Rebecca Hood

@Biohazard_Hood

Neuroscientist | Stroke | TNL | she/her

Joined January 2014

420 Following 295 Followers 489 Posts

Latest posts 5

What if some of the variability in preclinical stroke research isn’t noise, but biology we’re failing to measure?

Physiological variability can influence stroke outcomes, yet physiological monitoring and reporting remain inconsistent.

Rebecca Hood @Biohazard_Hood Sep 26

🧠 When intracranial pressure rises after acute brain injury, osmotherapy is one of our go-to treatments. But there is an important gap:
We can reliably lower ICP - but can we reliably improve patient outcomes?

Our new review explores this question — and what might come next

Rebecca Hood @Biohazard_Hood Mar 18

This will have important implications beyond iron imaging

Brain Iron Group @BrainIronGroup Mar 18

🧠 Measuring brain iron isn’t as straightforward as we think.

A new study in Chemical & Biomedical Imaging shows that how you threshold can dramatically change estimates of tissue iron.

That has important implications for neuroscience & disease research 🧵
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Rebecca Hood @Biohazard_Hood Mar 15

🧠 Could we have misclassified a major brain cell type for over a century?

Our new paper in @Cells_MDPI proposes that some cells labelled as oligodendrocytes may actually be a distinct glial population specialised in brain iron regulation.

Here’s the idea 🧵
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Rebecca Hood @Biohazard_Hood Aug 18, 2025

@DocBeardface87 is pioneering a potential new avenue for #stroke therapy via shear-activated nanoparticles! A fantastic output showcasing years of important work!

Daniel Beard @DocBeardface87 Aug 14, 2025

🚨 New paper out in Advanced Science!
We used shear-activated nanoparticles to deliver nitroglycerin to brain collaterals — improving stroke outcomes without systemic side effects.
🧠💥 Targeted therapy for ischaemic stroke is here.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/advs.2…
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