How does air pollution impact our hearts? Hear from Dr Anusha Seneviratne (@anushans.bsky.social) about the research being done in her lab, which looks into the connection between air pollution and heart disease www.youtube.com/shorts/enwbg...

Research in 60s - Dr Anusha Seneviratne

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A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.

2014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My memory of Professor Jason Arday. RIP and my deepest sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues.

Ever wondered why it’s okay to take your dog for a walk during wildfire season, or why zoo animals don't need to go inside when the air quality is bad? Turns out it's all in our genes. I explain our #NSERC funded research on the relationship btw infection & air pollution youtu.be/0upxdha-F7k?...

Here's why humans are uniquely sensitive to wildfire smoke

YouTube video by McMaster University Health Sciences

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🦜 We are delighted to share the latest news on our research introducing Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) as a teaching method for Planetary Health. girawa.org/girawa-intro...

Girawa introduces Youth Participatory Action Research Project - Girawa

Over the past year, Girawa began a new research project based on the concept of Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) […]

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This poor juvenile Starling was showing how much it is feeling the heat in my garden today. Climate change is threatening the health of everyone globally, humans and wildlife alike. Take care of yourselves and especially those who are more vulnerable. #climatechange #wildlife #planetaryhealth 🧪

📰 Reading some papers this week, you'd think the UK was a tropical paradise. 🚨 The reality is different. We are unprepared for climate-driven extreme heat. 🌾 It takes lives, wrecks infrastructure, ruins harvests, and leaves communities exposed. 🌍 We need a Nature + National Security Act. #NNSBill

🧪 Want to study for an MSc & learn new lab skills? I'm offering research projects for @rhulbiology.bsky.social MSc by research students from creating 3D immune system models to studying how pollution and medicinal plants effect vascular disease ⬇️ www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #immunosky

Masters by Research in Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway

Explore our internationally-renowned masters with specialist staff and breakthrough research

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Warm welcome to 5 colleagues from Health Studies who are about to officially join @rhulbiology.bsky.social: Drs Mark Lee, @fabrizia-ratto.bsky.social, Anne Majumdar, @anushans.bsky.social and Mahmoud Eltholth. We are looking forward to working together with you and your research groups!

On #WorldHealthDay, we revisit this compelling lecture by Professor Ian Mudway, 'The Price of Pixels: Unmasking the Environmental Impact of Our Digital Lives'. He reveals how our digital world's convenience masks a heavy environmental cost... 💻🌍 Watch now 👉 gres.hm/price-pixels

"In 2006, a drug called TGN 1412 met every preclinical safety requirement. Clean in animal models. Clean in monkeys. Ninety minutes after six human volunteers received their first dose at a London hospital, they were fighting for their lives with their immune systems in overdrive." 🧵

🧪 I am offering cardiovascular projects as part of @royalholloway.bsky.social MSc in Biological Sciences research from effects of air pollution to creating 3D human vascular models. Contact me if interested. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky #academicchatter

Masters by Research in Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway

Explore our internationally-renowned masters with specialist staff and breakthrough research

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It was a pleasure to have you on the show! The impact of environmental stressors, like air pollution, on CV health is becoming increasingly recognized, and discussions like this pave the way for further research!

🧪 It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Jas Healy for this podcast and discuss the challenges we face in protecting ourselves from harmful air pollution. I hope you find it informative. Thank you for the invitation @springermedicine.com! #immunosky

Springer Medicine@springermedicine.com · 6mo ago

How does air pollution affect cardiovascular health? Listen to our conversation with Dr. Anusha Seneviratne to find out more about the known mechanisms, epidemiological evidence, and preventive measures. 👉 buff.ly/LwA4qpG #CardioSky #AirPollution @anushans.bsky.social

Delighted to share our new review article exploring the environmental factors influencing lipid metabolism and the development of atherosclerosis, including air and chemical #pollution 🧪 #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky www.mdpi.com/2813-7086/3/...

