Severe #influenza is not just a respiratory illness. New research shows the immune response to #flu #infection can damage the #heart, helping explain why heart attacks rise during #fluseason. Vaccination may reduce this risk. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

From early demonstrations in 2025 to today’s autonomous, high-precision #kungfu #choreography, the progress in embodied #AI, control systems & coordination is remarkable. #ArtificialIntelligence #robots #innovation #TheFutureIsHere 📽️Video credit: Aurizn, Original footage: CCTV.

🐎✨ Happy #ChineseNewYear 2026! ✨🐎 Welcoming the #YearoftheHorse - a symbol of energy, #resilience, progress & bold new journeys. May 2026 bring: strength in action, speed with purpose & #success that moves forward 🧧🧧🍊🍊 #LunarNewYear #CNY2026 www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Major scientific breakthrough: researchers from @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social and Universitätsmedizin Greifswald identified the molecular trigger behind the rare clotting syndrome VITT linked to #adenovirus exposure. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

🦟 #Singapore tested a novel #dengue control strategy by releasing male Aedes #mosquitoes infected with #Wolbachia. After ~2 years, treated areas saw ~70% lower symptomatic #denguefever risk (6% vs 21%). Image by: Gustavo Monnerat. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

🔬💉🌏 Honored to be featured by @themanilatimes.bsky.social (the #Philippines’ oldest existing newspaper) and recognized by CFO #PresidentialAwards #PAFIOO. The piece calls me a “global vaccine star,” but I’m simply a #lifelonglearner and student of #vaccinology. www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/09/d...

Honored to be admitted as a Fellow of the Academy of @medicaleducators.bsky.social (#FAcadMEd). This recognition reflects a career-long commitment to #science #communication #scicomm, #mentorship, and strengthening #medicaleducation to improve patient care. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

A very encouraging step forward in #HIV #research - strengthening natural killer cells to target hidden viral reservoirs could help move the field closer to long-term remission rather than lifelong treatment. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This POSTECH study reinforces the idea that #vaccine effectiveness is shaped not only by antigen design but also by the host’s ecosystem, particularly the gut #microbiome. Metabolites such as butyrate as physiologic adjuvants could help improve mucosal vaccines. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Global attention to #mpox is fading but transmission, severe illness & deaths continue across #Africa & beyond. Ending mpox requires a sustained, coordinated & equitable response: this means accelerating access to #diagnostics #vaccines & effective countermeasures. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Prevention remains the most scalable and cost-effective #cancer intervention, yet it is still underfunded vs. treatment. Aligning #tobacco control, #vaccination, #infection management, clean-air policies could shift the global cancer curve. #WorldCancerDay www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Hippuric acid’s link to TLR–MyD88 signaling and #macrophage lipid remodeling shows how tightly metabolism and innate #immunity are coupled. What helps early in #infection may turn deadly in #sepsis - highlighting the need for context-specific immune modulation. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Clear, concise updates like this on #Nipah virus help separate risk from rumor & support informed public response rather than panic. Continued transparency, surveillance & regional readiness remain the most effective tools for managing #NipahVirus risk. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

#Nipah is trending, but context matters. It’s a high-severity #virus, not a high-spread one. Recent cases in #India and airport screening across Asia reflect #publichealth precaution, not panic. Thanks for the infographic @cna-poster.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

For solid #tumors, the real barrier is often the #tumor microenvironment, not the #cancer cell itself. Reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages could be the breakthrough that finally extends #CARTcell therapy beyond blood cancers. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This study connects #stroke-induced #stress #biology with impaired immune defense, offering a mechanistic explanation for post-stroke #infection risk. The #neuroendocrine system and #immunesystem are coupled in acute and chronic disease. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Evidence suggests #GLP1 therapies may influence #cancer risk beyond #weightloss alone, via direct effects on #inflammation and #tumor pathways - raising important questions for long-term outcome study design in metabolic disease. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

#Lithium’s #HIV-suppressing effect is intriguing not just for repurposing, but because it persists even when #autophagy is disrupted. That suggests HIV rebound relies on other host pathways we can target. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

A timely reminder that symptom-based surveillance can miss a meaningful fraction of #mpox transmission, especially in populations shaped by legacy #smallpox #immunity. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine assessed 154 people infected with clade IIb #mpox 1–18 months after diagnosis. 58% of them had at least one lasting physical effect, most often scarring, while 13% reported ongoing problems. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This approach moves #coagulation testing upstream, capturing the earliest “spark” of clot formation and enabling more precise, personalized assessment of clotting risk, #anticoagulant effects, disease-specific disruptions in coagulation #biology. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This @uscleonarddavis.bsky.social study reinforces the idea that #vaccines may influence fundamental biological processes linked to #aging not just protection against acute #infection. This raises questions re: how immune modulation could support healthier longevity. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

The finding that nearly 6 in 10 individuals report persistent symptoms more than a year AFTER #mpox #infection is an important reminder that #outbreak impact does NOT end with viral clearance. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Lymph node #metastasis isn’t just migration: it’s metabolic + innate immune reprogramming driven by #tumor immune crosstalk. Immune-derived #mitochondria both blunt anti-tumor function & trigger tumor cGAS–STING, exposing a key vulnerability in early #cancer spread. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

#Exercise benefits reach the cell, restoring protein “build vs cleanup” balance that worsens with #age. #Muscle decline isn’t inevitable, but responsiveness varies across people. Check out this Duke-NUS publication on @pnas.org www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This is promising because it suggests the #immunesystem can be trained to eliminate precancerous lesions before they progress to #cancer. If confirmed in larger studies, NOUS-209 could expand prevention options for #Lynchsyndrome. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This study connects the environmental and genetic risk factors for #multiplesclerosis into a single, biologically coherent mechanism. #EBV-infected B cells and HLA-DR15–restricted #Tcell responses converge on myelin. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

The #evolution of #mpox highlights a recurring #globalhealth blind spot: #pathogens adapt fastest where surveillance, prevention, and care are weakest. Sustained control will depend more on long-term #publichealth investment in endemic regions. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

What stands out is the clear dissociation between peripheral and central #immune responses in LRRK2-associated #ParkinsonsDisease. The finding that blood #biomarkers DO NOT simply reflect what is happening in the #brain. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This work from Northwestern Medicine reframes #HIV persistence as a problem of immune checkpoint #biology. Targeting glycan–Siglec interactions offers a new lever to restore immune surveillance beyond viral suppression alone. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This work from the Medical University of South Carolina @medunivsc.bsky.social shows that repeated #concussions can cause lasting #braindamage not only from the hits themselves, but from an overactive #immuneresponse in the #brain. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This is not about vitamin A itself, but about its metabolic by-product, all-trans retinoic acid, which can suppress anti-cancer immunity. The work introduces an ALDH1A inhibitor (KyA33) with preclinical promise as an immunotherapy. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Important evidence from @petermaccc.bsky.social that #pregnancy and #breastfeeding do not just reshape #breast tissue hormonally, but actively build a long-lasting, local immune defense against #breastcancer. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

This @bidmcreseach.bsky.social Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center study offers a compelling mechanistic link between #bingedrinking and early #gutbarrier injury through #immune activation. Short-term behaviors can trigger longer-term inflammatory consequences. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Check out my latest #ScienceSpeaks blog at @idsainfo.bsky.social. #Tick-borne diseases like #Lyme are rising and spreading to more places, so clinicians and the public need to stay alert. Reducing risk still depends on awareness, prevention AND early action. www.idsociety.org/science-spea...

Harvard scientists have revealed how next-generation #antivirals stop drug-resistant #herpesviruses #HSV by visualizing the #virus in action at the molecular level - promising news for future patient care. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

💉🔬🧪Biology, technology, multidisciplinary #science are redefining what’s possible for #cancer #immunotherapy - therapeutic #vaccines are moving from theory to real clinical impact, reshaping what’s possible in #cancercare. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

🗾🎌 This work by Kanazawa University is an exciting step toward truly precision immunomodulation, moving beyond blanket #immunosuppression to selectively retrain the #immunesystem. This could transform how we manage #autoimmune and allergic diseases. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Study on the #mpox clade 1b #outbreak in Uvira #DRCongo show it is mainly by household transmission. Outbreak is hitting children in crowded homes - #malnutrition, poor #healthcare access can matter more than sexual transmission pathways. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

🔬 @broadinstitute.org researchers have identified a way to rejuvenate the #aging #immunesystem by temporarily programming liver cells to produce thymus-like signals, restoring T-cell populations & boosting responses to #vaccination & #immunotherapy in aged mice. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Infections like #melioidosis remind us that many high-risk pathogens remain neglected until they begin appearing in new geographies. Advancing this #vaccine to human #clinicaltrials could be a game changer for #globalhealth security. Congrats @tulaneu.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

New study by Mahidol University (Thailand) @sangerinstitute.bsky.social (UK) and international partners provides the first single-cell immune atlas of asymptomatic #dengue, revealing how the #immunesystem defeats the #virus without triggering illness. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo #UNIFESP in #Brazil have uncovered a previously unrecognized immune-evasion mechanism used by the #COVID19 virus #SARSCoV2, revealing how it directly manipulates host cell #RNA to suppress #antiviral defenses. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Important NEW @upenn.edu study showing that #mRNA and LNPs each contribute essential immune signals that together promote strong germinal center formation and long-lasting protection. Insights to improving the performance and breadth of future mRNA #vaccines. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Researchers at Texas Biologics UTAustin with collaborators from the University of Freiburg and Cardiff University engineered IgG1 #antibodies that evade human #cytomegalovirus #HCMV’s viral Fc receptors while still activating NK cells to clear infected cells. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Beyond #flu and #COVID19, this #artificialintelligence #AI-enabled drug–device combination from #KAIST #SouthKorea points to a scalable mucosal #immunity platform that could be especially impactful in settings without robust cold-chain infrastructure. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

NEW evidence shows that #antibodies, especially neuraminidase, can significantly reduce #influenza #transmission, not just #infection. Insights could enable better #flu vaccines that deliver stronger, more durable, & community-wide protection. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

Researchers at @roswellpark.bsky.social Comprehensive #Cancer Center report in Cancer Cell that IL-36γ–armored #CARTcells can eradicate solid #tumors in preclinical models by reprogramming neutrophils and amplifying innate and adaptive anti #tumor #immunity. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

University of Southern California @usc.edu biomedical engineers have developed a way to make solid #tumors mark themselves for destruction with #ultrasound - helping the #immunesystem finally recognize AND attack #cancers that historically evade treatment. www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv...

The World Health Organization (@WHO) Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) NEW review found NO CAUSAL LINK between #vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelv... #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #FactsMatter