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Great to see research on biomarkers for ME/CFS but the headline is premature IMO. Not clear what the test was validated against given there’s no gold standard. What is needed -and can be achieved rn- is consensus on diagnostic criteria which may include -but not defined solely by- blood tests.

We're inviting people who've engaged with the SLCC webtool (long-covid-care.org.uk) to take part in its evaluation to help us improve the tool &make it more relevant& helpful to pw #LongCovid. This involves a short survey(10-15m)& potentially interview(if interested) For more info: shorturl.at/ADoh0

An experiment: If you see this post, please like it. Am comparing numbers to the other place for a piece.

Thanks, New Yorker

I'm being followed by a moonshadow

Last night's harvest moon

Here is a part of the wonderful Cohab Canyon. Capitol Reef National Park. Utah - 2023 🥾 #hiking #nature #landscapes #desert

Quite aside from all the moral and practical concerns around anti-immigration policies, there's no evidence that their implementation will make voters happier or government more able to focus on improving public services.

Webinar: Evaluating impact in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE). Join us for this FREE 90-minute session on the different approaches to evaluating PPIE in health research, led by PPIE experts. 📆Tues 21 Oct 2025, 1-2.30pm Register: tinyurl.com/5xvmpdmw @nihrspcr.bsky.social

Noli illegitimi carborundum!

In fact this *understates* the point here. Tory policy is not (just) to remove benefits but to remove ILR and deport, exactly like the Farage plan the PM correctly described as racist.

This is the time when these three truths need repeating over and over: 1. Racism is inexcusable. 2. Migrants are equal humans to non-migrants. 3. The right to protest is fundamental to democracy.

Worth a listen - almost irrespective of the cause, there are inconsistencies that suggest legislative overreach.

Vicars, grannies, blind people, those in wheelchairs all being physically carried away by police, one at a time after their rights are read… All for holding a placard. …instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.

Autumn fireworks

Rush hour in Hereford.

"We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place." Dr. Jane Goodall Thank you, Jane. #JaneGoodall janegoodall.org

Autumn has arrived

Don't tell Donald...

The fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) is native to Madagascar, and is famous for two things: 1. The fat tail. 2. Sleeping (well, 'estivating') for up to 7 months of the year. They're the only known primate that hibernates for extended periods. (📷: Duke Lemur Center)

Interesting chart from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com’s column today

The beginning of another glorious early autumn day!

We have now moved onto the next phase of using som real-world data to test the model. Watch this space!

Indian summer vista

Probably the last few conkers of the season from our tree today... Bringing the grand total to just over 127 kg—definitely a mast year!!

Another gorgeous September day starts!

Equinoctial colour palette

Katy Discovery Spartan

We urgently need more sustainable use and protection of marine ecosystems. Read about "the intensity of 10 different types of human-caused pressure, including the effects of #climate change, fishing, and pollution, across the global oceans". 🧪 #Science #Ecology #SDGs www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"What kind of psyche can emerge from such extermination? Will anyone who survives be able to recover?" www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/hung...

I couldn’t understand, as a doctor, how Scotland appeared to have so many drug deaths compared to England & wales. Scotland uses post mortem & toxicology findings, England doesn’t. When included rate is 13,000 deaths higher between 2011-2022. More believable. Too high. More Action needed.

Anita is aiming to walk 140 miles to raise awareness and funds for LCK. You can follow her journey on Instagram - 📷 #chronicallyanita www.instagram.com/p/DMp1wr5NM4j/ #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #CharityWalk

"A storied trove of documents, photos, and lab tools from the race to decipher DNA’s structure and function is finally being made public." Among them, the original Photo 51, an x-ray diffraction image of DNA made in 1952 by Rosalind Franklin. 🧪 #Science #WomenInSTEM www.science.org/content/arti...

Some encouraging data to challenge the hype!

Oh to be a little Tardigrade scratching its back on a bubble. 🫧🐻🧪

“Hate breeds when those in power are silent.” This summer has been exceptionally challenging. @hopenothate.org.uk are calling on the Government to stand up for multicultural Britain. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Statistics on arrests for terrorism-related activity in England and Wales in the year to 30 June 2025 have been released It is the last batch of terrorism stats before the proscription of Palestine Action came into force on 5 July, so the numbers are worth noting 🧵

🎶 Oh, what a beautiful morning 🎶

The conker season has begun! (7kg collected so far, part way through day 5 of collecting)

Autumn

Spot the difference. (I'm sure Tesco can do better!)

A long day driving to London and back for a 1½ hour consultation. Tiring, but ultimately worth it!

If you are concerned that octopuses are sentient and deserve better treatment than being bred on an industrial scale to be killed for food, why not consider signing this petition?

Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ‘tough on crime’ party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison ‘or else’?

Chloe Kelly doing her thing 👏⚽️🥳 #WEURO2025👏🥳

Go on Lionesses. Thanks for showing my girls what it means to persevere.

Dude cheats at his own golf club.

Londoners and, no doubt, visitors to the capital from elsewhere in the UK and around the world cower in fear beside the River Thames as crime continues to "spiral out of control". (warning: traces of sarcasm detected). #london #farage #jenrick #lionesses #england

@sainsburys.bsky.social There is no call for an apostrophe for the possessive 'its'! [There was no obvious way to feed back website problems that I could see, hence this post]