Dr. Peter Hall
@drpeterhall.bsky.social
Professor of public health | translational neuroscience researcher | https://www.canadianbiobank.ca/
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Acute and chronic viral infections, including Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Hepatitis C, HIV, CMV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2, are linked with a substantial increased risk of cardiovascular events, from a systematic review. Figure for SARS-CoV-2 below
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October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Acute and chronic viral infections, including Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Hepatitis C, HIV, CMV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2, are linked with a substantial increased risk of cardiovascular events, from a systematic review. Figure for SARS-CoV-2 below
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Longer survival among cancer patients may be an unexpected benefit of COVID vaccination.
www.nature.com/articles/d41....
www.nature.com/articles/d41....
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Longer survival among cancer patients may be an unexpected benefit of COVID vaccination.
www.nature.com/articles/d41....
www.nature.com/articles/d41....
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RIP Dr. Nolan R. Williams (1983-2025) professor at Stanford. He was a pioneer in the treatment of depression and a friend. I read this Substack eulogy on him this morning, and I thought it really captured both the man and his brilliance.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
RIP Dr. Nolan R. Williams (1983-2025) professor at Stanford. He was a pioneer in the treatment of depression and a friend. I read this Substack eulogy on him this morning, and I thought it really captured both the man and his brilliance.
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An up to date review on the Brian health officials impacts of exercise, with a focus on mechanism #brainhealth
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Neuroprotective mechanisms of exercise and the importance of fitness for healthy brain ageing
Ageing is a scientifically fascinating and complex biological occurrence characterised
by morphological and functional changes due to accumulated molecular and cellular
damage impairing tissue and org...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
An up to date review on the Brian health officials impacts of exercise, with a focus on mechanism #brainhealth
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Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing
October 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Waning immunity. A significant Covid wave in England. No new variant.
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing
Thanks Prof Pagel for highlighting and contextualizing
One third???
Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says
1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says
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October 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One third???
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Our capability to prevent diseases from occurring is gaining momentum. Using A.I. to predict >1,200 diseases 20 years ahead adds to the ways we'll be able to achieve primary prevention.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our capability to prevent diseases from occurring is gaining momentum. Using A.I. to predict >1,200 diseases 20 years ahead adds to the ways we'll be able to achieve primary prevention.
nature.com/articles/d41...
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A groundbreaking paper published @nature.com today—the first large health language model—predicts >1,000 diseases for a person and when.
Implications here:
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Implications here:
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Dawn of A New Era of Primary Prevention in Medicine
Recent groundbreaking reports highlight our newfound potential to prevent diseases
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September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A groundbreaking paper published @nature.com today—the first large health language model—predicts >1,000 diseases for a person and when.
Implications here:
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Implications here:
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Coming tomorrow. Something that's been talked about for many decades, but not done. That's changing.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Coming tomorrow. Something that's been talked about for many decades, but not done. That's changing.
Subscribe; it's free, and you'll get the link by email and future posts.
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We know GLP-1 drugs reduce brain inflammation. But I didn't anticipate bipolar disorder as a possible indication in the future
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists as emerging therapeutics in bipolar disorder: a narrative review of preclinical and clinical evidence - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists as emerging therapeutics in bipolar disorder: a narrative review of preclinical and clinical evidence
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September 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We know GLP-1 drugs reduce brain inflammation. But I didn't anticipate bipolar disorder as a possible indication in the future
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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OpenAI said on Tuesday that it planned to introduce new features intended to make its chatbot safer, including parental controls, “within the next month.”
ChatGPT Will Get Parental Controls and New Safety Features, OpenAI Says
After a California teenager spent months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life, OpenAI said it would introduce parental controls and better responses for users in distress.
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September 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
OpenAI said on Tuesday that it planned to introduce new features intended to make its chatbot safer, including parental controls, “within the next month.”
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How plasma p-Tau markers can predict if and when there will be transition to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively unimpaired individuals, along staging of the disease
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Plasma tau biomarkers for biological staging of Alzheimer’s disease - Nature Aging
Montoliu-Gaya, Salvadó et al. develop a blood-based model using tau biomarkers measured in a single analysis enabling biological staging of Alzheimer’s disease to support the diagnosis, prognosis and ...
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August 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
How plasma p-Tau markers can predict if and when there will be transition to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively unimpaired individuals, along staging of the disease
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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China installed 212 gigawatts of solar capacity in the first six months of the year, more than America's entire capacity of 178 gigawatts as of the end of 2024
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China rushes to build out solar, and emissions edge downward
Chinese officials have showcased what they claim will be the world's largest solar farm on the Tibetan plateau
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August 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
China installed 212 gigawatts of solar capacity in the first six months of the year, more than America's entire capacity of 178 gigawatts as of the end of 2024
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COVID Vaccine for children
US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, differing from federal policy that no longer recommends routine vaccination for healthy children.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
COVID Vaccine for children
Naturally occurring dementia analog in cats may turn out to be a good model for humans. #dementia
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Cats develop dementia in a similar way to humans, study finds
The breakthrough was hailed as a “perfect natural model for Alzheimer’s” by scientists who worked on it
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August 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Naturally occurring dementia analog in cats may turn out to be a good model for humans. #dementia
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For #ME/CFS, genomics assessed in >15,000 indviduals
with 8 genomic loci identified.
"Validation of ME/CFS as a biomedical condition and an important corrective to psychologizing ‘all in the mind’ perspectives on the disease”
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with 8 genomic loci identified.
"Validation of ME/CFS as a biomedical condition and an important corrective to psychologizing ‘all in the mind’ perspectives on the disease”
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Possible genetic clues to ME/chronic fatigue syndrome identified in massive study
DNA analysis of more than 15,500 people with the debilitating condition identifies eight tentative “genetic signals”
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August 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
For #ME/CFS, genomics assessed in >15,000 indviduals
with 8 genomic loci identified.
"Validation of ME/CFS as a biomedical condition and an important corrective to psychologizing ‘all in the mind’ perspectives on the disease”
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publicati...
with 8 genomic loci identified.
"Validation of ME/CFS as a biomedical condition and an important corrective to psychologizing ‘all in the mind’ perspectives on the disease”
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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A rundown on the big advances we’re seeing on the brain-immune axis
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Our Brain—Immune Axis Gets A Jolt
Facts, data and analytics about biomedical matters
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August 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A rundown on the big advances we’re seeing on the brain-immune axis
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I’m floored … this is pretty astounding. #SARS-CoV-2 #Covid19
We've known that Covid increases the risk in survivors of cancer, but today @nature.com a mechanism of reactivation of cancer cells elucidated in the experimental model
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
July 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’m floored … this is pretty astounding. #SARS-CoV-2 #Covid19
Infection-related visual stimuli are enough to prime the immune response via the brain
#immune #brain
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#immune #brain
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Neural anticipation of virtual infection triggers an immune response - Nature Neuroscience
Serino et al. show that seeing an infectious avatar approach the body in virtual reality triggers an immune response, indicating that the brain prepares the body to fight infections even for perceived...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Infection-related visual stimuli are enough to prime the immune response via the brain
#immune #brain
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#immune #brain
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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July 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Oh my god, this has to stop. Let the trucks in…
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People in Gaza are ‘walking corpses’, says Unrwa, as agency says it has 6,000 aid trucks ready to enter – Middle East crisis live
Philippe Lazzarini says Unrwa findings show one in five children is malnourished in Gaza City and says agency has food and medical supplies
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July 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Oh my god, this has to stop. Let the trucks in…
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Even in post-secondary, we are seeing some highly misogynistic language popping up in online venues, with little to no moderation. Definitely not helping the situation, as it maintains an illusion of endorsement or credibility.
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Online misogyny seeping into classrooms in 'frightening' ways, teachers and experts say | CBC News
A Dalhousie researcher has found misogynistic comments from students are disrupting learning environments as teachers deal with degrading remarks and male-supremacist sentiments.
www.cbc.ca
July 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Even in post-secondary, we are seeing some highly misogynistic language popping up in online venues, with little to no moderation. Definitely not helping the situation, as it maintains an illusion of endorsement or credibility.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
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The mechanisms by which ultra-processed foods (UPF) drive obesity, an outstanding review article
"the evidence is sufficiently strong to justify immediate public health efforts to reduce UPF consumption."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"the evidence is sufficiently strong to justify immediate public health efforts to reduce UPF consumption."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The mechanisms by which ultra-processed foods (UPF) drive obesity, an outstanding review article
"the evidence is sufficiently strong to justify immediate public health efforts to reduce UPF consumption."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"the evidence is sufficiently strong to justify immediate public health efforts to reduce UPF consumption."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...