A day to rewatch the Camino Voyage documentary - Glen Hansard and friends travel from Ireland to northern Spain in a traditional naomhog boat - a fantastic odyssey of friendship & shared cultures.
John F. Cryan
@jfcryan.bsky.social
VP Research & Innovation, University College Cork @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social |PI @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social |Prof Dept. Anatomy & Neuroscience |MRIA @ria.ie| Stress, Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis, Brain-Body Interactions, Research Policy
Forever chemicals may affect brain health partly through gut microbes. A new paper in @cp-trendspharma.bsky.social proposes tracking microbial diversity, gut-microbe shifts and metabolism to study PFAS effects on gut–brain signalling. 📰 buff.ly/ATEzP5g #PFAS #Microbiome @jfcryan.bsky.social
Forever chemicals, the microbiome, and brain health: towards therapeutics
Forever chemicals, the microbiome, and brain health: towards therapeutics
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent xenobiotics linked to neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and neurological disorders. PFAS-induced gut microbiota remodelling may disrupt gut-brain signalling, thereby affecting brain functions and behaviour. Integrating microbiome endpoints (diversity, taxonomic shifts, and metabolic configuration) into PFAS research provides a framework to elucidate toxicodynamic mechanisms and to inform the development of targeted, mechanism-based therapeutic strategies.
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Check out the interview between Prof @jfcryan.bsky.social and @alexbeadlesci.bsky.social for Technology Networks. www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
Regular Coffee Drinking Can Shape the Gut Microbiome—And Your Mood
Discover how both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee might affect the gut–brain axis through changes in the microbiome, influencing mood, cognition, stress, and overall wellbeing.
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#Throwback 🧪 REVIEW | Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis @elizschneider.bsky.social, @jfcryan.bsky.social et al
Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis - Nature Metabolism
This Review provides an overview of the interplay between host diet and the gut microbiota, and how this affects brain function.
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When it comes to brain health, is microbiome science missing much of the world? www.the-microbiologist.com/news/when-it...
When it comes to brain health, is microbiome science missing much of the world?
For more than two decades, scientists have uncovered remarkable links between the trillions of microbes living in our gut and the health of our brains. What if much of this science is based on studyi...
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Microbiota-sensitive glial and metabolic programs define a critical window in early postnatal brainstem development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.13.738238v1
Galway for the Arts Festival and the sun was shining - heavenly. Fantastic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @druidtheatre.bsky.social production of The Shaughraun, Sean Henry sculptures everywhere and amazing food at Aniar.
Environmental chemicals may shape behaviour through the gut #microbiome. New in Molecular Psychiatry: #glyphosate changed microbiome-linked behaviour in a controlled exposure model. From @bvalderrama.bsky.social, @gabrieltofani.bsky.social & @jfcryan.bsky.social. buff.ly/rWfKI2T
A team from University College Cork has published an innovative study whose results, while subtle, reaffirm that #pesticides, and #glyphosate in particular, affect #behaviors in mice that are important for social relations, learning, and reproduction. ➡️ Daily News: https://ow.ly/8ZqQ50ZoYAG
Ecological Psychiatry Study Explains Pesticide Induced Behavioral Changes to the Gut Microbiome-Brain Axis - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, July 17, 2026) It is now well established that frequent exchange of signaling between the brain and the gut is a crucial feature of human mental and physical health. External chemicals introduced through the digestive system affect the gut microbiome, which in turn influences the brain. Perhaps the most ubiquitous and pernicious bad actor in the large cast of pesticides shown to disrupt the gut-brain axis is the weed killer glyphosate. A team from the University of Cork in Ireland has published an innovative study whose results, while subtle, reaffirm that pesticides,...
