How lucky we are to have Peter Hotez @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and Michael Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social here on Bluesky! Strongly advise following them if you haven't done so already! 🤓

Possible risk of autism. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain. And much more. Federal officials in 2023 declared an end to the pandemic. But more than 2 years later, a growing body of research continues to reveal more about COVID, even when symptoms were mild. #LongCovid

Guess you can use a timeline cleanser? Can I show you some microscopy? My job is to see beauty even in sad things (so we can learn how to prevent them!). This is a brain with early Alzheimer's. This image was acquired in 3D and took 72 hours to get ready! #Microscopy #Neuroscience

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 Our method paper entitled: "Semi-quantitative RT-PCR Assay for the Analysis of Alternative Splicing of Interleukin Genes" is out now on the volume "Immune Mediators in Cancer"! 🧵 Thread 👇 #AlternativeSplicing #SpliceVariant #Interleukins #Cytokines

Nine-year-old educates the next generation, her teachers, then their parents. After months of delays, we finally did it. Our first school assembly on indoor air quality.

As someone who spent the last 15 years working with aging brains & dementia, I can't stop thinking about this. It is gerontocracy: leaders who are substantially older than most of the adult population. When did we accept this? The new generations can't show up because the old generations never left.

This is so accurate, it’s scary.

The 1968 flu pandemic occurred between 1968 and 1970 and killed up to 4 million people globally. It is among the deadliest pandemics in history. Apparently, we didn't learn much because viral pandemics keep happening again and again and again... #Airborne #Cleantheair

I relocated from Brazil to the US in 2017 for a Postdoc in Neuroscience. A dream coming true, the US was the place to be in my field. The country I moved to no longer exists. Now I'm preparing to move to Germany, and sad about all the scientists who don't have the same chance to escape. #BrainDrain

Hey everyone. Our #ICanCME2025 #conference videos are up on YouTube. 💙 The theme of our #Canadian conference was “Nothing About Us Without Us”. Please #subscribe to our channel to help us drive engagement and watch and like our videos too. youtube.com/@icancmerese...

Blaming vaccines is easier because it feels like it’s something controllable. Covid is airborne and this is a much more concerning reality. There is no need to panic, we have the science to prevent. Problems can only be fixed however, when we are able to talk about them. #TalkAboutCovid

New important publication in #LongCovid & #MECFS! After a viral infection, cells lining our blood vessels can become damaged and enter senescence, similar to accelerated aging. These cells are not healthy, but they also don’t disappear. Instead, they send out constant stress & inflammatory signals.

Human astrocytes are among my favorite things to photograph under the microscope! I feel like I’m looking at stars in the sky! Can you identify the blood vessel in the middle of the image? Markers: 💙 Dapi 💛 GFAP 🌟 🔬 🧠 #Microscopy #Neuroscience

World Health Network was featured in The Guardian as experts urge the WHO to update global guidance: surgical masks are inadequate, and respirators should be standard protection in healthcare settings. Evidence-based public health matters. Read the full article here theguardian.com/global-devel...

Let's humanize A.I. What could possibly go wrong? @perrybiblefellowship

If you're wondering how the medical community can ignore a disease that causes all of the damage laid out in the thread below, take note of the fact that continuing medical education processes are so outdated and ineffectual that many can't even recognize #longCOVID when they get it themselves.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has made the bold decision to forego federal funding in order to maintain the integrity of their evidence-based work on maternal health, preventive care, and more. 👏👏👏 Find out more at their letter to @thelancet.com hubs.li/Q03-bHZh0

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

Back when my mentor was the dean of the graduate school of biomedical sciences at Mount Sinai in NY, they made a welcome video for the new PhD students and this will never get old. #Academicsky #PhDchat #PhDlife

Just published on @pnas.org how #COVID can lead to loss of dopamine neurons. In mice, it can be mitigated with proper treatment, but in humans we don't know yet. Below you see the reduction of TH (rate-limiting enzyme to produce dopamine) in the brain. This is #LongCovid and also viral Parkinsonism.

The internet is full of A.I & bad news now, so I'm doing my part to make it prettier with some NeuroArt ☺️. This is my favorite microscopy image from this project: 🟡 shows neural stem cells during embryonic brain development guiding neurons 🟣to their final location.🔵shows macrophages/microglia #Neuro

Antivaxxers like RFK Jr love to cherry pick policies from countries like Denmark so they can falsely justify reducing vaccines in the US, while ignoring context. If they really wanted to learn effective health policy from Denmark, they would be pushing for universal single-payer healthcare.

