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In meinem Thread habe ich damals eine rekombinante Methode zum Nachweis von Endotoxinen vorgestellt, die ohne dem Blut der Pfeilschwanzkrebse auskommt. Diese wurde nun endlich in das US Pharmacopeia Kapitel aufgenommen. #PharmaKnowHow
August 1, 2024 at 4:59 PM
In meinem Thread habe ich damals eine rekombinante Methode zum Nachweis von Endotoxinen vorgestellt, die ohne dem Blut der Pfeilschwanzkrebse auskommt. Diese wurde nun endlich in das US Pharmacopeia Kapitel aufgenommen. #PharmaKnowHow
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Key Takeaways
An episode of the painful viral illness shingles is tied to a 20% higher odds of cognitive decline
It's thought that the shingles virus could harm blood flow to the brain
The effect was stronger still among men who carried a gene known to enhance dementia risk
An episode of the painful viral illness shingles is tied to a 20% higher odds of cognitive decline
It's thought that the shingles virus could harm blood flow to the brain
The effect was stronger still among men who carried a gene known to enhance dementia risk
August 15, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Key Takeaways
An episode of the painful viral illness shingles is tied to a 20% higher odds of cognitive decline
It's thought that the shingles virus could harm blood flow to the brain
The effect was stronger still among men who carried a gene known to enhance dementia risk
An episode of the painful viral illness shingles is tied to a 20% higher odds of cognitive decline
It's thought that the shingles virus could harm blood flow to the brain
The effect was stronger still among men who carried a gene known to enhance dementia risk
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Do people with high blood pressure have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease? www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Do people with high blood pressure have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease?
People 60 and older with untreated high blood pressure may have an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to both people who have been or are being treated for high blood pressure as well as p...
www.sciencedaily.com
August 16, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Do people with high blood pressure have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease? www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Frequent Coffee Drinkers Could Put Their Hearts at Risk www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Frequent Coffee Drinkers Could Put Their Hearts at Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Chugging coffee, swilling colas or pounding down energy drinks could cause heart damage over time, a new study warns
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August 16, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Frequent Coffee Drinkers Could Put Their Hearts at Risk www.healthday.com/health-news/...
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How to get rid of antibiotic resistance: Could a new law help | Vox www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Antibiotics are failing. The US has a plan to launch a research renaissance.
The PASTEUR act plans to incentivize Big Pharma to manufacture in the US. But there’s a downside for the rest of the world.
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August 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
How to get rid of antibiotic resistance: Could a new law help | Vox www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − Julia Brown, a medical anthropologist, explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later theconversation.com/editing-feta... via @us.theconversation.com
Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later
In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of human health should be applied?
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August 16, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − Julia Brown, a medical anthropologist, explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later theconversation.com/editing-feta... via @us.theconversation.com
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How people died in 1532. (Source: Information is Beautiful)
June 20, 2024 at 7:47 PM
How people died in 1532. (Source: Information is Beautiful)
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STAT's Eric Boodman talked to 50 (fifty!) women with #sicklecell for this series on how for decades, doctors have pushed sickle cell patients to sterilization.
Though the health concerns are real, they're mixed with echoes of eugenics, racism, & other injustices.
See a preview of the next stories:
Though the health concerns are real, they're mixed with echoes of eugenics, racism, & other injustices.
See a preview of the next stories:
Coercive Care: Investigating sickle cell, pregnancy, and sterilization
A yearlong STAT investigation about people with sickle cell disease who felt pressured into unwanted sterilizations.
www.statnews.com
May 21, 2024 at 2:15 PM
STAT's Eric Boodman talked to 50 (fifty!) women with #sicklecell for this series on how for decades, doctors have pushed sickle cell patients to sterilization.
Though the health concerns are real, they're mixed with echoes of eugenics, racism, & other injustices.
See a preview of the next stories:
Though the health concerns are real, they're mixed with echoes of eugenics, racism, & other injustices.