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Katona & @jfcryan.bsky.social are so right: "The notion of a microbial 'hive mind' influencing cognition captures both the conceptual elegance and biological significance of this work." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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La conferencia de clausura del #48congresosebbm patrocinada por @fundacionareces.bsky.social contará con la participación de @jfcryan.bsky.social . En su ponencia nos hablará sobre el papel del microbioma en la salud mental ℹ️https://f.mtr.cool/mnbbublcdj
Congratulations to Dr Benjamín Valderrama ( @bvalderrama.bsky.social ) on the successful defense of his viva yesterday. Pictured here with her proud supervisors Ger Clarke, Aonghus Lavelle & John Cryan ( @jfcryan.bsky.social ) & examiners Hilary Browne and Saher El Aidy. @anatneuroucc.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to Dr. Benjamín Valderrama our fantastic PhD student who defended his thesis today. Big thanks to examiners Sahar El Aidy & Hilary Browne for a great conversation Supervisors Ger Clarke, Aonghus Lavelle, Thomaz Bastiaanssen & I are really proud of all your achievements Ben
Huge congrats to Brendan Sharvin & all the Dept Anatomy& Neuroscience PhD graduates today #proudsupervisor
La conferencia de clausura del #48congresosebbm patrocinada por @fundacionareces.bsky.social contará con la participación de @jfcryan.bsky.social . En su ponencia nos hablará sobre el papel del microbioma en la salud mental ℹ️https://f.mtr.cool/mnbbublcdj
Great to be in Dublin today for the launch of @researchireland.ie Rinn Network- Seven new research centres who have the scale to bring together disciplines, institutions and sectors- harnessing collaborative, interdisciplinary and engaged research to deliver meaningful societal impact.
#Throwback 🧪 REVIEW | Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis @elizschneider.bsky.social, @jfcryan.bsky.social et al
Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis - Nature Metabolism
This Review provides an overview of the interplay between host diet and the gut microbiota, and how this affects brain function.
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La conferencia de clausura del #48congresosebbm patrocinada por @fundacionareces.bsky.social contará con la participación de @jfcryan.bsky.social . En su ponencia nos hablará sobre el papel del microbioma en la salud mental ℹ️https://f.mtr.cool/mnbbublcdj
President of @ucc.ie Prof @joh2024.bsky.social addresses attendees at the UCC Research and Innovation Awards 2025. He acknowledges the work of UCC researchers and innovators in pushing boundaries, embracing knowledge and creating real-world impact through their work #UCCRIAwards
The Research Career Achievement Award recognises the most outstanding overall performance achieved over a career, by @ucc.ie researchers. Congratulations to Prof Maggie O’Neill from UCC's School of Society, Politics and Ethics and Prof Paul O’Toole from @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social #UCCRIAwards
Congratulations to the recipient of the award for Early-Stage Researcher of the Year, Prof Eugene Costello from @ucc.ie's School of History. Prof Costello is a rising star in environmental history, with expertise in the history of livestock rearing, researched between different regions.
The Global Engagement Research Award recognises an outstanding contribution to advancing @ucc.ie's research impact in 2025, and is awarded to Dr. Yensi Flores Bueso @cancerresearch-ucc.bsky.social for international collaboration in AI-driven protein design, leadership and science diplomacy work.
Congratulations to @ucc.ie spin-out ArrayPatch on winning the award for Spin-out Company of the Year at the #UCCRIAwards 2025. ArrayPatch provides healthcare professionals with an advanced drug delivery option that helps improve patient outcomes, through innovative microneedle-based treatments.
The Research Image of the Year award recognises the exceptional representation of research through the medium of photography, art, or graphic design. From a very high calibre of image submissions, joint awardees are Dr Rupa Ranjani Palanisamy and Jennifer Ahern. Congratulations! #UCCRIAwards
The Research Supervisor of the Year award is a student-led award recognising research supervisors who have shown sustained excellence in the supervision and development of exceptional and influential researchers. Congratulations to Prof Justin Holmes from UCC's School of Chemistry! #UCCRIAwards
Congratulations to Prof Maria de Sousa Gallagher and Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine on receiving the award for Industry Research Collaboration of the Year. The award recognises an outstanding research collaboration between UCC and industry, celebrating excellence in co‑created research.
The Research Support Person of the Year award recognises that person who most contributed to the successful execution of research carried out by an individual, project, dept, institute or centre in the year. Congratulations to award recipient Peter Hourihane from UCC's Sustainability Institute.
The Consultancy project of the Year Award recognises and celebrates UCC consultants who share their knowledge and expertise to help solve real-world problems and create social, cultural or economic impact. Congratulations to award recipient Prof Paul Brady from Cork University Dental School.
