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University of Tübingen researchers found SARS-CoV-2 proteins in human hair follicles from 2 of 3 donors.
These proteins appeared in stem cell zones and were linked to stress signals, offering a possible cause for COVID-related hair loss.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
These proteins appeared in stem cell zones and were linked to stress signals, offering a possible cause for COVID-related hair loss.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ex vivo detection of SARS CoV 2 spike protein in human hair follicles and potential link to telogen effluvium - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Ex vivo detection of SARS CoV 2 spike protein in human hair follicles and potential link to telogen effluvium
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
University of Tübingen researchers found SARS-CoV-2 proteins in human hair follicles from 2 of 3 donors.
These proteins appeared in stem cell zones and were linked to stress signals, offering a possible cause for COVID-related hair loss.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
These proteins appeared in stem cell zones and were linked to stress signals, offering a possible cause for COVID-related hair loss.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"LC is associated with a substantial economic impact nationally, estimated at £8.1 billion annually and £24.2 billion since its emergence, comparable to the annual cost of £9.4 billion for stroke." link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Health economic outcomes and national economic impacts associated with Long COVID in England and Scotland - The European Journal of Health Economics
Background Two million people in the UK suffer from Long COVID (LC), imposing substantial health economic impacts. This study aimed to: 1) assess longitudinal changes in health utility scores and econ...
link.springer.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"LC is associated with a substantial economic impact nationally, estimated at £8.1 billion annually and £24.2 billion since its emergence, comparable to the annual cost of £9.4 billion for stroke." link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Two exciting phase two trials show incredible success of mrna vaccines for seasonal flu with infectious symptoms prevented in some healthy individuals. 🧪🧵
Experimental mRNA flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Two exciting phase two trials show incredible success of mrna vaccines for seasonal flu with infectious symptoms prevented in some healthy individuals. 🧪🧵
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"astrocytes exhibit a unique susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2"
"astrocytic networks coordinate [...] pathogen clearance & tissue repair"
"astrocyte-induced inflammation is broadly implicated [...] in the development of depression"
#CovidCausesBrainDamage
(Brain, Behavior & Immunity, Jan. 2026)
"astrocytic networks coordinate [...] pathogen clearance & tissue repair"
"astrocyte-induced inflammation is broadly implicated [...] in the development of depression"
#CovidCausesBrainDamage
(Brain, Behavior & Immunity, Jan. 2026)
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces depressive-like behaviors by disrupting astrocytic Cx43-mediated gap junction intercellular communication
Long COVID has emerged as a global health concern, with depression being one of its most debilitating and poorly understood manifestations. Despite ev…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
"astrocytes exhibit a unique susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2"
"astrocytic networks coordinate [...] pathogen clearance & tissue repair"
"astrocyte-induced inflammation is broadly implicated [...] in the development of depression"
#CovidCausesBrainDamage
(Brain, Behavior & Immunity, Jan. 2026)
"astrocytic networks coordinate [...] pathogen clearance & tissue repair"
"astrocyte-induced inflammation is broadly implicated [...] in the development of depression"
#CovidCausesBrainDamage
(Brain, Behavior & Immunity, Jan. 2026)
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„Aktuelle Zahlen Österreich 🇦🇹:
#Covid19 bleibt gefährlich.
- Fast 1/3 der KH-Aufnahmen wegen schwerer Atemwegserkrankungen war in den letzten Wochen auf Covid-19 zurückzuführen.
- 2024 mehr Todesfälle als Influenza: Mortalität vergleichbar Brust- oder Prostatakrebs"
#SarsCov2 #Corona #MediBubble
#Covid19 bleibt gefährlich.
- Fast 1/3 der KH-Aufnahmen wegen schwerer Atemwegserkrankungen war in den letzten Wochen auf Covid-19 zurückzuführen.
- 2024 mehr Todesfälle als Influenza: Mortalität vergleichbar Brust- oder Prostatakrebs"
#SarsCov2 #Corona #MediBubble
Aktuelle Zahlen aus Österreich: Covid-19 bleibt gefährlich
Die saisonale Influenza kommt, Covid-19 ist schon da. Weiterhin für Vorsicht, für die Impfung und im Verdachtsfall für Tests auf eine SARS-CoV-2-Infektion bzw. eine medikamentöse Behandlung für Über-6...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
„Aktuelle Zahlen Österreich 🇦🇹:
#Covid19 bleibt gefährlich.
- Fast 1/3 der KH-Aufnahmen wegen schwerer Atemwegserkrankungen war in den letzten Wochen auf Covid-19 zurückzuführen.
- 2024 mehr Todesfälle als Influenza: Mortalität vergleichbar Brust- oder Prostatakrebs"
#SarsCov2 #Corona #MediBubble
#Covid19 bleibt gefährlich.
- Fast 1/3 der KH-Aufnahmen wegen schwerer Atemwegserkrankungen war in den letzten Wochen auf Covid-19 zurückzuführen.
