Douglas Kell
@dbkell.bsky.social
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Research Scientist who prefers facts to lies. Focus on Long COVID. Free book: http://osf.io/pnxcs/.
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🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040.

🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage.

✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.
Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
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Most viruses seem to get more transmissible but less virulent as a pandemic evolves, and that is true for SARS-CoV-2. Of course some folk get MORE susceptible after every infection. Itt is far from over.
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#tinnitus is a frequent symptom for #pwLC, #pwME and others. @resiapretorius.bsky.social and I think the evidence is strong (and self-consistent) that it is often caused by #microclots and summarise it at www.preprints.org/manuscript/2... #TeamClots
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #Immunosky #publichealth
Recent research has shown that human plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) have been altered by #SARSCoV2 🦠This could have implications for both viral persistence and the development of #LongCOVID, with the Omicron subvariants having a more prominent effect.
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Ferritin in plasma is not in fact a marker of iron deficiency. dbkgroup.org/Papers/kell_...
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New preprint with @resiapretorius.bsky.social showing the amyloidogenic potential of the proteome of thrombi in various embolisms and atherosclerotic plaques. #TeamClots www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
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My chum reminds me: "The England India cricket series was a day longer than Liz Truss's premiership in duration (46 days from start to finish). Far more enjoyable, exciting, happy and socially more cohesive." Too right.
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Many of us who developed #LongCOVID in the first wave in 2020, noticed an abrupt change in our nails -

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Via @dbkell.bsky.social

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Recap A Perspective on How Fibrinaloid Microclots and
Platelet Pathology May be Applied in Clinical
Investigations
@dbkell.bsky.social et al
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@davidjoffe64.bsky.social et al
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(A to F) Whole blood scanning electron microscopy of micrograph data previously collected in published studies. (A) A few plasma deposits are discernible within the blood sample of a healthy participant 173
; (B) systemic lupus erythematosus174; (C and D) acute
COVID-19 during the initial wave in 202030; (E) rheumatoid Arthritis;
(F) Alzheimer's-type disease.
176 COVID-associated endothelial dysfunction and endothelialitis. Schematic representation of COVID-associated ED and endothelialitis. (1) Under pathological conditions, Type I and Type II endothelial activation—together with endothelial cell injury, such as endothelial cell apoptosis and necrosis—are all involved in ED. 39 (2) Endothelial activation promotes the production of various cytokines, chemokines, and other biomolecules that are involved in coagulation and the immune response. 40 (3) Viral persistence may contribute to ongoing endothelial inflammation or ED in Long COVID. 87 88 (4) After invasion of the endothelial cells by the virus, P-selectin, TF, ICAM1, VCAM1, and PAI-1 are expressed on these cells and ultra-large VWF multimers are also released. 58 (5) The downregulation of ACE2 favors ED 39 135 136 137 and leads to (6) a dysregulated local RAS with increased levels of Angiotensin II. 55 (7) Capillary rarefication (indicating an inflammatory response) has also been noted in patients suffering from Long COVID. 30 (8) Platelet hyperactivation is a key feature of a hypercoagulable state and has also been noted as a prominent feature in the pathobiology of acute infection 68 69 and Long COVID. 71 Created with BioRender.com. ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ED, endothelial dysfunction; ICAM1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1; RAS, renin–angiotensin system; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; TF, tissue factor; VCAM1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1; VWF, Von Willebrand factor.
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Pleased to see our paper on #preeclampsia and cell #senescence and seeming prevention by #ergothioneine is now published, with @resiapretorius.bsky.social @louiseckenny.bsky.social @lorenkell.bsky.social @themoorelab.bsky.social and others doi.org/10.1016/j.jr.... Hope we can get RCTs done now.
Redirecting
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A new review with
@resiapretorius.bsky.social on two more imaging methods for measuring effects of #fibrinaloid #microclots on the #microcirculation and endothelial damage. #TeamClots #pwLC #pwME preprints.org/manuscript/2.... Much pricier than #nailfold #capillaroscopy but impactful.
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@resiapretorius.bsky.social @dbkell.bsky.social @ruhoy.bsky.social @kaufmanmd.bsky.social @putrinolab.bsky.social @virusesimmunity.bsky.social

Documentary "Chronically Ignored", 92 min, now via online stream, just 14 days. Unfortunately with payment, but I'd be grateful for watching & sharing ♥️
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#ChronicallyIgnored #Documentary 92 Minutes 1/x

The film "Chronically Ignored" will be available online for the first time internationally, starting TODAY Friday, June 6th, at 9 a.m (German Time).

A wake-up call to politicians, medicine and research.
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The medical term myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – in short ME/CFS – refers to a multi-systemic disease with devastating effects:…
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Another new preprint with
@resiapretorius.bsky.social
is available, on a technique called #Nailfold #Capillaroscopy that we think will be an important complement to #microclot measurements. preprints.org/manuscript/2... #TeamClots
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ME/CFS Incidence Is Higher Following COVID-19

"Other studies have shown that many acute viral, bacterial, and protozoal illnesses can be followed by ME/CFS — including COVID-19. This study highlights the clinical similarity between #MECFS and #longCOVID — the two..."

www.jwatch.org/na58371/2025...
Screenshot of this study intro
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Next, I’d like to address 🇨🇦 + 🌍 countries -

You must establish:

- There is no white genocide in South Africa.

- The video Trump showed to the South African President was from the Congo and previously published by Reuters on Feb 3, 2025.

- Trump did this knowingly and intentionally.