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Ken Gusler

@kgusler

Part scientist, part writer, with a little bit of teacher thrown in for good measure. #science #biology #writing #education

 Stoneville, NC
Joined January 2009
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I post science and medical research on Twitter. The posts range from 2nd grade level to PhD. Choose what you are comfortable with.
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Primordial black holes could reveal a hidden fifth dimension – physicsworld.com/a/primordia…
Primordial black holes could reveal a hidden fifth dimension – Physics World

Primordial black holes could reveal a hidden fifth dimension – Physics World

Primordial black holes formed in the early universe might experience an extra dimension of space; a recent study suggests new ways to search for these mysterious objects

physicsworld.com
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Rubin Observatory Discovers Possible New Dwarf Planet: gizmodo.com/rubin-observator…
Rubin Observatory Discovers Possible New Dwarf Planet

Rubin Observatory Discovers Possible New Dwarf Planet

The distant, icy celestial body could be our solar system's sixth dwarf planet.

gizmodo.com
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Astronomers Solve the Mystery of the Sun’s Spinning Plasma Jets - universetoday.com/articles/a…
Astronomers Solve the Mystery of the Sun’s Spinning Plasma Jets

Astronomers Solve the Mystery of the Sun’s Spinning Plasma Jets

The torrent of corona related discoveries keeps coming. Lately we’ve covered a variety of potential solutions to the “coronal heating problem” - why the Sun’s corona is so much hotter than its...

universetoday.com
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NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031 - universetoday.com/articles/n…
NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031

NASA's New UV Space Telescope Will Launch in 2031

NASA has committed to launching a new, more powerful UV space telescope. Named UVEX, the UltraViolet EXplorer, it will launch in 2031. It's about 100 times more powerful than its predecessor, GALEX,...

universetoday.com
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Stunning solar eclipse photos reveal giant hole and mysterious 'smoke rings' in the sun's atmosphere: space.com/stargazing/solar-e…
Stunning solar eclipse photos reveal giant hole and mysterious 'smoke rings' in the sun's atmosphere

Stunning solar eclipse photos reveal giant hole and mysterious 'smoke rings' in the sun's atmosphere

Solar eclipse photography provides a unique vista into the processes taking place in the sun's upper atmosphere.

space.com
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Newly discovered pathway fuels production of cancer-driving proteins - eurekalert.org/news-releases…
Newly discovered pathway fuels production of cancer-driving proteins

Newly discovered pathway fuels production of cancer-driving proteins

A previously unknown mechanism helps cancer cells selectively produce proteins that drive tumor growth — such as KRAS — in common cancers, according to new research from The University of Texas MD...

eurekalert.org
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Schools increasingly affected by poor air quality as wildfire smoke becomes more common - health.oregonstate.edu/news-…
Poor air quality increasingly reaches schools as smoke grows

Poor air quality increasingly reaches schools as smoke grows

Smoke days at U.S. public schools rose from 6.8 to 54.4 a year, and some schools had worse indoor air than outdoors. OSU College of Health researchers report.

health.oregonstate.edu
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An Overlooked Immune Cell Killed The Deadliest Form of Lung Cancer in Lab Tests - sciencealert.com/an-overlook…
An Overlooked Immune Cell Killed The Deadliest Form of Lung Cancer in Lab Tests

An Overlooked Immune Cell Killed The Deadliest Form of Lung Cancer in Lab Tests

Fewer than 7% survive this disease.

sciencealert.com
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Less than 42 minutes of bright daylight linked to higher dementia risk - sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
Less than 42 minutes of bright daylight linked to higher dementia risk

Less than 42 minutes of bright daylight linked to higher dementia risk

Getting more daylight could be linked to a surprisingly powerful benefit for brain health. In a study of more than 87,000 adults, researchers found that higher daytime light exposure was associated...

sciencedaily.com
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Scientists discover that cranberry juice may help fight tooth decay - sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
Scientists discover that cranberry juice may help fight tooth decay

