Melina Messing

Melina Messing

@melinamessing.bsky.social

Immunologist | PKD Researcher I Postdoc @weimbs.bsky.social @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social | PhD @ubcmedicine.bsky.social | MSc @lunduniversity | German International | Hobby Cellist

564 Followers 1,994 Following 13 Posts Joined Nov 2024
11 months ago
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What Foods are in the Ren-Nu Program? YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients

What can you eat in the Ren-Nu Program for people with polycystic kidney disease?
Listen to this discussion between @melinamessing.bsky.social and @weimbs.bsky.social.
Is this a super restrictive nutrition program that nobody could stick to long-term?
Tune in to find out: youtu.be/jU9jzJhCfic

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Curious about the Ren-Nu nutrition & lifestyle program for PKD? 🌱🥑 Watch the discussion & see how to get started! ⬇️

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PKD-Free Babies. How? YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients

How the PKD-Free Alliance helps families with polycystic kidney disease to conceive PKD-free babies.
youtu.be/SOdkBI1M7u8

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PKD-Free Babies. How? YouTube video by Santa Barbara Nutrients

Had a great conversation with Natasha from the PKD-FREE Alliance about how they’re helping families with PKD conceive PKD-free babies. Important work for breaking the cycle of inherited disease! Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOdk...

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1 year ago

The English Version: My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He implemented KMT post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition.

Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!

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My dad’s incredible journey to improving and maintaining kidney function—after transplant! He has PKD and implemented ketogenic metabolic therapy post-transplant to support his health. His story challenges the norm and shows the power of nutrition.

Yes, nutrition matters, even post-transplant!

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1 year ago
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Mast cells locally secrete histamine during exercise, triggering activation of H1 and H2 receptors on myeloid and vascular cells, thereby affecting the exercise-induced metabolic and transcriptional adaptive response @cp-cellmetabolism.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

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Type-2 innate signals are dispensable for skeletal #muscle #regeneration and #pathology linked to #Duchenne muscular #dystrophy.

-> www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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Type-2 innate signals are dispensable for skeletal muscle regeneration and pathology linked to Duchenne muscular dystrophy | EMBO reports imageimageContrary to prior data, this study shows that neither eosinophils nor STAT6-mediated IL-4/IL-13 signaling contribute significantly to muscle repair after acute injury or in Duchenne muscular...

New paper alert! 🚨 Not what we expected.

In @emboreports.org, we show eosinophils & STAT6 have a negligible role in muscle regeneration & DMD—contrary to prior research.

Negative data matters. It moves science forward. 💡🔬
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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1 year ago

Exciting times ahead for the PKD community! We're transforming renal nutrition with the soon-to-be relaunched Ren-Nu program. Catch this brief discussion with @weimbs.bsky.social and me to see what’s in store!

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🤯 This can't be real...

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Everything you were told about potassium and kidneys may be wrong.
Take a look at this guest blog post by nephrologist Dr. Majd Isreb from the Integrative Kidney Institute commenting on a new study.
santabarbaranutrients.com/blogs/kidney...

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The risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in patients with obesity on glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - The risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal behavior in patients with obesity on glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy

Thinking of using a GLP1 drug?
OMG, this large study just came out showing...
--> 98% increased risk of any psychiatric disorders.
--> 195% higher risk of major depression, a 108% increased risk for anxiety, and a 106% elevated risk for suicidal behavior.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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1 year ago

Exciting news! Welcome to the team Dr. Johnson!

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1 year ago
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KetoCitra Manufacturing and Quality Control What makes the medical food KetoCitra different from supplements? SBN's Director of Manufacturing and Product Development, Jacob Kingaard, explains the rigor...

KetoCitra is NOT just another supplement—it’s a medical food designed for PKD & CKD:

✔️ FDA-registered manufacturing
✔️ 3rd-party tested for quality
✔️ Science-backed ingredients

Watch Jacob Kingaard explain more:

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1 year ago
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PKD Awareness Day 5 - Dr. Melina Messing Interview PKD Patient YouTube video by NightmareRH

🎙️🧠 Had an amazing conversation with NightmareRH about how nutritional changes have shaped our journeys with PKD! We dive into the real-life impact of these changes and what they mean for managing the disease. 🌱💪

📺 Don’t miss it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBPl...

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1 year ago

🎉 Huge thanks to @NightmareRH for raising funds for PKD research after learning he has PKD. He’s supporting the @weimbs.bsky.social lab, whose groundbreaking work shows nutritional changes can slow PKD progression! 🥗💜

Donate here: tiltify.com/@nightmarerh...

Every dollar counts!

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Are you or someone you know navigating chronic kidney concerns? The Ren-Nu™ Program offers a sustainable, science-based approach to kidney health.
This isn’t just a diet—it’s a lifestyle, supported by a team of experts and a community of peers. 👉https://buff.ly/4fz1fAE

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Kidney stroma and immune cells interact during inflammation in childhood-onset lupus nephritis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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A toxic relationship?

As the world negotiates a global #PlasticsTreaty this week, researchers call for ultra-processed foods & plastics to be tackled together

#INC5 #UPFs #FoodSystems #PlasticPollution #ecotox #diets
@stuartgillespie.bsky.social @fpffoundation.bsky.social

👉https://rdcu.be/d1scp

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💻 Working from home with my Tollers. 🐕 Productivity level: adorable. ❤️🐾

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SBCC Symphony Concert, November 24, 2024 YouTube video by SBCC Music Department

🎶 🎻✨Last night's SBCC Symphony concert was an absolute treat! We performed an incredible program featuring timeless classics and new favorites. Relive the magic or catch what you missed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS9H...

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1 year ago

When @weimbs.bsky.social discovered that nutrition and lifestyle could alter the course of PKD, it transformed my family's life—and my own. Today, I’m excited to share my first contribution as both a PKD scientist and patient, with the hope of helping others navigate this journey as well. ❤️👇

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Preschool age-specific obesity and later-life kidney health: a Mendelian randomization and colocalization study - International Journal of Obesity International Journal of Obesity - Preschool age-specific obesity and later-life kidney health: a Mendelian randomization and colocalization study

Scary finding: Obesity at preschool age predisposes to kidney disease in adulthood.
Start conservative nutrition & lifestyle intervention EARLY
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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