Norma
@looftsabine.bsky.social
Interessierter Laie
Wissenschaft/Forschung - Covid, LongCovid, ME/CFS - Pandemie, Endemie -
pro Ukraine
"Outbreak" - "Wag the Dog" -
"World War Z" and now
"Wayward Pines"? Human?
Wissenschaft/Forschung - Covid, LongCovid, ME/CFS - Pandemie, Endemie -
pro Ukraine
"Outbreak" - "Wag the Dog" -
"World War Z" and now
"Wayward Pines"? Human?
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Should one see?
First of all, getting a paper published is not just sending it, making a few changes, and moving on to the next one. It is frequent rejections, sometimes many times, delays, much more work to be done, and possibly rejection again. More experiments, etc.
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First of all, getting a paper published is not just sending it, making a few changes, and moving on to the next one. It is frequent rejections, sometimes many times, delays, much more work to be done, and possibly rejection again. More experiments, etc.
1/5
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Should one see?
First of all, getting a paper published is not just sending it, making a few changes, and moving on to the next one. It is frequent rejections, sometimes many times, delays, much more work to be done, and possibly rejection again. More experiments, etc.
1/5
First of all, getting a paper published is not just sending it, making a few changes, and moving on to the next one. It is frequent rejections, sometimes many times, delays, much more work to be done, and possibly rejection again. More experiments, etc.
1/5
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AI in the OR goes wrong: FDA gets 100+ unconfirmed reports of malfunctions & adverse events after adding AI to a sinus surgery device.
Botched surgeries & misidentified body parts raise alarms.
#AIinMedicine #PatientSafety #AI
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Botched surgeries & misidentified body parts raise alarms.
#AIinMedicine #PatientSafety #AI
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
AI in the OR goes wrong: FDA gets 100+ unconfirmed reports of malfunctions & adverse events after adding AI to a sinus surgery device.
Botched surgeries & misidentified body parts raise alarms.
#AIinMedicine #PatientSafety #AI
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Botched surgeries & misidentified body parts raise alarms.
#AIinMedicine #PatientSafety #AI
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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“Orna’s technology utilizes a form of the nucleic acid RNA called circular RNA, in which the single-stranded chemical forms a loop. This makes it more stable in the body, and could allow the editing of autoimmune cells without removing them from the body… to treat autoimmune diseases.”
Eli Lilly to buy Orna Therapeutics for $2.4 billion
Eli Lilly to buy Orna Therapeutics, which focuses on ‘in vivo’ CAR-T for autoimmune diseases, for $2.4 billion
www.statnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
“Orna’s technology utilizes a form of the nucleic acid RNA called circular RNA, in which the single-stranded chemical forms a loop. This makes it more stable in the body, and could allow the editing of autoimmune cells without removing them from the body… to treat autoimmune diseases.”
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The EU is lagging behind the US and China; fact.
But, is the problem the EC? Rules and regulations are passed by the EU parliament.
The real stuggle seems at nation level, where governments prioritise their share of the pie and inherited local situations, over collective progress and change.
But, is the problem the EC? Rules and regulations are passed by the EU parliament.
The real stuggle seems at nation level, where governments prioritise their share of the pie and inherited local situations, over collective progress and change.
EU countries are piling pressure on the European Commission to get serious about turning around the bloc’s sluggish economy, amid fears it could be left at the mercy of other big players like the U.S. and China.
Brussels Playbook has more 👇
Brussels Playbook has more 👇
Time to grow up
Presented by European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion By GABRIEL GAVIN PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Contact us on X @gerardofortuna @NicholasVinocur |…
www.politico.eu
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
The EU is lagging behind the US and China; fact.
But, is the problem the EC? Rules and regulations are passed by the EU parliament.
The real stuggle seems at nation level, where governments prioritise their share of the pie and inherited local situations, over collective progress and change.
But, is the problem the EC? Rules and regulations are passed by the EU parliament.
The real stuggle seems at nation level, where governments prioritise their share of the pie and inherited local situations, over collective progress and change.
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Anti-CD320 Autoantibodies and Central Nervous System Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Idiopathic Myelopathy
from John Pluvinage and Michael Wilson and colleagues
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
from John Pluvinage and Michael Wilson and colleagues
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Anti-CD320 Autoantibodies and Central Nervous System Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Idiopathic Myelopathy
Background Disorders affecting the spinal cord (myelopathies) can cause severe disability. Despite diagnostic advances, approximately 12-18% of myelopathy cases continue to elude an etiological diagno...
www.medrxiv.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Anti-CD320 Autoantibodies and Central Nervous System Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Idiopathic Myelopathy
from John Pluvinage and Michael Wilson and colleagues
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
from John Pluvinage and Michael Wilson and colleagues
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Two German professors at University Clinic Hamburg!
I want to be author of a paper about cancer biomarkers.
You're in luck! We're running a 1/2-price special on processed-alloy papers!
What good is that! I'm an oncologist, not a metallurgist.
We'll tie a sign to it that says 'cancer'. Do you want the text or not?
OK then.
pubpeer.com/publications...
You're in luck! We're running a 1/2-price special on processed-alloy papers!
What good is that! I'm an oncologist, not a metallurgist.
We'll tie a sign to it that says 'cancer'. Do you want the text or not?
OK then.
pubpeer.com/publications...
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Two German professors at University Clinic Hamburg!
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Miosga-Redaktion nennt die AfD eine "Partei mit umstrittenen Positionen". Das ist der Stand 2026: Die Normalisierung ist so weit fortgeschritten, dass Rechtsextremismus im ÖRR als "umstritten" bezeichnet wird. Und nicht etwa als etwas, das Demokrat*innen entschieden ablehnen und bekämpfen müssen.
Die "Caren #Miosga"- Redaktion hat mir schnell geantwortet. Bin nun umso mehr irritiert: #Rechtsextremismus darf für Demokrat:innen niemals "umstritten" sein, sondern ist selbstverständlich mit klarer Haltung abzulehnen. Egal in wie vielen Parlamenten Rechtsextremist:innen sitzen. #noAfD #ARD
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Miosga-Redaktion nennt die AfD eine "Partei mit umstrittenen Positionen". Das ist der Stand 2026: Die Normalisierung ist so weit fortgeschritten, dass Rechtsextremismus im ÖRR als "umstritten" bezeichnet wird. Und nicht etwa als etwas, das Demokrat*innen entschieden ablehnen und bekämpfen müssen.
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Jeder, der mit Epstein herumhing, gehört mit Schimpf, Schande und bestenfalls den Mitteln des Rechts aus der guten Gesellschaft verjagt, inklusive Bill Clinton, aber irgendwie ist es doch faszinierend, dass (natürlich/ausgerechnet) jetzt er im Fokus einer Skandalgeschichte alten Typs ist.
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Jeder, der mit Epstein herumhing, gehört mit Schimpf, Schande und bestenfalls den Mitteln des Rechts aus der guten Gesellschaft verjagt, inklusive Bill Clinton, aber irgendwie ist es doch faszinierend, dass (natürlich/ausgerechnet) jetzt er im Fokus einer Skandalgeschichte alten Typs ist.
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By the author of the new Oncotarget paper "Covid vaccines cause cancer the next morning".
February 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
By the author of the new Oncotarget paper "Covid vaccines cause cancer the next morning".
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Erst darf die AfD bei Miosga ihre menschen- & demokratiefeindlichen Positionen erzählen, werden die Social Media Beiträge der Partei prominent eingeblendet.
Einen Tag später tauchen ihre Redebeiträge überall auf.
Und wieder bleibt ein Rest ihrer Propaganda in der Gesellschaft hängen...
Einen Tag später tauchen ihre Redebeiträge überall auf.
Und wieder bleibt ein Rest ihrer Propaganda in der Gesellschaft hängen...
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Erst darf die AfD bei Miosga ihre menschen- & demokratiefeindlichen Positionen erzählen, werden die Social Media Beiträge der Partei prominent eingeblendet.
Einen Tag später tauchen ihre Redebeiträge überall auf.
Und wieder bleibt ein Rest ihrer Propaganda in der Gesellschaft hängen...
Einen Tag später tauchen ihre Redebeiträge überall auf.
Und wieder bleibt ein Rest ihrer Propaganda in der Gesellschaft hängen...
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Framing at work again.
The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Framing at work again.
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The hopeless victims stand in the Vortex, and are suddenly shown, for the merest instant, the whole of the Universe: the whole infinity of creation, spanning over several trillion light years, and countless millennia, with an insignificant dot saying "You Are Here".
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The hopeless victims stand in the Vortex, and are suddenly shown, for the merest instant, the whole of the Universe: the whole infinity of creation, spanning over several trillion light years, and countless millennia, with an insignificant dot saying "You Are Here".
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This should be obvious. But I took a lot of flak for pointing out at the time that statements like the one below were almost certainly wrong. (In that case, @luckytran.com blocked me on X for pointing that out.) Now we know they were in fact wrong. Did anyone learn anything from their mistakes?
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
This should be obvious. But I took a lot of flak for pointing out at the time that statements like the one below were almost certainly wrong. (In that case, @luckytran.com blocked me on X for pointing that out.) Now we know they were in fact wrong. Did anyone learn anything from their mistakes?
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Your periodic reminder that neither the clot-shot-turbo-cancer nor the airborne-AIDS apocalypses eventuated.
Americans are healthier and living longer lives now* than pre-pandemic.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
*2024 data, but 2025 will be even better
Americans are healthier and living longer lives now* than pre-pandemic.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
*2024 data, but 2025 will be even better
February 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Your periodic reminder that neither the clot-shot-turbo-cancer nor the airborne-AIDS apocalypses eventuated.
