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Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.

Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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🧵New observational study:
Starting metformin within 6 days of COVID was linked to half the long COVID risk compared with patients given other meds (fluvoxamine, fluticasone, ivermectin, montelukast): 4.0% vs 8.5% (aRR 0.47). Small study, but aligns with #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #IDSky #SciSky 1/2
Metformin at the time of Covid-19 infection and risk of Long Covid: A Target Trial Emulation Study
Background: Our objective was to evaluate metformin prescribed at the time of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the risk of developing Long Covid (LC) in electronic health record data. Methods: We conducted a n...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A common nutrient deficiency may be silently harming young brains | ScienceDaily share.google/aU6H7xtn32s2...
A common nutrient deficiency may be silently harming young brains
Scientists studying young adults with obesity discovered early indicators of brain stress that resemble patterns seen in cognitive impairment. The group showed higher inflammation, signs of liver stra...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
After 60 Years, Diabetes Drug Found to Unexpectedly Affect The Brain : ScienceAlert share.google/nCJbR8xfvW7y...
After 60 Years, Diabetes Drug Found to Unexpectedly Affect The Brain
Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists haven't been exactly sure how it works.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Type 1 Diabetes Cured in Mice Given Experimental Hybrid Treatment : ScienceAlert share.google/ybbINHEQvSsp...
Type 1 Diabetes Cured in Mice Given Experimental Hybrid Treatment
A specially devised hybrid treatment has shown tremendous potential for treating type 1 diabetes in mice, scoring full marks at preventing the condition in prediabetic animals and at reversing the con...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
What helps you sleep better? Tips for racing thoughts share.google/UaGYD2EMn6QK...
If worries keep you from falling back asleep, experts know what to try
If racing thoughts are stealing your sleep, these strategies can help you calm your mind and get more rest.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I caved and ordered a new puukko.

With an inscription suggested by @jonistr.bsky.social : the first words of the poem "Origin of Iron" by Väinämöinen in Kalevala. (See the Gutenberg link for an old English translation, from “Know I well the source of metals")

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Tuohipäinen veistopuukko, terä 75 mm - Kauhavan Puukkopaja
Mikäli haluat terään oman nimikaiverruksen, kirjoita se kassa-sivulla olevaan tekstikenttään. Kaiverruksen maksimipituus riippuu terän pituudesta, katso kohta lisätiedot. Kaiverrus on maksuton. Puuko...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Blocking one enzyme may break the link between alcohol and liver disease | ScienceDaily share.google/YNNeHYVRchEb...
Blocking one enzyme may break the link between alcohol and liver disease
Scientists discovered that alcohol activates a sugar-producing pathway in the body, creating fructose that may reinforce addictive drinking. The enzyme responsible, KHK, appears to drive both alcohol ...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Stunning Results: Two Cheap Supplements Show Promise in Healing One of the Deadliest Brain Cancers share.google/3Mb1c8s3imeE...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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🎯🧵 by @drseanmullen.bsky.social that I didn't see posted here yet: a Covid biomarker checklist 🚨

Check "If you have any of these:
•PLT > 450k
•MPV > 11.5
•D-dimer > 0.50 (especially >1.0)
•Fibrinogen > 400
•CRP > 10
•Ferritin high for sex
•VWF > 150% ..."

Full 🧵
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November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Better eat your spinach!

Scientists find a molecule that mimics exercise and slows aging | ScienceDaily www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists find a molecule that mimics exercise and slows aging
Exercise appears to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped out how it happens—and how a simple oral compound can mimic it. By following volunteers through rest, intense ...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Anxiety disorders tied to low levels of an essential nutrient in the brain share.google/FzYjmGX9iYZu...
Anxiety disorders tied to low levels of an essential nutrient in the brain
People with anxiety disorders have lower levels of choline in their brains, according to research from UC Davis Health.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Poor Trees

Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say | Drax | The Guardian share.google/KksyMx9t3rxk...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.

The system is rigged.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sugars on immune cells, not just blood vessel walls, may regulate the inflammatory disease process share.google/HR5cqsuotF4x...
Sugars on immune cells, not just blood vessel walls, may regulate the inflammatory disease process
New research has updated the understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into the skin in the inflammatory disease, psoriasis.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM