Andrew Bubak, PhD
@andrewbubakphd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator at CU Anschutz Medical Campus studying the role of varicella zoster virus in vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke.
🧠🥗☢️💉 From foods that slow aging to viruses waiting for their chance to spill over, here are 7 recent studies you should know about. #SupportScience sciencerabbit.org/2025/05/05/w...
Weekly Research Round-Up: How Your Choices—and Policies—Shape Public Health
From the foods that help you age well to the warning signs of viral spillovers, this week’s studies hit hard on prevention, policy, and longevity. Whether it’s reducing unnecessary CT scans or protect...
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Fantastic new article by Dr. Christy Niemeyer on the disproportionate burden of Alzheimer's disease on women. @csniemeyerphd.bsky.social sciencerabbit.org/2025/04/04/w...
Why are women twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s disease?
Explore the complexities of Alzheimer's disease and its disproportionate impact on women, influenced by hormonal and societal factors.
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Shingles (caused by VZV reactivation) is largely considered a skin disease and rarely do individuals think of the significantly increased risk of stroke associated with the virus. Of note, this elevated risk can persist for up to a year after rash clearance and is higher in younger individuals.
Science Rabbit@sciencerabbit.bsky.social · last yr.Fellow researchers & clinicians – we started a new collective aimed at providing expert insights of health-related topics (i.e., vaccines, emerging pathogens) tailored for the general audience. We are looking for experts to contribute articles. DM us! sciencerabbit.org/2025/02/06/v...
Venturing Down the Rabbit Hole: Why We Started This Collective
In a world filled with misleading health information, this collective aims to provide in-depth, evidence-based insights. By uniting experts, it evaluates health claims, fosters understanding, and prom...
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INBOX: Colorado AG Phil Weiser (D) is joining a 22-state lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from cutting NIH funding that supports medical research on cancer, flu, etc. Weiser says it would cost CSU, CU-Boulder, and CU Anschutz a combined $90M. #copolitics
Research funded by NIH generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023 [a total of $92.9 billion] www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...
Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns
Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an
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Just joined and happy to see our recent work highlighted here!
Delthia Ricks@dricks.bsky.social · 2y agoVirologists identify a key protein behind spread of shingles virus. A Univ of Colorado team discovered a new evasion strategy of varicella zoster virus, the cause of chickenpox & shingles, that may allow it to affect tissues far from the original site of infection medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07...