Scientists discover that cranberry juice may help fight tooth decay

Cranberry juice may offer an unexpected benefit beyond its reputation for helping prevent urinary tract infections: protecting teeth from decay. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago...

sciencedaily.com
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128,000-year-old ice in Tibet could rewrite climate history - sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
128,000-year-old ice in Tibet could rewrite climate history

128,000-year-old ice in Tibet could rewrite climate history

Ancient ice discovered high in Tibet may be more than 128,000 years old, preserving an extraordinary record of Earth's climate that scientists previously thought had been lost. The discovery reveals...

sciencedaily.com
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Your blood pressure could be dangerous even when your numbers look normal - sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
Your blood pressure could be dangerous even when your numbers look normal

Your blood pressure could be dangerous even when your numbers look normal

Researchers have discovered a small group of brain cells that prevents dangerous blood pressure swings, even when average readings appear normal. The finding reveals a hidden source of cardiovascular...

sciencedaily.com
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Meteors don't just burn up. What really happens is far more violent - sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
Meteors don't just burn up. What really happens is far more violent

Meteors don't just burn up. What really happens is far more violent

Scientists have uncovered seven surprising stages that space rocks go through as they hurtle toward Earth, revealing that melting and violent fragmentation, rather than simple evaporation, determine...

sciencedaily.com
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Scientists discover a hidden oxygen reservoir deep inside Earth - sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
Scientists discover a hidden oxygen reservoir deep inside Earth

Scientists discover a hidden oxygen reservoir deep inside Earth

Scientists have discovered that magma deep inside Earth can store surprising amounts of extra oxygen, potentially revealing a hidden contributor to our planet's oxygen-rich atmosphere. The findings...

sciencedaily.com
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A single sauna session sends immune cells surging through your body - sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
A single sauna session sends immune cells surging through your body

A single sauna session sends immune cells surging through your body

A new Finnish study reveals that just 30 minutes in a sauna can temporarily flood the bloodstream with additional white blood cells, potentially helping the immune system patrol the body and detect...

sciencedaily.com
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LSD and psilocybin push brain blood flow in opposite directions, study suggests: medicalxpress.com/news/2026-…
LSD and psilocybin push brain blood flow in opposite directions, study suggests

LSD and psilocybin push brain blood flow in opposite directions, study suggests

Psychedelics are a class of compounds that alter people's perceptions, mood and mental processes. Recent clinical studies suggest that some of these compounds, such as lysergic acid diethylamide...

medicalxpress.com
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Single dose of fast-acting psychedelic nasal spray shows promise for stubborn depression: medicalxpress.com/news/2026-…
Single dose of fast-acting psychedelic nasal spray shows promise for stubborn depression

Single dose of fast-acting psychedelic nasal spray shows promise for stubborn depression

One in three individuals with major depressive disorder does not get relief from standard daily antidepressant medications. The up-and-coming psychedelic therapeutics like psilocybin or LSD do show...

medicalxpress.com
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Restoring an amino acid can diminish age-related inflammation: medicalxpress.com/news/2026-…
Restoring an amino acid can diminish age-related inflammation

Restoring an amino acid can diminish age-related inflammation

Sustained low-level inflammation is a hallmark of the aging process. The accumulating damage persistently activates the innate immune system—the body's first line of defense—leading to what is known...

medicalxpress.com
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Novel alpha radiopharmaceutical therapy shows promise in early-phase prostate cancer trial: medicalxpress.com/news/2026-…
Novel alpha radiopharmaceutical therapy shows promise in early-phase prostate cancer trial

Novel alpha radiopharmaceutical therapy shows promise in early-phase prostate cancer trial

A new alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) for advanced prostate cancer was well tolerated, with no dose-limiting toxicities observed, and showed encouraging signs of antitumor activity,...

medicalxpress.com
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