See a preview of the next stories:
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Why does the Olympics mascot look like it's about to teach me about blood clots in my period
May 7, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Why does the Olympics mascot look like it's about to teach me about blood clots in my period
Still don't understand why my cell phone's virtual keyboard has to have all playing card symbols, but not a useful, common sign like ≠
June 3, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Still don't understand why my cell phone's virtual keyboard has to have all playing card symbols, but not a useful, common sign like ≠
I encourage understanding your boundaries and voicing them clearly and neutrally.
And ticks are my personal boundary of things I'm willing to accept as part of my primate life on this planet!!!! Filthy beasts can rot! sorrynotsorry
www.lymedisease.org/types-of-tic...
And ticks are my personal boundary of things I'm willing to accept as part of my primate life on this planet!!!! Filthy beasts can rot! sorrynotsorry
www.lymedisease.org/types-of-tic...
Types of Ticks (with pictures of ticks) | Lymedisease.org
A list of types of ticks found in the United States that are known to bite and transmit disease to humans.
www.lymedisease.org
May 31, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I encourage understanding your boundaries and voicing them clearly and neutrally.
And ticks are my personal boundary of things I'm willing to accept as part of my primate life on this planet!!!! Filthy beasts can rot! sorrynotsorry
www.lymedisease.org/types-of-tic...
And ticks are my personal boundary of things I'm willing to accept as part of my primate life on this planet!!!! Filthy beasts can rot! sorrynotsorry
www.lymedisease.org/types-of-tic...
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Cardiologists ID signs of widespread heart disease in ancient mummies cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clini...
Cardiologists ID signs of widespread heart disease in ancient mummies
Researchers evaluated vascular samples from more than 200 mummies, presenting their findings in European Heart Journal.
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May 31, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Cardiologists ID signs of widespread heart disease in ancient mummies cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clini...
Another topic that doesn't get nearly the coverage it should. Welcome to the Plasticene era!
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bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/b...
Bloody Garbage: Microplastics and Our Blood
The most recent unbidden guest in our bloodstream comes from our addiction to petrochemicals: microplastics. What do we know as of now and what can we do?
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May 28, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Another topic that doesn't get nearly the coverage it should. Welcome to the Plasticene era!
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/b...
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/b...
Not nearly all of the fluid we could call blood on this planet is human. How we relate to the other kinds of blood tells a darker tale of how we have come to define our place in the world.
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/d...
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/d...
Dragon’s Blood: Humanity, Consent, and Connectedness
Humans care very much about their own blood and immediately consider consent when it comes to taking blood. But there's a lot of other blood out there, and who we are is in part the much darker story ...
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May 28, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Not nearly all of the fluid we could call blood on this planet is human. How we relate to the other kinds of blood tells a darker tale of how we have come to define our place in the world.
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/d...
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/d...
Headed for the beach for the Holiday Weekend but worried that urban legends about sharks eating you because you're menstruating? Good news!
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/03/s...
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/03/s...
Sharks Don’t Care (About Your) Period: Menstrual Misconceptions and Ideas About “Blood” as Coercive Means
Scientists and other wildlife experts have tested sharks, bears, and other predators, and found that they have very little interest in the presence of menstrual discharge. However, we know they are at...
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May 24, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Headed for the beach for the Holiday Weekend but worried that urban legends about sharks eating you because you're menstruating? Good news!
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/03/s...
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/03/s...
When medical profits come first, human behavior must be streamlined to improve efficiency. Misbehavior becomes the reason people had to die.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
When profit-driven clinics kick "noncompliant" patients off dialysis, is anybody watching?
“It’s murder. It’s outright murder.”
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May 24, 2024 at 5:35 PM
When medical profits come first, human behavior must be streamlined to improve efficiency. Misbehavior becomes the reason people had to die.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What is there to say about the UK Blood Inquiry's findings? Well, here's what I found, and there's even a quantum of solace in the horror.
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/t...
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/t...
Tainted Trust: The 2024 UK Infected Blood Inquiry and Biocapitalist Exploitation
Over three thousand individuals who were unwittingly infected with HIV and hepatitis C have been found to have died so far, with rough estimates of over thirty thousand total infected, an almost impos...
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May 23, 2024 at 10:43 PM
What is there to say about the UK Blood Inquiry's findings? Well, here's what I found, and there's even a quantum of solace in the horror.
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/t...
bloodstudies.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/t...