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drkimberleybruce.bsky.social
Associate Professor at The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Brain metabolism nerd, boy mom, pun and soup enthusiast.
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Has finding for WHI been restored? #SWRH #WHI #NIH swhr.org/swhr-stateme...

I don't get how anyone can possibly be okay with ending the WHI. This study has accrued decades of data from 42000 women and it is still going. It helps to address critical research gaps that have been allowed to go unfilled because of durable misogyny and provides invaluable insight into aging.

Things are tough. So relieving the joyful parts of prof life: This morning I remembered the time I was teaching metabolism 101, and posed the question, "What are the three main dietary energy sources?", and was met with a very serious "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner?".

Trem2 is more flexible than we thought, and likes to bind to ApoE4! Congrats #EmmaLietzke and #KaylaSprenger on your work! It's a privilege to work with you!! @cuendocrinology.bsky.social alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Here's my action figure! I didn't even need to "prompt" chatGPT to make the "unpublished data" folder the most prominent item πŸ˜…

Big congrats to #MaryRouse for successfully defending her Masters thesis! Excited for next steps on this project! @cuendocrinology.bsky.social @cupharmacy.bsky.social #LPL

We will not be distracted. We will not be discouraged. We’ve got our eyes on the prize. And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve. The time to organize is now. OcasioCortez.com

I am beyond thrilled to co-organize this FASEB #LipidDroplet conference with Mike @hennelab.bsky.social in 2026! Check out the lineup and plan to participate - you do not want to miss this one!! #lipidtime

Acute TREM2 inhibition depletes MAFB-high microglia and hinders remyelination www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved

Thank you @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social for rallying us together, and not dividing us apart! #denver #fightoligarchy

He does! Also, who wants a grown up sized one for their next meeting/conference? πŸ™‹πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ #fridaypuns #academicparents #axolotl

New review from the lab! Do #microglia metabolize #fructose in #Alzheimers Disease? rdcu.be/edIRM Big congrats to the first author @AnnaliseSturno for all her hard work πŸ’ͺπŸ»πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬πŸ’ͺ🏻

Dear #RFK JR, "Riboflavin" is Vitamin B2. While I agree foods contain many unnecessary ingredients in the united states, please consider consulting a scientist to avoid spreading misinformation.

More than ever we need to talk about the importance of our "basic research" in public and political forums. Kudos to #AnnaliseSturno and @neurohassell.bsky.social for getting out there and sharing their work on fructose metabolism and Alzheimers Disease at #Denver #Capitol

Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.

Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science openrxiv.org/introducing-... @openrxiv.bsky.social

@lindseyforco.bsky.social & @shannonbird4co.bsky.social I live in y'alls district and will be talking about the link between sugar on the 🧠 and Alzheimer's in @drkimberleybruce.bsky.social 's lab at @cuanschutz.bsky.social with @projbridgeco.bsky.social. Hope to see y'all there!

I continue to be blown away by the sub-cellular resolution that our new #Nanolive 3D explorer allows. Look at these #microglia go!

Denver @standupforscience.bsky.social did that.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. πŸ§ͺπŸ§΅β¬‡οΈ

Thanks for showing up! Just the beginning.

Women are twice as likely to get Alzheimers Disease! WE NEED TO KNOW WHY? But the words "women" and "female" are banned from NIH grant applications. Shout this from the rooftops on International Womens Day! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

Stand up for science Stand up for truth Stand up for democracy Stand up for America #denver #colorado

Sign created! #standupforscience2025 #denver #colorado

East steps of the Capitol, #Denver! #colorado #StandupforScience!!

'What historical figure do you want to dress as?' 'The person that invented medicine' (After some research πŸ˜…) Here is John Nicholson, who helped to invent Ibuprofen. The research chemist who worked as a team, and didn't make much money from his major discovery.

#CELLebrate all wins, despite the chaos: "Reviewer 2 The authors have carefully, thoroughly and kindly responded to all of my comments. Congrats to the authors - this is a wonderful review article and I hope the journal's readers will enjoy it as much as I did"

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

They may try, but anyone who has ever executed an experiment in the last 10 years knows there massive sex differences at a molecular level that predict disease risk. We will continue to study, and review favourably, these critical differences!!

Me when the #NIH funding inevitably dries up πŸ₯’πŸŽ©πŸ₯’

How we're feeling today... Join us to #standupforscience2025 on March 7thβ€”and share any sign ideas you have below! πŸ‘‡

HEY BOSTON! πŸ“£β˜€οΈ MARCH 7TH, MASSACHUSETTS STATE CAPITOL! Join us to #standupforscience2025 and make your voice heard! SEE YOU THERE! www.standupforscience2025.org #standupforscience20225

#ChristopherNolan, you might be into this plot. The evil billionaires fire all the scientists, just as a major asteroid is hurtling to earth. In the last moments they regret everything, but it's too late. Only molluscs survive.

Breaking News; the chance of the major asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the earth is now higher than NIH paylines, 3rd percentile. #NIH #2024yr4