“A growing number of #scientists believe that the #sarscov2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems.”
#immuneSystems
It's early days, but as someone who wants to #mountaineer one day, I was fascinated.
Genus #Blautia, a common #gut #bacteria studied for other reasons (increased cognitive development in infants & lower risk of #obesity & #diabetes in adults), can also possibly reduce damage caused by #AltitudeSickness
#Hypoxia #Microbiome #ImmuneSystems #Mountaineering #Tibet #China
I wonder if it's the increased use of #glyphosate, or perhaps other pollutants (#microplastics? #pfas). Other theories include #VitaminD deficiency (not enough outdoor time?), and lack of exposure to common microbes (again, not enough outdoor time).
Why the World Is Becoming More Allergic to Food
The frequency of food allergy has increased over the past 30 years, particularly in industrialised societies.
Dr. Alexandra Santos
September 2019
"The increase in allergies is not simply the effect of society becoming more aware of them and better at diagnosing them.
"It is thought that allergies and increased sensitivity to foods are probably environmental, and related to Western lifestyles.
"We know there are lower rates of allergies in developing countries. They are also more likely to occur in urban rather than rural areas.
"Factors may include #pollution, dietary changes and less exposure to #microbes, which change how our #ImmuneSystems respond."
Everything evolves, even if it's not obvious in morphology.
#evolution #livingfossils #adaptation #morphology #genetics #immunesystems #evolutionaryhistory #evolutionarybiology
Living Fossils Revealed: The Hidden Evolution of These 4 Ancient Species | Discover Magazine https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/living-fossils-revealed-the-hidden-evolution-of-these-4-ancient-species?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
Just out in @PLOSBiology : an essay on ancestral #immunity, to understand why some part of the eukaryotic and bacterial #immuneSystems are conserved, despite constant arms race to fight viruses and parasites. We explore the new avenues this observation opens.
with @audeber and Enzo Poirier.
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002717
This week on STEAM Powered, our conversation is with Eleonora Moratto, the Biology Ballerina.
A common thread between the arts and the sciences is storytelling. In both scenarios you’re building worlds, and creating an understanding of the mechanisms that make the system work (or not work), and the relationships within that bubble.
Eleonora Moratto is the Biology Ballerina. She is a freelance professional ballet dancer, and is currently completing her PhD in plant pathogen interactions. Join us as we speak about Eleonora’s work exploring electrical fields and plant immune systems, and her journey as a sciartist.
Watch or listen at: https://link.chtbl.com/steampowered
Show Notes at https://steampoweredshow.com/shows/eleonora-moratto
"Wednesday’s breakthrough began with the transfer of a #PigKidney into the body of Maurice “Mo” Miller, a man who had died suddenly at the age of 57 and whose body was donated to science by his family... The pig kidney had been genetically modified to omit a gene that produces biomolecules that human #ImmuneSystems attack and reject." #OrganTransplants
Scientists celebrate as pig kidney continues to function in human body | #Medicine | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/16/scientists-celebrate-as-pig-kidney-continues-to-function-in-human-body
#RegulatoryCapture #FavoredTreatment: Combined these three plants alone emit close to a thousand pounds of #mercury per year, out of a U.S. total of six thousand pounds & unknown amounts of other #toxicmetals. impacts include neurological damages to #children and #developingfetuses & #cardiovasculardamage, #endocrinedisruption, #diabetesrisk, and weakened #immunesystems.
#FDA okays second #omicron #booster for people at #highrisk from #covid. People 65 and older or those with #weak #immunesystems will be able to get the shots after the #CDC signs off https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/04/18/covid-booster-older-americans
A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a “mass disabling event”: Part 2 - World Socialist Web Site
#Covid
#MassDisablingEvent
#LongCOVID
#PersistantVirus
#MicroClots
#ImmuneSystems
#GutBacteria
#GutBiome
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/04/05/long-a05.html
DNA study reveals one key factor that helps some people live beyond 100 | The Independent
#DNA
#ImmuneSystems
#Centenarians
#ImmuneResilience
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/centenarians-dna-living-beyond-100-b2313609.html
#ImmuneSystems seriously weakened by #COVID
Evolving research says COVID leaves many people at heightened risk for other infections
"Cells in the human body do this naturally as they age, but COVID-19 causes healthy #T-cells to die that would otherwise be available to fight off infections."
#Minimizers say
if a #virus was #compromising
everyone's
#immunesystems,
we'd be seeing
a massive #wave
of really #sick people.
Then they say this massive wave
of sick people
we're seeing
was caused
by #masks and #lockdowns.
When you show them #studies,
they repeat their first argument
😭
Source
https://twitter.com/JessicaLexicus/status/1617610540444160000?t=e7WPHXRHvWliB6OhXhv9Ag&s=19
https://twitter.com/AndrewEwing11/status/1617662530624847875?t=e7WPHXRHvWliB6OhXhv9Ag&s=19
https://twitter.com/SourceControl21/status/1617820995494236162?t=y9X-KqFU7jBJd2K3qV1rtA&s=19
#ImmuneSystems seriously weakened by #COVID
Evolving research says COVID leaves many people at heightened risk for other infections
"Cells in the human body do this naturally as they age, but COVID-19 causes healthy #T-cells to die that would otherwise be available to fight off infections."
#MAJOR #Science #Discovery: We finally know why people get more #colds & flus when it’s chilly outside. It’s all about the schnoz. Basically, the cold kills 50% of the billions of #virus & #bacteria fighting cells in the #nose. The strength of our #ImmuneSystems are at the crux of issues like #COVID & this discovery has all sorts of implications. You’ll also never have to hear “put on a coat or you’ll catch a cold” again. BUT you’ll hear “put on a #mask” for warmth🤣 https://bayareane.ws/3P4O12e
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