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SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...

SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
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Time-lapse footage of the Woronora River Bridge construction in Australia (2001). Built using the incremental launching method, this 0,32 miles (521 meter) bridge spans a deep gorge and was one of the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere

So sorry to hear. Must be a stressful time

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this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.

‘Boy Swallows Universe’ by Trent Dalton

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Photo of 5 dog figurines in profile facing to the left in a staggered line. The closest one is reddish, the three in the middle are beige, and the furthest is dark grey. Each one has a cuneiform inscription on their side.

For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.

On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.

dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”

munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”

mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”

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How the brain cleans itself during deep sleep Blood vessels in the brain rhythmically constrict and dilate to drive waves of cleansing fluid through the organ.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

No, Infections Don't Appear Beneficial Somehow in the argument of whether we should avoid SARS Cov 2 infections, it was proposed that people may be worse off by not gaining immunity via infection to viruses.

Turns out getting sick isn’t as good for you as it always seemed.

No one coulda seen this coming.

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N-acetylcysteine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19: Current state of evidence and future directions Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and can be associated with serious complications, including acute respiratory distress...

Antiviral properties of NAC in Covid-19 & H5N1

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Here are the main points from the research article titled "Vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection does not affect the neurologic manifestations of long COVID," published in *Brain Communications*: 1. **Study Focus**: Investigates if vaccination before SARS-CoV-2 infection alters long COVID's neurological symptoms. 2. **Participants**: Included 200 post-hospitalization and 1100 non-hospitalized Neuro-PASC patients, from May 2020 to January 2023. 3. **Key Symptoms**: Brain fog, numbness/tingling, headache, anosmia, dizziness, and others. 4. **Impact of Vaccination**: No significant difference in neurological manifestations of long COVID between patients infected before vaccination and those infected after vaccination. 5. **Comorbidities**: Patients with breakthrough infections had higher pre-existing conditions like depression/anxiety, lung diseases, headaches, and gastrointestinal issues. 6. **Cognitive and Quality-of-Life Assessment**: Both groups showed significant impairment in cognitive functions and quality-of-life measures compared to a US normative population. 7. **Conclusion**: Vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection does not seem to affect the neurologic manifestations of long COVID, highlighting different risk factors that require targeted management. The study emphasizes that while vaccines reduce the severity of initial infections, they do not appear to impact the neurological sequelae of long COVID.

A **US normative population** refers to a representative sample of individuals from the United States used as a benchmark or standard for comparison in research studies. Normative data from this population helps researchers determine what is typical or average for various characteristics, such as cognitive function, health metrics, or behavior. By comparing individual results to this normative data, researchers can identify deviations from the average and assess whether an individual's results are above, below, or within the expected range.

Both vaxxed and unvaxxed groups showed impairment in cognitive functions and quality-of-life measures compared to the benchmark.

While vaccines reduce the severity of acute Covid, they don't appear to reduce the neurological sequelae of Long Covid.
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I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge. “I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...

All the #H5N1 news is giving me flashbacks. Let's not do this again. www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-...

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“This is not about not trying hard enough” A glimpse into daily life with very severe ME

We’ve got a hard hitting #ThereForME substack out today from Karen Galpin, writing about caring for her daughter Sophia, who has very severe ME.

Karen describes their daily reality, responding to narratives that downplay the impact of #ME

www.thereforme.uk/p/this-is-no...

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The other swans aren't gonna believe this

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H5N1
We are currently at stage 3 in the virus's progression, transitioning from the avian phase to the mammalian phase, and now entering the stage of potential human spillover.

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RFK Jr. comes ‘home’ to his anti-vaccine group, commits to ‘a break’ for U.S. infectious disease research He has suggested without evidence that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit to neglect chronic conditions.

RFK Jr.: “Thank you [to the NIH] for public service. We’re going to give infectious disease a break for about eight years.”

Kennedy wants to take a “break” from studying infectious diseases like COVID-19 and measles.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Rebecca the New York foster mom - ABC listen If you believe some American sitcoms, young, single, hip women living in New York spend most of their time dating and buying shoes - not fostering children.

Here you go! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

It was so long ago! I found it again yesterday… it’s still around online (can share link if you’d like it!)