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Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Government wilfully ignored advice from ESRI and IEA recommendations to deliver a short-term band-aid that tethers us to fossil dependency and only benefits the top 40% of earners. Make it make sense. Brilliant explanation by @mcgovernaj.bsky.social ! youtu.be/t6-Daa_OkHQ?...

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I Thought Ireland's Fuel Crisis Was About Tax

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Women's Health Research Cluster @whrcluster.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Can birth control really change your mood? This week on the podcast, Dr. Inger Sundström Poromaa & Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social discuss how hormones shape mental health, and why women deserve better answers. 🎧 Listen: Apple | Spotify 🔗https://ow.ly/x0Iq50Xn3fz #Hormones #PMDD

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

While you are all waiting for treat or treaters & the blue jay game … take a look at our newest from @bonniee-leee.bsky.social where we look at neural networks in middle aged female rats based on APOE genotype and parity history www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Sex-specific factors and APOEε4 genotype alter functional connectivity at middle age

Cognitive aging is influenced by sex and sex-specific factors. Indeed, research has shown that parity (pregnancy and parenthood) uniquely alters bioma…

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Farida (one of my fav people) also talks about how to make lemonade when the science gives you 🍋🍋🍋 (hint it’s also why she went from brain to gut to ovary) follow where the science takes you because it can be a glorious- though lemony - journey!

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Women's Health Research Cluster @whrcluster.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Why do women often have more severe strokes than men? 🧠 Dr. Farida Sohrabji joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social on Women’s Health Interrupted to unpack sex differences, estrogens, & gut health in stroke. ow.ly/zFSJ50XjGLT #WomensHealthInterrupted #Stroke

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Women's Health Research Cluster @whrcluster.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Menopause. Not a secret. Not a sentence. A stage — and it deserves support. 🎧 Shirley Weir joins Dr. @liisagalea.bsky.social on Women’s Health Interrupted to bust myths & spark better conversations. ow.ly/x3hR50XgeFP #WomensHealthInterrupted #Menopause

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I am so proud to be producing this podcast. The first episode has absolutely smashed our expectations. Thank you all for the interest in women’s health!!

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Cell Type-Specific Remodelling of the Female Hippocampus by Reproductive Experience and Age www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

New preprint showcasing @mcgovernaj.bsky.social ‘s work. Using single cell deconvolution on bulk RNAseq from hippocampi of previously parous rats we found 3 cell types with independent parity effects decreases in CA3 pyramidal & SST interneurons but increases in astrocytes. Let us know your thoughts

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📢 PhD opening at @uoft.bsky.social in the @liisagalea.bsky.social Lab! Work on women’s brain health & Alzheimer’s risk prediction as part of the global CARE initiative. 🧠 🧪 Apply: forms.gle/Lxf5Li5d6wcm...

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

"In an era where debates over the number of genders or sexes have sparked significant public discourse, why, if there has always been an acknowledgment of at least two genders or sexes, have we not fully committed to studying both in depth?" doi.org/10.1111/1471... 🧪🧬 #ObGynSky #MedSky

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Really excited for this to be out: "Neural Metabolic Networks: Key Elements of Healthy Brain Function"🧪 Deep dive into how brain cells cooperate through metabolic networks to power cognition - and what breaks down Alzheimer's, Parkinson's & ALS 🧬 #neuroscience #alzheimers #neurodegeneration

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Neural Metabolic Networks: Key Elements of Healthy Brain Function

This review originated from the Fourth International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) and Journal of Neurochemistry (JNC) Flagship School (2022). Here, we describe how the specific bioenergetic profi...

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

The White House treats rising diagnoses like failure, not progress. Fine. Science should just rename disorders every decade. They get their “cure,” we get reality 🧪

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

This is so important- somehow pregnancy both 'improves' brain ageing, yet increases our risk of Alzheimer's disease?! This data shows that pregnancy and Alzheimer's disease genotype changes the brain, reducing the activity of some regions whilst compensating with new networks! #ReproSky #dementia 🧪

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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 03/04/2025

Nomad Passport Index 2025 is out. Ireland is number 1. Canada is tied for 40th place. United States is tied for 43rd place. www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/iris...

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Irish passport named the strongest in the world in 2025 | BreakingNews.ie

The Nomad Passport Index has placed us in the top spot, followed by Switzerland, Greece and Portugal.

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Just finished Everything is Tuberculosis by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social. Brilliantly detailed non-fiction under the guise of one man’s story dealing with it today. Everything really is Tuberculosis coded, it’s wild.

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Women's Health Research Cluster @whrcluster.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Missed the #WHSS talk with Dr. @jennyrabin.bsky.social ? Catch up now! She breaks down how early #menopause, genetics, vascular health, and lifestyle factors create a “perfect storm” for #cognitivedecline — and what we can do about it. 📺 Watch the full talk here: ow.ly/MXqO50Vmx82

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Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com · 22/03/2025

Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women. More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications. I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

It gives me great peace that this is a popular opinion.

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CAMH @camhnews.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Liisa Galea, Treliving Family Chair in Women's Mental Health & the Scientific Lead for CAMH's #womenmind™, on being recognized as one of the 2025 Top 25 Women of Influence+ for her global leadership in driving change & #research in women’s #brain health.

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I am so proud to have graduated with my PhD in @unioflimerick.bsky.social in biostatistics and women’s health 🧪🧬 Thank you so much to the brilliant @gesbarreto.bsky.social for his guidance and excellent supervision, and to everyone else in the department!! 🎉

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

One of the best science communications I have seen in a while, PERFECT public designed comms! youtu.be/-NI6lxgHaN8?...

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Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones...

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Andrew J. McGovern @mcgovernaj.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

You can always be proud of #Ireland for it’s dedication to ensuring everyone has what they need to take opportunities

Image shows that more than half of global teenagers lack reading comprehension skills. Bottom is Senegal, and best is Ireland.

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