- 2024 mehr Todesfälle als Influenza: Mortalität vergleichbar Brust- oder Prostatakrebs"
#SarsCov2 #Corona #MediBubble
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Researchers at the Federal University of Minas Gerais analyzed data from 3294 people and found that long Covid is linked to persistent elevation of immune signals like IL-6, IFN-γ, and TNF-α, lasting at least 6 months after infection.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Persistent inflammatory cytokine signature in long Covid-19 patients: a meta-analysis - Inflammopharmacology
Post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 (PASC) refer to persistent symptoms lasting weeks to months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, identifying biological mechanisms, potential therapeutic targets,...
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Researchers at the Federal University of Minas Gerais analyzed data from 3294 people and found that long Covid is linked to persistent elevation of immune signals like IL-6, IFN-γ, and TNF-α, lasting at least 6 months after infection.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"In conclusion, both primary course and, to a greater extent, booster COVID-19 vaccination were significantly associated with a reduced risk of developing long COVID following Omicron variant infection."
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of vaccination on prevention of long COVID - Nature Communications
www.nature.com/articles/s4146…
www.nature.com/articles/s4146…
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"In conclusion, both primary course and, to a greater extent, booster COVID-19 vaccination were significantly associated with a reduced risk of developing long COVID following Omicron variant infection."
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We've had to wait a long time to get to this point! With this new pair of Cochrane systematic reviews, the weight of the evidence has tipped very heavily in favor of HPV vaccination.
My new post @plos.org absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/11/24/t...
#Vaccines
My new post @plos.org absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/11/24/t...
#Vaccines
This Evidence Fundamentally Shifts the Debate About the HPV Vaccine - Absolutely Maybe
We’ve had to wait a long time to get to this point. If cervical cancer develops after HPV infection, it will take…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We've had to wait a long time to get to this point! With this new pair of Cochrane systematic reviews, the weight of the evidence has tipped very heavily in favor of HPV vaccination.
My new post @plos.org absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/11/24/t...
#Vaccines
My new post @plos.org absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/11/24/t...
#Vaccines
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #endosky #cardiosky #publichealth In this large, prospective, population-based study of 15,516 participants from the MDCS cohort, the study observed that familial burden of diabetes was independently associated with increased relative risk of a hospital diagnosis of #COVID
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #endosky #cardiosky #publichealth In this large, prospective, population-based study of 15,516 participants from the MDCS cohort, the study observed that familial burden of diabetes was independently associated with increased relative risk of a hospital diagnosis of #COVID
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UK health officials urge extra precautions, including wearing a mask if you have symptoms, as 4 winter viruses spread: RSV, Flu, COVID and Norovirus.
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
UK health officials urge extra precautions, including wearing a mask if you have symptoms, as 4 winter viruses spread: RSV, Flu, COVID and Norovirus.
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
Source: archive.md/z6uDK
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Wohlstand und die Gesundheit der Weltbevölkerung sind untrennbar mit einem effektiven Management der wirtschaftlichen Belastung durch Long COVID verbunden.“
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts - npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Wohlstand und die Gesundheit der Weltbevölkerung sind untrennbar mit einem effektiven Management der wirtschaftlichen Belastung durch Long COVID verbunden.“
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Pregnancy and Cøvid aren't good companions.
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in fetal organs via intraamniotic infection - Nature Communications
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy may result in maternal and fetal complications. Here, the authors analyze 18 fetuses following maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and identify distribution in fet...
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Pregnancy and Cøvid aren't good companions.
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Why is immune escape such a problem with SARS-CoV-2?
Analysis of >1,000 antibodies to the spike protein to help design a workaround plan
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
Analysis of >1,000 antibodies to the spike protein to help design a workaround plan
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
One thousand SARS-CoV-2 antibody structures reveal convergent binding and near-universal immune escape
Feng et al. analyze over 1,100 SARS-CoV-2 antibody structures, including all 13 clinical
monoclonals, mapping 99% of the receptor-binding domain surface. Their study reveals
convergent paratope archit...
www.cell.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Why is immune escape such a problem with SARS-CoV-2?
Analysis of >1,000 antibodies to the spike protein to help design a workaround plan
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
Analysis of >1,000 antibodies to the spike protein to help design a workaround plan
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
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Toller Podcast über #PostCovid und #MECFS mit Karl Lauterbach, Prof. @scheibenbogen.bsky.social und vielen weiteren.
Dieser Podcast wurde ausgestrahlt, bevor das Konzept von Karl Lauterbach für eine #LongCovid Forschungsdekade mit 500 Mio. € freigeschaltet wurde.🙌
(32:30)
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
Dieser Podcast wurde ausgestrahlt, bevor das Konzept von Karl Lauterbach für eine #LongCovid Forschungsdekade mit 500 Mio. € freigeschaltet wurde.🙌
(32:30)
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
Die teure Epidemie – Wie Long Covid und ME/CFS die Gesellschaft belasten
1,5 Mio. Menschen in Deutschland haben Long Covid oder ME/CFS. Das erzeugt nicht nur Leiden, sondern auch hohe Kosten für die Gesellschaft.
www.swr.de
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Toller Podcast über #PostCovid und #MECFS mit Karl Lauterbach, Prof. @scheibenbogen.bsky.social und vielen weiteren.