🎓 EDITOR'S PICK🎓 Our 2024 Inaugural Review Prize winner - @anushans.bsky.social (@royalholloway.bsky.social) examines how environmental factors influence vascular physiology, inflammation, and the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. 📜 buff.ly/me3y9tX

Nothing to tackle, raise above it with focus. Share ideas strategically. Publish clear ideas. Walk away from egos. Careers are built on sustained contributions, not one concept. The people who keep generating and executing strong ideas almost always outpace the others.

This is a constant fear as a new PI trying to establish my research. I'm sure I'm not alone. Would be interesting to know how often this happens and how we can tackle it. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #ecrchat #academicchat

What can I do if my idea has been plagiarized?

An early-career scientist’s idea, shared at a poster session, has been published by someone else. What happens now?

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Thanks to @expphysiol.bsky.social for featuring my review on the cover as well as the opportunity to publish as winner of inaugural review prize! 🏆 #immunosky🧪

Experimental Physiology@expphysiol.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our latest issue is out now! Featuring content on: Skin wetness perception 💦 Muscle oxygen saturation plateau 💪 Empagliflozin andDent's disease 💊 Read the full issue here: 📖 buff.ly/O8HWm05 📸 @anushans.bsky.social

🎄 On the eleventh day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me… A powerful lecture ‘War’s Toxic Legacy’ by Prof Ian Mudway, exploring how conflict leaves long-term harm for civilians and why tackling hidden toxic exposures matters for health and justice... 👉 gres.hm/war-toxic #12DaysOfChristmas

📢 Yesterday, the Government published the Environmental Improvement Plan, which made several commitments on clear air 📢 With at least 9,000 cardiovascular deaths linked to air pollution annually in the UK, it's crucial progress to improve our air quality continues.

My heart goes out to all those affected by the devastation in South Asia due to Cyclone Ditwah. @girawa.bsky.social partners the Foundation of Goodness are playing a key role in the relief effort in Sri Lanka. Please help if you can, details 👇 #cycloneditwah #climatechange

📢 NEW from #COP30: 9 countries announce they’ll tackle major sources of black carbon emissions: Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uganda. A milestone for multilateral action on #SuperPollutantSolutions 👇 www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/an...

I'm attending the NextGen Omics, Spatial & Data 2025 conference starting tomorrow in London. It would be great to connect if you work on single cell multiomics of atherosclerosis and imaging particles/metals. I'll be chairing (not speaking!) stream 3 on Friday afternoon. #NGOUK2025 #immunosky 🧪

Thanks to @royalholloway.bsky.social for featuring my research online and on their latest LinkedIn newsletter. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/sto... #planetaryhealth #cardiosky #immunosky 🧪

It was a pleasure to co-author this piece with my colleague Dr Preeti Mahato. #vaping #smoking #CVD 🧪 @royalholloway.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social

The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · 10mo ago

Research shows that vaping can damage arteries, raise blood pressure and trigger inflammation – the same early warning signs that lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Foreign Scholars Skip US Conferences “I don’t agree with the politicization of scientific funding, the destruction of data collection and openness... and I feel like traveling to America at this point is a partial endorsement of what’s going on,” Liston said. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Cautious or Protesting, Foreign Scholars Skip U.S. Conferences

As President Donald Trump deploys National Guard troops to American cities and ICE arrests pick up, some international scholars are opting out of U.S. travel.

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I will be speaking as a panelist in the pre-COP30 event hosted by Planetary Health Brazil, highlighting 5 years of success by the Girawa project. Register and join us to hear stories from around the globe on 6th November! hubs.li/Q03QCQ9r0 #COP30 #planetaryhealth 🧪

What are we seeing in #SoGA2025? 📌 Air pollution remains the 2nd leading risk factor for death worldwide 📌 NCDs account for 86% of deaths attributable to air pollution 📌 626,000 deaths from dementia attributable to air pollution in 2023 #AirQuality #ActOnNCDs 2/3