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Andrew Bubak, PhD

@andrewbubakphd.bsky.social

Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator at CU Anschutz Medical Campus studying the role of varicella zoster virus in vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke.

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Weekly Research Round-Up: How Your Choices—and Policies—Shape Public Health From the foods that help you age well to the warning signs of viral spillovers, this week’s studies hit hard on prevention, policy, and longevity. Whether it’s reducing unnecessary CT scans or protect...

🧠🥗☢️💉 From foods that slow aging to viruses waiting for their chance to spill over, here are 7 recent studies you should know about. #SupportScience
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06.05.2025 00:57 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Why are women twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s disease? Explore the complexities of Alzheimer's disease and its disproportionate impact on women, influenced by hormonal and societal factors.

Fantastic new article by Dr. Christy Niemeyer on the disproportionate burden of Alzheimer's disease on women. @csniemeyerphd.bsky.social

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01.05.2025 16:02 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Shingles (caused by VZV reactivation) is largely considered a skin disease and rarely do individuals think of the significantly increased risk of stroke associated with the virus. Of note, this elevated risk can persist for up to a year after rash clearance and is higher in younger individuals.

06.03.2025 23:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Venturing Down the Rabbit Hole: Why We Started This Collective In a world filled with misleading health information, this collective aims to provide in-depth, evidence-based insights. By uniting experts, it evaluates health claims, fosters understanding, and prom...

Fellow researchers & clinicians – we started a new collective aimed at providing expert insights of health-related topics (i.e., vaccines, emerging pathogens) tailored for the general audience. We are looking for experts to contribute articles. DM us!

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05.03.2025 17:44 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

INBOX: Colorado AG Phil Weiser (D) is joining a 22-state lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from cutting NIH funding that supports medical research on cancer, flu, etc. Weiser says it would cost CSU, CU-Boulder, and CU Anschutz a combined $90M. #copolitics

10.02.2025 17:20 — 👍 487    🔁 80    💬 9    📌 3

Would love to be a part of it, thanks!

19.11.2024 02:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an

Research funded by NIH generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023 [a total of $92.9 billion]

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17.11.2024 23:55 — 👍 248    🔁 106    💬 2    📌 13

Just joined and happy to see our recent work highlighted here!

18.11.2024 22:46 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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