Americans are healthier and living longer lives now* than pre-pandemic.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
*2024 data, but 2025 will be even better
Americans are healthier and living longer lives now* than pre-pandemic.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
*2024 data, but 2025 will be even better
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Stating the obvious, but moving to another country is a pain in the ass.
People who move to US do so because they like the US, *just as it is today*.
They don't do it because they want to make the US to be like where they came from. (If they liked where they came from better, they'd stay there.)
People who move to US do so because they like the US, *just as it is today*.
They don't do it because they want to make the US to be like where they came from. (If they liked where they came from better, they'd stay there.)
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Stating the obvious, but moving to another country is a pain in the ass.
People who move to US do so because they like the US, *just as it is today*.
They don't do it because they want to make the US to be like where they came from. (If they liked where they came from better, they'd stay there.)
People who move to US do so because they like the US, *just as it is today*.
They don't do it because they want to make the US to be like where they came from. (If they liked where they came from better, they'd stay there.)
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I think that the data is increasingly not really compatible with COVID-19 conferring an increase in the long-term risk of conditions like heart disease and cancer.
This is, of course, a very good thing!
This is, of course, a very good thing!
Drilling down into US life expectancy.
The two big reasons that life expectancy is higher in 2024 than 2023 (and 2019):
➡️Drug overdose deaths are lower
➡️Covid deaths are lower
1/
The two big reasons that life expectancy is higher in 2024 than 2023 (and 2019):
➡️Drug overdose deaths are lower
➡️Covid deaths are lower
1/
Your periodic reminder that neither the clot-shot-turbo-cancer nor the airborne-AIDS apocalypses eventuated.
Americans are healthier and living longer lives now* than pre-pandemic.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
*2024 data, but 2025 will be even better
Americans are healthier and living longer lives now* than pre-pandemic.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
*2024 data, but 2025 will be even better
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I think that the data is increasingly not really compatible with COVID-19 conferring an increase in the long-term risk of conditions like heart disease and cancer.
This is, of course, a very good thing!
This is, of course, a very good thing!
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Drilling down into US life expectancy.
The two big reasons that life expectancy is higher in 2024 than 2023 (and 2019):
➡️Drug overdose deaths are lower
➡️Covid deaths are lower
1/
The two big reasons that life expectancy is higher in 2024 than 2023 (and 2019):
➡️Drug overdose deaths are lower
➡️Covid deaths are lower
1/
Your periodic reminder that neither the clot-shot-turbo-cancer nor the airborne-AIDS apocalypses eventuated.
Americans are healthier and living longer lives now* than pre-pandemic.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
*2024 data, but 2025 will be even better
Americans are healthier and living longer lives now* than pre-pandemic.
apnews.com/article/cdc-...
*2024 data, but 2025 will be even better
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Drilling down into US life expectancy.
The two big reasons that life expectancy is higher in 2024 than 2023 (and 2019):
➡️Drug overdose deaths are lower
➡️Covid deaths are lower
1/
The two big reasons that life expectancy is higher in 2024 than 2023 (and 2019):
➡️Drug overdose deaths are lower
➡️Covid deaths are lower
1/
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I’m confused. Someone dancing and singing in Spanish is a ‘slap in the face to America’…but destroying its public institutions, enriching your mates, establishing ICE as your personal Sturmabteilung and redacting yourself out of the biggest pedophile scandal in history, is not.
Just checking
Just checking
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I’m confused. Someone dancing and singing in Spanish is a ‘slap in the face to America’…but destroying its public institutions, enriching your mates, establishing ICE as your personal Sturmabteilung and redacting yourself out of the biggest pedophile scandal in history, is not.
Just checking
Just checking
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BA.3.2 emerged in South Africa in Nov 2024 but did not attain dominance and did not disappear. After an unexpectedly long time it emerged in Australia and Europe and rapidly gained frequency. However, this increase seems to have stopped in several countries. Scenarios:
February 9, 2026 at 7:55 AM
BA.3.2 emerged in South Africa in Nov 2024 but did not attain dominance and did not disappear. After an unexpectedly long time it emerged in Australia and Europe and rapidly gained frequency. However, this increase seems to have stopped in several countries. Scenarios:
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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Yogurt flesh from the yogurt animal
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 9, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Yogurt flesh from the yogurt animal
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TCM herbal therapy for psoriasis? edzardernst.com/2026/02/tcm-...
TCM herbal therapy for psoriasis?
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease. By more than a decade of clinical validation, Jueyin granules (JYG) have demonstrated multi-target synergistic immunomodulatory and anti-infl...
edzardernst.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:31 AM
TCM herbal therapy for psoriasis? edzardernst.com/2026/02/tcm-...
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Frage an Caren Miosga: Wurde die AfD nun zur besten Sendezeit "entzaubert"?
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Frage an Caren Miosga: Wurde die AfD nun zur besten Sendezeit "entzaubert"?