigilance, mouse study shows

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washuonr.bsky.social @washuonr.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Keith Hengen @washuartsci.bsky.social notes that “criticality” - the tipping point between order & chaos - is the key to understanding how the brain works, & how to keep it free from Alzheimer’s and other diseases. Woodrow Shew @uarkansas.bsky.social #WashUNeuroCommunity bit.ly/3HTODZg

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A unified theory of the mind

In a new paper with implications for preventing Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders, Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology, suggests a new comprehensive approach to understa...

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