Ryeonghwa (Riah) Kang, PhD

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

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How a silly science prize changed my career A levitating frog, a necrophiliac duck, taxi drivers’ brains — the Ig Nobel prizes have shined a spotlight on offbeat work. Here’s an inside look at how winners feel about this sometimes unwanted ‘honour’.

A levitating frog, a necrophiliac duck, taxi drivers’ brains—the Ig Nobel prizes have shined a spotlight on offbeat work. Nature provides an inside look at how winners feel about this sometimes unwanted ‘honour.’ 🧪

But shouldn’t we have the ‘slim’ memory as well? 😢 If obesity leaves a lasting epigenetic mark, why doesn’t a lean state do the same? It only seems fair!

Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss Nature - Stable epigenetic changes indicate the existence of an obesogenic memory in mouse adipocytes that primes cells for pathological responses in an obesogenic environment and potentially...

An epigenetic memory of obesity🧬
Turns out adipose tissue holds onto its ‘obese state’ even after weight loss. This paper explains why the yo-yo effect is so real.

Well… I’ve finally found the scientific reason why I can’t lose weight!🤔🤔🤔

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A top-down slow breathing circuit that alleviates negative affect in mice - Nature Neuroscience Jhang et al. identify a prefrontal–pontomedullary pathway that slows breathing and reduces anxiety in mice, where the pontine reticular nucleus converts excitatory prefrontal inputs into inhibitory si...

Slow breathing really does calm the mind—and now we know why! 🧠🐭

This study uncovers a neural circuit from the anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) that slows breathing to ease anxiety. Science just backed up the power of deep breaths!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Regulation of Fentanyl Reward in Male and Female Mice by the Circadian Transcription Factor NPAS2 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.12.623242v1 Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are highly potent and prevalent in the illicit drug market, leading

Regulation of Fentanyl Reward in Male and Female Mice by the Circadian Transcription Factor NPAS2 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.12.623242v1

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