The past four months have involved a lot of hard work. We've discussed, coded, edited and rendered videos, written hundreds of emails and tweets, made phone calls, and held many meetings.

Tomorrow is finally the day. It's surreal to finally reap the rewards of our efforts. We

Si il n’y avait qu’un seul article scientifique à lire cette année pour comprendre et mesurer l’impact majeur du réchauffement climatique sur notre santé, en Europe 🇪🇺👇🏽 thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

Among 20 leading risk factors for years of life lost in 2040, reference forecasts point to 3 metabolic risks—high blood pressure, high BMI & high fasting plasma glucose—as top risk variables.

Find out more in a The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Review: hubs.li/Q02wZNKt0

To reduce systemic markers of chronic inflammation (such as IL-6) in people with obesity, a GLP-1 drug was not as good as exercise in a randomized trial vs placebo
medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-t…

How ignorance and #gender inequality thwart treatment of a widespread illness
#NTDs #neglected
nature.com/articles/d4158…

The reconstruction of a 75,000-year-old #Neanderthal woman’s face makes her look quite friendly
#evolution #empathy
theconversation.com/the-reconstruc… via The Conversation

Yale Medicine: “Long COVID, ME/CFS and the Importance of Studying Infection-Associated Illnesses”

“These illnesses urgently need effective treatments..”

yalemedicine.org/news/long-covi…

Vertebrate genomes contain millions of DNA sequences derived from ancient viruses.
In work published today in Genome Biology, we provide a panoramic overview of these endogenous viral elements.
shorturl.at/eGLX7
#Evolution #Virology #Genomics

A thread on why research skills gained at university level can be life-saving: 18 years ago my mum told me she’d seen a tick on her arm. I was studying for my PhD in York while she was five hours south of me. A week later she said a bulls-eye rash had emerged around the bite.

Brain abnormalities in survivors of COVID-19 after 2-year recovery: a functional MRI study

- A 2-year follow-up imaging study indicating ongoing alterations in the putamen, temporal lobe, and superior parietal gyrus.
- Cognitive failure, general fatigue, and neurological

Our comprehensive review of #AI in surgery is just out Nature Medicine
nature.com/articles/s4159…
an inspiration and joy to work with super-talented Chris Varghese Greg O'Grady Prof Ewen Harrison on it
Free access rdcu.be/dHL7g

Leven aan zee is gezonder, toont nieuw onderzoek: 'Ons immuunsysteem wordt er beter getraind' vrtnws.be/p.LNE8Z040p?t=… #vrtnws

Oh look, it’s reviewer 2 waiting for me to submit this article

Most species have two sexes. The protist Tetrahymena thermophila has seven.

This fundamental #ReviewedPreprint reveals how it recognises self and non-self mating-types with a novel protein complex. elifesciences.org/reviewed-prepr…

#MECFS is a serious, chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide and even more now after COVID. #NIH is committed to advancing research to better understand ME/CFS and identify potential treatments for this disease. nih.gov/mecfs

Women's rights are human rights.

They are not negotiable.

The #GlobalGoals aim to ensure all women and girls can live with dignity and respect. un.org/sustainabledev…

Know what all the moms in your life really want?

Bodily autonomy
Parental leave
Affordable childcare
Equal pay
Paid sick time
Safe schools
And more sleep

'...substantial unmet clinical need, in keeping with reports from individuals with #LongCOVID of difficulties accessing #healthcare and suboptimal recognition... when they do. Our data also suggest that unmet needs could be higher among individuals of non-White ethnicity'👇👇👇

On this #MEAwarenessDay , I am preparing my talk for the #UniteToFight2024 to share our research and insights on #longCOVID and #PAIS . #MECFS is a serious health crisis that requires urgent attention and action on a global scale. Help us raise awareness today.

Today in The Guardian, UNAIDS ED Winnie Byanyima sheds light on how punitive laws against LGBTQ+ people, if enacted, create fear and barriers to accessing life-saving health services, hindering our efforts to #EndAIDS .
READ more: amp.theguardian.com/business/artic…