Most vaccines don’t trigger mucosal IgA—a key airway defense

Clever new Nat Comm study from 🇳🇴 solves that by fusing antigens to albumin, which uses FcRn pathway to cross the nasal barrier

Result: a potent intranasal vaccine that protects vs. both flu and SARS-CoV-2

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The birdsong one can hear in the @stanfordhealthcare.bsky.social gardens outside the Children’s Hospital!

🧪We need to see more of this. Taking action.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

HUGE improvement over handfuls of pills & complicated regimens: Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention in Men and Gender-Diverse Persons | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

My nails are Duke blue for the Final Four - several of my patients have noticed, leading to one "GTHC!" and one "I still hate Christian Laettner!" Love how sports brings us together 🤣 #dukebasketball #dukembb #gthc @dukemensbasketball.bsky.social @dukebluembb.bsky.social

Chilling to see this list of terminated NIH grants. Research on Alzheimer's, HIV, rare diseases, vaccines -- gone. Cancer centers closed, training grants & fellowships terminated. Young scientists stranded. Patients waiting for treatments that'll never come. Just sad.

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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

Why look at a weather app when you can wake up with a scintillating scotoma and know it's about to storm? #migraine #aura #headache #neurology

"Thank you for saying it was a 'you' problem during the exam, it made me less self-conscious." Reminder that if you're having trouble finding the correct muscle or getting close to motor units, it's better to be honest, say "this is a 'me' problem," & re-configure than cause unnecessary discomfort!

Hello #medical and #science BlueSky! I'm a #neurologist 🧠 specializing in #neuromuscular medicine, EMG/NCS, and #neurogenetics with interest in the pediatric to adult transition of care in #neurogenetic and neuromuscular disease! I'm from Durham, NC, (Go Duke!) and currently live in Palo Alto.