What we are seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg. The focus on blaming the vaccines instead of the virus will only continue to make things worse. Condemning a whole generation that has not even born yet. #COVID #LongCovid

"Of the 18 124 live births, 861 infants were exposed to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection. About 16% of children whose mothers tested positive for #COVID during pregnancy were diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental condition by age 3 years, compared with about 10% of those whose mothers tested negative."

Starting the year with a manuscript accepted as first author! 😎 In this study, we show that E. Coli infection during pregnancy can induce loss of neurons in the fetal brain that is not rescued by antibiotic treatment. More evidence of the impact pathogens can have on the 🧠! Coming out soon! #Neuro

After 9 years in the U.S and getting ready to move to Europe, I needed a good break to spend some time with my family in Brazil. Home is where my heart is. Rio, I love you 🇧🇷♥️

**Job opportunity in Drug Discovery for Long Covid! 🙌 Do you have experience in early-stage biotech and want to make disruptive science that will impact the lives of millions of people suffering with #LongCovid? This job is for you. (Ps: we will work together!) *Please share!

Today at 1:00 PM ET, the WHN New Year’s Eve gathering begins. Join us for science discussions, live Q&A, community conversation, and moments of connection as we close out the year together — intentionally and informed. Register here: necsi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

What do I want for 2026:

Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution: If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow. If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious. By making these choices, you will literally save lives.

The message below is for my Brazilian friends ☺️🇧🇷 Eu estou no Rio pelas próximas três semanas e gostaria de conversar sobre como podemos melhorar a pesquisa de Covid Longa por aqui. Se alguém tiver interesse, me manda uma mensagem! #CovidLonga #PosCovid #LongCovid

Is there evidence of Autonomic Disorders in #LongCovid? Dr. Satish , one of the leading experts in #POTS prepared an amazing presentation for us (I will just try to complement a bit!) Tomorrow 2-3 PM ET time Free registration and complete program: whn.global/events/new-y... Happy New Year! 🥂

Taking a break from social media but not from our #LongCovid community! Join us for a special section for the @thewhn.bsky.social on the 31st. We are preparing a bench-to-bedside presentation with a special focus on neuroscience and #POTS. Register and check the program: whn.global/events/new-y...

The COVID-19 iceberg. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. Reported cases only show a fraction of what’s really out there, but they still give us some sense of what’s going on. #COVID19iceberg #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp😷

While in the U.S. this topic became politicized, Germany just committed US$582 million to post-infectious disease research. With #COVID and now with the #BirdFlu risk, we are witnessing a major leadership shift, with the U.S. losing ground to Europe, and Germany now leading the way. #LongCovid #ME

Santa has never been so disappointed as this year, folks.

It's #FluorescenceFriday, and this is a reminder that I'm coordinating a collection on the Brain-Immune-Vascular interface in Dementia for @natureportfolio.nature.com, and we have several APC (Article Processing Charge) waivers available! Check out more here: www.nature.com/collections/...

What are we going to do about the millions of people who are not recovering nor dying after an acute infection event? Will we continue to pretend they don't exist? #LongCovid #MECFS #LymeDisease #PANS etc, etc 🙄

Important review from @virusesimmunity.bsky.social group, with @jannamoen.bsky.social and Christine Miller, just published: 'The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history', a highlight of post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS) through the centuries #LongCOVID

Super important topic: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is not dangerous! Not only is it important to remove the warning labels, but also to encourage more women to take the therapies for menopause. Women are 2x more likely to develop #Alzheimer, and HRT can protect the brain.

Merci for a great time, France! Really inspired to see one of the largest #LongCovid communities in Europe. A lot of promising research, especially on biomarker development, with more than 1,000 samples from Long Covid patients across France. Good stuff is coming! My travel buddy approved 😜

COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.

Very important study and more evidence that #NeuroCovid can contribute to neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. When they say 'it's all in your head', they might be trying to be dismissive, but are accidentally being very realistic. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #LongCovid #COVID

LOL, et tu, Brute (ChatGPT)?

1/ #LongCOVID "significantly increases vulnerability to food insecurity. This highlights the need for integrated health and social interventions for individuals with long COVID": Because chronic or severe illness often translates into poverty - www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Spreading science not virus - European mission: ✅Rome ✅Amsterdam ✅Delft Next stop: Paris, I'm coming! #NeuroCovid #LongCovidKids

Happy #Thanksgiving friends! I might have missed my flight to Paris and might be sleeping in the Amsterdam airport, but at least I am wearing the appropriate socks for the occasion!😅

Important video from fellow scientist and microscopist @stephanie-shiers.bsky.social. Please respect our work. #Microscopy #MicroscopyMonday

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