Dieser Podcast wurde ausgestrahlt, bevor das Konzept von Karl Lauterbach für eine #LongCovid Forschungsdekade mit 500 Mio. € freigeschaltet wurde.🙌
(32:30)
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
Dieser Podcast wurde ausgestrahlt, bevor das Konzept von Karl Lauterbach für eine #LongCovid Forschungsdekade mit 500 Mio. € freigeschaltet wurde.🙌
(32:30)
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
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LP.8.1-basierten Impfstoffe bewirken eine Kreuzneutralisierung gegen ein breites Spektrum von SARS-CoV-2-Varianten, einschließlich XEC, NB.1.8.1, XFG und BA.3.2
H/T The Sato Lab @systemsvirology.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
H/T The Sato Lab @systemsvirology.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
LP.8.1-basierten Impfstoffe bewirken eine Kreuzneutralisierung gegen ein breites Spektrum von SARS-CoV-2-Varianten, einschließlich XEC, NB.1.8.1, XFG und BA.3.2
H/T The Sato Lab @systemsvirology.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
H/T The Sato Lab @systemsvirology.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Looks like their plan to boost productivity by ushering everyone back to the office in an ongoing pandemic didn't play out as expected
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Looks like their plan to boost productivity by ushering everyone back to the office in an ongoing pandemic didn't play out as expected
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
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Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
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A call for action to address long COVID in Aboriginal communities – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/a-call-for-a...
By Dr Andrew Nguyen, public health registrar and infectious diseases physician at Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).
By Dr Andrew Nguyen, public health registrar and infectious diseases physician at Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).
A call for action to address long COVID in Aboriginal communities
The impact of long COVID upon Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory is poorly understood, and more needs to be
www.croakey.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A call for action to address long COVID in Aboriginal communities – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/a-call-for-a...
By Dr Andrew Nguyen, public health registrar and infectious diseases physician at Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).
By Dr Andrew Nguyen, public health registrar and infectious diseases physician at Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT).
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Tracking SARSCoV2 Lineage BA.3.2* over time | 11/19/2025 update
Total BA.3.2* sequences: 91
Countries reporting BA.3.2*: #Australia, #SouthAfrica, #Netherlands, #USA (traveler seq), #Germany, #Mozambique, #Slovenia, #UK, #Denmark
Tracker: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Total BA.3.2* sequences: 91
Countries reporting BA.3.2*: #Australia, #SouthAfrica, #Netherlands, #USA (traveler seq), #Germany, #Mozambique, #Slovenia, #UK, #Denmark
Tracker: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Tracking SARSCoV2 Lineage BA.3.2* over time | 11/19/2025 update
Total BA.3.2* sequences: 91
Countries reporting BA.3.2*: #Australia, #SouthAfrica, #Netherlands, #USA (traveler seq), #Germany, #Mozambique, #Slovenia, #UK, #Denmark
Tracker: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Total BA.3.2* sequences: 91
Countries reporting BA.3.2*: #Australia, #SouthAfrica, #Netherlands, #USA (traveler seq), #Germany, #Mozambique, #Slovenia, #UK, #Denmark
Tracker: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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Our recent study on BA.3.2 is now available. Thanks to Markus Hoffmann, Lu Zhang and Georg Behrens for the great collaboration. Here’s a brief summary of our findings:
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Our recent study on BA.3.2 is now available. Thanks to Markus Hoffmann, Lu Zhang and Georg Behrens for the great collaboration. Here’s a brief summary of our findings:
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On ne laisserait pas les enfants nager dans une eau croupie... Pourquoi accepter qu’ils baignent dans un air mal renouvelé à l'école ? 🤔
Nous appelons les maires (actuellement en congrès) à agir sur la qualité de l'air intérieur en vue des #Municipales2026.
www.lexpress.fr/sciences-san...
Nous appelons les maires (actuellement en congrès) à agir sur la qualité de l'air intérieur en vue des #Municipales2026.
www.lexpress.fr/sciences-san...
Qualité de l'air dans les écoles : des soignants, enseignants, scientifiques et parents interpellent les maires
Depuis la pandémie, beaucoup de promesses ont été faites sur la qualité de l'air dans les établissements scolaires. Elles n'ont pas été tenues, dénonce un collectif de 140 signataires.
www.lexpress.fr
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On ne laisserait pas les enfants nager dans une eau croupie... Pourquoi accepter qu’ils baignent dans un air mal renouvelé à l'école ? 🤔
Nous appelons les maires (actuellement en congrès) à agir sur la qualité de l'air intérieur en vue des #Municipales2026.
www.lexpress.fr/sciences-san...
Nous appelons les maires (actuellement en congrès) à agir sur la qualité de l'air intérieur en vue des #Municipales2026.
www.lexpress.fr/sciences-san...
Great thread summarising the literature...
#Medsky🧪 #IDSky #Immunosky #microsky #neurosky #publichealth The interplay between the gut-immune-brain axis & #COVID is increasingly recognized as a significant factor in the manifestation & progression of #idiopathicParkinson’s disease.
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Great thread summarising the literature...