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Ailsa Jane
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Podiatrist | PhD Researcher | Mother | MSer | Beagle | Cats | Books | 📚| More 📚| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#SwanseaUni #MultipleSclerosis #LowerLimbHealth #Podiatry #FootHealth #PROMs #HealthResearch #PPI #NeuroRehabilitation
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Do something with your life that makes a difference. It doesn’t have to be spectacular, it can be something small, because, one day, you will be remembered. Nobody will ever ask the height of the mountain, they will only remember that you got to the top #NeverGiveUp #BeHappy
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BREAKING: Several people shot near the White House in Washington, DC, including at least one National Guardsman https://cnn.it/48jPTy2
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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720 neurologists in the UK

4,400 neurologists in Poland (about 1/2 the population of the UK I believe)
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... An NHS Trust made a decision to close an innovative service for people with Parkinson’s in July but waited until November to tell patients. “A complete failure of communications coupled with discourtesy” says one patient
Patients left in the dark after Home Based Care closure
Innovative Parkinson's scheme closed - patients told months later
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
-5°c is not my temperature of choice!
a man wearing a hat and headphones is sitting in a car and saying `` it 's a little chilly out ''
ALT: a man wearing a hat and headphones is sitting in a car and saying `` it 's a little chilly out ''
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November 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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A new study in @natneuro.nature.com by @gocastelobranco.bsky.social et al explores how oligodendrocytes respond in #MultipleSclerosis. The researchers identified distinct and early disease-related states and gene activity patterns that may help explain how #MS progresses 🧪 news.ki.se/oligodendroc...
Oligodendrocytes show early changes in multiple sclerosis
A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, explores how oligodendrocytes, the cells that produce myelin in the brain and spinal cord, respond during the development of m...
news.ki.se
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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In 2022, literally only 3 years ago, the UK government responded to the rising tide of essay-mills by making it a CRIMINAL OFFENCE for a human being to complete a student's assessments for them.

But now everyone just lets a machine do it instead...
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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🗞️ Our latest issue is on sale - Inside the mind of a 16 year old 🧠

Featuring Peter Hyman, Shuab Gamote, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social, Eleanor Longman-Rood, @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com, Matthew d’Ancona and more

Get 10 weeks for £10: buff.ly/z7cl3n6
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️BOOK GIVEAWAY⭐️⭐️⭐️
To celebrate the return of #Shetland detective series I am giving away 2 signed copies of Ponies at the Edge of the World with 2 wish bottles with Shetland shells or seaglass. To enter just like, share and comment on this post
November 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Potential for some locally high rainfall totals across Wales in the coming days as a frontal wave pushes in.

Localised flooding / swollen rivers a possibility.

(The WxCharts redesign is very nice)
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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New study by Matteo Foschi et al reveals sex-specific patterns in #MultipleSclerosis progression:
Women—especially postmenopausal—face higher risk of disability worsening independent of relapses, while men experience greater impact per event:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Actual footage of my legs - epic performance last night 😢 #FuckMS
a man in a red vest walks past valet parking
ALT: a man in a red vest walks past valet parking
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November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
WTF is Vibe Coding?? Collins 2025 word of the year. My bet is that it has something to do with AI?
a little girl is crying with the words " why would you say that " behind her
ALT: a little girl is crying with the words " why would you say that " behind her
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November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Mari Thomas Jewellery,

Mari Thomas is a contemporary jeweller, goldsmith and artist, with 26 years of experience operating from Llandeilo, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Her work inspired either by Welsh heritage, or the natural, beautiful broken landscape of Wales.

marithomas.com

#SmallWelshBusiness
February 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Morning fellow plebs and assorted rascals xx
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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A New B-Cell Drug for MS! Obexelimab Explained by Neurologist youtu.be/14igQ8fL2d4?...
A New B-Cell Drug for MS! Obexelimab Explained by Neurologist
YouTube video by Dr. Brandon Beaber
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I don’t want to live in a world with AI - there I’ve said it!
a man wearing a wig and sunglasses is in a red circle with the word ai in white
ALT: a man wearing a wig and sunglasses is in a red circle with the word ai in white
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November 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Current conditions in Wales…
a pirate ship is in the middle of the ocean
ALT: a pirate ship is in the middle of the ocean
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November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.

Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people

...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"

It's £10ph FFS!

Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger

DO YOU SEE IT NOW?

Spread far & wide.

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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💪 Regular Physiotherapy Eases Spasticity in MS Patients 💪

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) often leads to muscle stiffness and limited mobility, but consistent physiotherapy can significantly reduce spasticity, improve flexibility, and enhance daily function. 🌿

#HolisticHealing #MovementTherapy #Patient
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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November 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Morning.
November 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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You know when Terry Pratchett said 'It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works'? Yeah, he meant this.
October 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM