Every September, we celebrate #NationalScienceMonth. I feel humbled and grateful to stand among fellow #PinoyScientists making a difference globally. Thank you #PresidentialAwards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas #PAFIOO #PresidentialAwards 💙❤️💛

#Mpox in 2025: What we know, what we have and what needs to happen next via @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSA #ScienceSpeaks #scicomm #outbreak #publichealth #globalhealth www.idsociety.org/science-spea...

Three years after #mpox shocked the world, a silent crisis is unfolding in Africa while the rest of the world seems to have moved on. My latest on #KevinMD kevinmd.com/2025/09/mpox...

🐒 #Affenpocken #Monkeypox Mpox isn’t over: A silent epidemic is growing article written by Melvin Sanicas MD his account here ⬇️ @vaccinologist.bsky.social September 13, 2025 kevinmd.com/2025/09/mpox... 📌

Thank you Philippine Embassy in #Austria, the Philippine Austrian Cultural and Educational Society - PACES team and #PAFIOO #PamanaNgPilipino #PresidentialAwardee Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya for making this lecture on my journey in #science and #medicine possible. www.facebook.com/share/1KKWwu...

NEW review (July 2025) on #coffee drinking & #cardiovascular #health. Moderate coffee consumption (2–5 cups/day) is consistently associated with reduced risks of coronary heart disease, #stroke, #heartfailure, atrial fibrillation, #Type2diabetes, all-cause mortality academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

NEW study analyzing nearly 3,000 #birdflu #avianflu #avianinfluenza #virus samples from #Canada (2021-2024) shows that the virus is mixing with other flu strains creating new, stronger versions that can potentially infect more species / travel farther #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists at @wistar.org have found that the #EpsteinBarrVirus #EBV protein EBNA-LP reshapes the 3D structure of #DNA in infected #Bcells, unlocking restricted parts of the #genome and triggering pathways related to #cancer development. academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

#GoodNEWS #Swissmedic has approved #CoartemBaby #RiametBaby a @novartis.bsky.social anti #malaria drug for infants between 2 to 5 kilos. 8 African countries #BurkinaFaso #IvoryCoast #Kenya #Malawi #Mozambique #Nigeria #Tanzania #Uganda expected to roll the drug out rapidly www.ft.com/content/71f0...

#GastricCancer is the 5th leading cause of deaths related to #cancer worldwide, driven mainly by chronic #infection with #Helicobacterpylori. There's a need for greater investment in population-wide #Hpylori #screenandtreat programs. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A groundbreaking #genetherapy restored hearing in children & adults with congenital #deafness just 1 month after a single injection. Using a harmless #virus as a delivery system, researchers introduced a functional copy of the #OTOF #gene directly into the inner ear. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Exciting #innovation! Researchers at @ethz.ch @ethmavt.bsky.social are developing a sponge-like #hydrogel that reduces #inflammation & actively promotes healing of chronic skin wounds. The #technology could also help with internal tissue damage. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The @escardio.bsky.social now calls #vaccination vs. #influenza #SARSCoV2 #RSV #herpeszoster and other #viruses the fourth pillar of #cardiovascular #prevention alongside lifestyle, medication and procedures. Read the full ESC consensus in the #EuropeanHeartJournal. academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

Nearly one in four infants lacks enough healthy #gut #bacteria Bifidobacterium essential for training their #immunesystem, putting them at greater risk of developing non-communicable diseases (#NCDs) such as #allergies, #asthma, and #eczema by age 2. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Researchers at #HKUMed combined the active ingredient extracted from the #TraditionalChineseMedicine #TCM Astragalus membranaceus (#huangqi) with #methotrexate #MTX to reduce chronic #inflammation in #autoimmunediseases. ✅ academic.oup.com/jleukbio/art... ✅ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"We will not stay silent on vaccines. Immunizations work, they are very effective and safe, and they save lives. Immunizations save lives." - Presidents of @aafp.org @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @acog.org @idsainfo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v... @statnews.com

California Institute of Technology @caltech.edu #engineers & #scientists developed #PillTrek, a tiny, low-cost #smartcapsule that wirelessly measures pH, temperature & #gastrointestinal tract molecular biomarkers i.e. levels of #glucose & #serotonin in animal models www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In research recently published in Cell Reports, Prof Kristi Baker's team at @ualberta.bsky.social identified and sequenced a #DNA #molecule shown to activate STING-resistant #colorectalcancer #CRC cells. www.cell.com/cell-reports...

A research group at the @univie.ac.at Universität Wien / University of Vienna has shown for the first time that #monocytes, important #immune cells in the #blood, react more strongly to #bacterial #toxins after #fructose consumption - but not in a good way. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

NEW study findings show that RIFINs play 2 roles: 1) allowing the parasite to hide from the #immunesystem, 2) allowing the immune system to detect it. This makes KIR-binding RIFINs promising targets for #malaria treatment & prevention @malariaconsortium.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences researchers uncovered a new #tumor suppressive response that could lead to novel therapies targeting hard-to-treat mismatch repair-deficient #cancers. www.cell.com/cell-chemica...

Researchers added a genetic sequence to the classic #mRNA #vaccine. One instructs the body to produce the vaccine #antigen, the other codes for a #viruslikeparticle #VLP. To the #immunesystem, the result looks like a real #virus triggering a stronger #immuneresponse www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Researchers from #InstitutCurie and #HannoverMedicalSchool (MHH) have shown that #centromeres - chromosomal regions critical for #celldivision - play a direct role in activating the #immunesystem, opening new doors for next-generation #cancer or #antiviral #immunotherapy www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

New research suggests that a healthy #microbiome BEFORE #chemotherapy could help protect #breastcancer patients against #heartdamage, or #cardiotoxicity, as a result of #cancer #chemotherapy. #EuropeanSocietyofCardiology #ESC medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06...

NEW research from @umich.edu have uncovered new details of the process that #HIV uses to hijack cells' transportation systems for its own survival. HIV can be much more flexible in its choice of travel companions www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Researchers at @mit.edu and @scripps.edu have shown that they can generate a strong #immuneresponse to #HIV with just one #vaccine dose, by adding two powerful #adjuvants MIT press: news.mit.edu/2025/superch... Science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

These #biomarkers hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP are already well-known indicators of #cardiovascular risk, but findings from a new UCLA Health study showed that their predictive power may reach well beyond #heartdisease to encompass #cancer RISK too. www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

New study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology showed that #walking more than 100 minutes per day is linked to a 23% LOWER RISK of developing chronic #lowbackpain. Chronic low #backpain is one of the most burdensome and costly #globalhealth issues jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

NEW study by @bumedicine.bsky.social research reveals that #nsp15 suppresses the production of viral double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), allowing the #SARSCoV2 virus to replicate more efficiently while remaining undetected by the #immunesystem. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A research team discovered a way to alter #CARTcells so they can partially avoid activation-induced #celldeath. They found that knocking out #IFNgR in #CAR #Tcells boosted their expansion, persistence and #antitumor activity in both dishes and mouse models. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

NEW study from Brazil showed that low-dose #VitaminD supplementation can significantly improve the effectiveness of #chemotherapy in women with #breastcancer. The dosage used - 2,000 IU/day - is far below the high doses often used to correct #vitamin D deficiency. dx.doi.org/10.1080/0163...

A NEW study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center has revealed that #humanpapillomavirus #HPV can drive #tumor development in certain rare sinonasal squamous cell carcinomas (SNSCCs). #CancerNews www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic are developing #vaccines targeting #pancreaticcancer. So far, the #vaccine #nanoparticles containing antigens have achieved dramatic results in studies with preclinical models. #CancerNews www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

NEW study led by the @sydney.edu.au, published in Nature, showed that ruptured #redbloodcells #RBCs - NOT clots - are the primary culprits behind vessel blockage in #SARSCoV2 #infection / #COVID19 and ischemic diseases. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Screening #colonoscopy among adults aged 45 to 49 produced #neoplasia yields similar to those in older patients. Researchers conclude that the data support the current recommendation to initiate #colorectal #cancerscreening at age 45. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

A team of researchers developed a powerful new #mRNA lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery system (LNP X) that can penetrate hard-to-reach resting CD4+ #Tcells, a major barrier to curing #HIV. This opens doors to future therapies that could eliminate latent HIV reservoirs. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New study reveals that excess #fat in #liver #tumors can reprogram immune cells, making #livercancer resistant to #immunotherapy. This highlights the need for healthier lifestyles and opens the door to new combinational treatments for MASH-HCC hepatocellular #carcinoma. rupress.org/jem/article/...

No country has ended its #HIV #epidemic by telling people “just be faithful.” What works? - Comprehensive #sexeducation - Fighting #stigma, NOT people - FREE and widespread access to #condoms - FREE harm reduction programs - FREE HIV testing and counselling - FREE #antiretroviral therapy (ART)

It is crucial to seek medical attention immediately after a bite or scratch from a dog, cat, bat, or any mammal that might carry the #rabies #virus. #Vaccination is not just protection - it’s the difference between life and death. Learn more from the @who.int www.who.int/news-room/fa...

New study from @weillcornell.bsky.social and @mskcancercenter.bsky.social revealed that Bacillus Calmette-Guérin #BCG, the century-old #tuberculosis #TB #vaccine & decades-old #immunotherapy for #bladdercancer, works to reprogram immune cells in the #bonemarrow www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#CancerNEWS #Exercise can reduce the risk of #cancer patients dying by a third, stop tumors coming back & is even more effective than drugs, according to the results of a landmark #clinicaltrial. Results were presented in Chicago at the @ascocancer.bsky.social #ASCO2025 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Researchers have discovered that just 3 days of intentional #silence can trigger both functional and physical changes in the #brain, similar to the effects of long-term #meditation or #cognitivetraining. 📰 www.newsnationnow.com/health/silen... 📑 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

#Duavee, an FDA-approved drug for menopause symptoms may also help prevent invasive #breastcancer, according to new findings from a multi-center phase 2 #clinicaltrial led by Northwestern Medicine. Findings will be presented at @ascocancer.bsky.social #ASCO2025 meetings.asco.org/2025-asco-an...

Published in #Immunity, a study led by @scripps.edu showed that a carefully designed two-step #vaccine regimen can induce the production of broadly neutralizing #antibodies #bNAbs that can block multiple strains of #HIV, including some of the most challenging #variants www.cell.com/immunity/abs...

NEW @unibirmingham.bsky.social researchers uncovered novel #microbiome based #biomarkers that could transform early detection & treatment of #gastrointestinal diseases like #gastriccancer #colorectalcancer and inflammatory bowel disease #IBD translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

NEW study suggests that #GLP1 receptor agonists like #Ozempic and #Zepbound may do more than manage #diabetes and #weight: they could help reduce the risk of 14 #cancers related to #obesity in #women. The research is being presented at @ascocancer.bsky.social #ASCO medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05...

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology and KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital developed a game-changing #innovation: the BiophysicaL Immune Profiling for Infants (BLIPI) which uses a single drop of blood to assess a newborn’s #immune function within 15 minutes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Published in Science Translational Medicine, a new @jhu.edu study shows that #SARSCoV2 reprograms #neutrophils - the body’s most abundant #whitebloodcells #WBCs - into PMN-MDSCs, a type of immune-suppressing cell typically seen in #cancer and other non-viral diseases. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

While #SARSCoV2 NB.1.8.1 is a #variant to watch, there is currently no cause for alarm. Continuing to follow #publichealth guidelines and staying informed will help manage any potential risks associated with this and other emerging #COVID19 #variants. #FactsNotFear www.who.int/activities/t...