🚀2026 IS HERE & The @scottrussophd.bsky.social led #BrainBodyResearchInstitute Seminar Series returns Jan 27th to launch an exciting 2026 season. Join us for cutting-edge talks from leaders in #BrainBody research. See you there! RSVP HERE👉 mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Longitudinal Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on the Gut Microbiome and Acoustic Startle Response in Male and Female Rats - PubMed Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) frequently occur and can lead to lasting negative cognitive, physical, and mental health outcomes. The biological response to even mild TBIs (mTBI) includes well-charact...

#Newpub in J Neurotrauma. by Drs. Stamper, @andyhois.bsky.social, @lisaabrenner.bsky.social & team on Longitudinal Effects of Mild #TraumaticBrainInjury on the Gut #Microbiome and Acoustic Startle Response in Male and Female Rats. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40899103/

Development and Evaluation of Sleep Disorder Decision Aids for Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - PubMed Findings highlight that the decision aids are easy-to-use, feasible to implement, and capable of improving Veteran-centered management of sleep disorders among those with mTBI. Nonetheless, clinicians...

#Newpub in J Head Trauma Rehabil. by Drs. Kinney, @lisaabrenner.bsky.social, Nance, Forster, Bahraini & team on Development and Evaluation of #SleepDisorder Decision Aids for #Veterans With Mild #TraumaticBrainInjury. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40906945/

Newly Identified Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Military Service Members Following Traumatic Brain Injury, by Sex - PubMed Findings highlight the risk of SI and SA by female and male SMs post-index TBI, with female SMs being at higher risk than males, as well as the need for suicide risk screening for those with a history...

#Newpub in J Head Trauma Rehabil. by Drs. @lisaabrenner.bsky.social, Forster, Kinney, Smith & team on Newly Identified Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among #Military Service Members Following #TraumaticBrainInjury, by Sex. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40845919/

The brain’s map of the body is surprisingly stable — even after a limb is lost Study challenges the textbook idea that the brain region that processes body sensations reorganizes itself after limb amputation.

A brain-imaging study of people with amputated arms has upended a long-standing belief

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Stabilized and unstabilized sampling methods result in differential fecal 16S rRNA microbial sequencing results - PubMed Over the past decade, studies have been conducted to increase the understanding of associations between the fecal microbiome and human health. In conjunction, researchers have investigated the effects...

#Newpub in @plosone.org by Drs. Stamper, ‪@andyhois.bsky.social‬, Lowry, @lisaabrenner.bsky.social & team on Stabilized and unstabilized sampling methods result in differential fecal 16S #rRNA microbial sequencing results. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40802648/

Can improved gut health help veterans with PTSD? Researchers are studying whether probiotics and improved gut health may help some veterans who are coping with PTSD.

Drs. @lisaabrenner.bsky.social & Christopher Lowry were featured in this UCHealth today article. A decade of research suggests that probiotics, which can restore microbial balance in the gut, could also be a key to reducing PTSD symptoms for some veterans.
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Common Data Elements for Rehabilitation Research in Neurologic Disorders (NeuroRehab CDEs) - PubMed These efforts are designed to accelerate rehabilitation research in neurologic disorders by allowing for cross-study and cross-condition comparisons and to encourage new CDE development.

#Newpubs in @acrmjournals.bsky.social by @cuphysmed.bsky.social faculty Dr. @lisaabrenner.bsky.social & team on Common #Data Elements for #Rehabilitation #Research in #NeurologicDisorders (NeuroRehab CDEs). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40154859/

The Microbiota Vault Initiative: Safeguarding Earth's microbial heritage for future generations

#Microbiomes4Life @gilbertjacka.bsky.social

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The role of impulsivity and aggression in suicidal ideation and behavior among military veterans - PubMed Results suggest that specific domains of impulsivity and aggression, and their interaction with depression, play a role in the suicide process. These findings offer insight into strategies to enhance ...

#Newpub in Psychiatry Res. by @cuphysmed.bsky.social faculty Dr. @lisaabrenner.bsky.social & team on The role of impulsivity and aggression in suicidal ideation and behavior among military #veterans. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40526990/

Provider Perspectives Regarding Facility-Level Disparities in Access to Inpatient Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Services in the Veterans Health Administration - PubMed This study revealed that facility resources (e.g., staffing levels) and aspects of facility culture (e.g., commitment to interdisciplinary care) may drive variable access to inpatient psychiatric occu...

#Newpub in Am J Occup Ther. by Drs. Kinney, Nance, Penzenik, Forster, @lisaabrenner.bsky.social on Provider Perspectives Regarding Facility-Level Disparities in Access to Inpatient #Psychiatric #OccupationalTherapy Services in the #VeteransHealthAdministration. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40526413/

Suicidal ideation and non-fatal suicidal self-directed violence prevalence and associations among Veterans residing in U.S. Pacific Island Territories: Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana I... Suicide rates are high in United States (U.S.) Pacific Island Territories, where large numbers of Veterans reside. Yet knowledge of suicidal self-directed violence (SSDV) among Veterans in this region...

#Newpub in @plosone.org by Drs. Monteith, Kittel, Holliday, @lisaabrenner.bsky.social, @cahoffmire.bsky.social on Suicidal ideation and non-fatal suicidal self-directed violence prevalence & assoc. among Vets in Guam, American Samoa, & the Northern Mariana Islands. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40531952/

Facilitating assessment of symptoms and behaviors using a smartphone application to identify at-risk sailors - PubMed During deployments, Navy personnel have reported concerning levels of mental health symptoms, as well as suicidal ideation. Upstream efforts are needed to identify and mitigate symptoms, thereby, redu...

#Newpub in Psychol Serv. by Drs. @lisaabrenner.bsky.social, Forster, Stearns-Yoder, Penzenik, Betthauser, Brostow & team on Facilitating assessment of symptoms and behaviors using a #smartphoneapplication to identify at-risk #sailors. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40522854/

Porphyromonas gingivalis capsular K1 serotype IgG seropositivity is associated with moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms during the first trimester of pregnancy - PubMed These results suggest the importance of integrating IgG K seropositivity (which, in addition to local oral pathogens may also reflect their distal translocation) with clinical, bacteriological and rad...

#Newpub in J Affect Disord. by Drs. @lisaabrenner.bsky.social, @andyhois.bsky.social, Lowry & team on Porphyromonas gingivalis capsular K1 serotype IgG seropositivity is associated with moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms during the first trimester of pregnancy. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40541836/

Geospatial estimates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt prevalence in the U.S. veteran population (2022) - PubMed Variability in SI and SA prevalence among Veterans at state, divisional and regional levels supports the need for nuanced surveillance efforts, along with targeted prevention efforts in areas at great...

#Newpub in Inj Epidemiol. by @cuphysmed.bsky.social faculty Drs. Kittel, Monteith, Holliday, @lisaabrenner.bsky.social, ‪@cahoffmire.bsky.social‬ & team on Geospatial estimates of suicidal ideation & suicide attempt prevalence in the U.S. veteran population (2022). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40495255/

Access to Outpatient Occupational Therapy Services After Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Veterans Health Administration - PubMed Our findings suggest potentially unmet need for outpatient occupational therapy among Veterans discharged from VHA inpatient psychiatric care, laying the foundation for efforts aimed at promoting equi...

#Newpub in Am J Occup Ther. by Drs. Adam Kinney, Molly Penzenik, Jeri Forster, @lisaabrenner.bsky.social & team on Access to Outpatient #OccupationalTherapy Services After Inpatient #Psychiatric Hospitalization in the #VeteransHealthAdministration. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40472377/

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Machine learning applications related to suicide in military and Veterans: A scoping literature review - PubMed In sum, machine learning analyses have identified risk factors associated with suicide in military populations, which span a wide range of psychological, biological, and sociocultural factors, highlig...

#Newpub in Journal of Biomedical Informatics by @cuphysmed.bsky.social faculty Dr. @lisaabrenner.bsky.social & team on #Machinelearning applications related to suicide in #military and #Veterans: A scoping literature review. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40373934/

A digestive ‘treasure chest’ shows promise for targeted drug treatment in the gut - UBC News A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than current inflammatory bowel disease treatments.

Researchers at UBC created “GlycoCaging,” a drug delivery targetting medications specific to the gut by binding them to molecules digestible only by certain gut bacteria. This method allows for effective tx of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with 3-10 times ⬇️ doses than usual methods.

Effects of Oral Administration of the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on the Proteomic Profiles of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Immunoregulatory Signaling in the Hippocampus of Adult Male Rats - PubMe... Oral LGG altered the abundance of CSF proteins associated with extracellular scaffolding, synaptic plasticity, and glutamatergic signaling. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that oral admi...

#Newpub in Neuroimmunomodulation by @lisaabrenner.bsky.social, Chris Lowry & team on Effects of Oral Admin of the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on the Proteomic Profiles of Cerebrospinal Fluid & Immunoregulatory Signaling in the Hippocampus of Adult Male Rats pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40031897/

This morning @lisaabrenner.bsky.social Chair and CEO - USA opens the 15th World Brain Injury Congress in Montreal #IBIA2025 to huge crowd of brain injury researchers from across the globe with enthusiasm, encouragement and hope.

Follow up on new assessment tool New screen for young kids in Childhood concussion keynote at #IBIA2025 World Brain Injury Congress in Montreal by Prof. Miriam Beauchamp- @griz1.bsky.social

PPCS in young kids in Childhood concussion keynote at #IBIA2025 World Brain Injury Congress in Montreal by Prof. Miriam Beauchamp- @griz1.bsky.social

PPCS in young kids in Childhood concussion keynote at #IBIA2025 World Brain Injury Congress in Montreal by Prof. Miriam Beauchamp- @griz1.bsky.social

Adding a task test to study PPCS in young kids in Childhood concussion keynote at #IBIA2025 World Brain Injury Congress in Montreal by Prof. Miriam Beauchamp- @griz1.bsky.social

LION study - PPCS in young kids in Childhood concussion keynote at #IBIA2025 World Brain Injury Congress in Montreal by Prof. Miriam Beauchamp- @griz1.bsky.social

What an honor to open the 15th World Congress on Brain Injury #TBI #IBIA2025 So many thanks to our Co-Presidents Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau Michelle McKerral and Jehane Dagher - guiding lights for science and practice braininjurycongress.org

Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide: Synopsis of the 2024 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines - PubMed Despite insufficient evidence to recommend for or against suicide risk screening programs as a means for reducing suicide attempts or deaths, the VA/DOD Work Group identified validated tools that coul...

#Newpub in @annalsofim.bsky.social by @lisaabrenner.bsky.social, Nazanin Bahraini & team on Assessment & Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide: Synopsis of the 2024 U.S. Department of #VeteransAffairs & U.S. #DepartmentofDefense Clinical Practice Guidelines. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39903866/

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