SARS-CoV-2 is a systemic virus that affects the whole body, but mounting evidence shows that the brain is the organ most consistently affected in the short and long term. Letting this virus roam may prove extremely expensive for our societies.
New important study out in Nature ⬇️
The brain injury 1 year post-Covid hospitalization, systematically assessed with MRI (reduced grey matter), biomarkers, and cognitive deficits "equivalent in magnitude to aging from 50 to 70 years of age."
nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
@NatureMedicine @gkwood3 @BenedictNeuro @_brendan95 and colleagues
Findings in 351 cases and 2,297 matched controls point to immune-mediated basis
Gunhild Alvik Nyborg, MD, PhD, Exam. Oecon., FRSM retweeted
A new study supported by the PolyBio Research Foundation has found that people with Long COVID harbor persistent populations of highly cytolytic CD8+ T cells directed against SARS-CoV-2 but also the herpesviruses Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). 2/
polybio.org/new-study-identi…
1/10 I am incredibly proud to share our latest study, published today in @NatureComms, a follow-up to our 2024 paper on skeletal muscle abnormalities in long COVID. Open access:
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
#LongCOVID #MECFS
We have a paper out in Archives of Public Health. We found an increase in no. of primary healthcare consultations in Norway for 2024 7.1% higher than expected compared to pre-pandemic baseline levels.
First author @raubreywhite at NIPH/FHI
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På Nidaroskongressen 22. okt arrangeres det aller første heldagskurs i post-Covid condition/PCC ("long covid") for allmennpraktikere, tellende til spesialiteten i allmennmedisin. Møt flere av landets fremste eksperter på denne nye tilstanden. Påmelding: nidaroskongressen.no/arrange…
Eller at folk med genetiske varianter innenfor FOXP4, et gen som uttrykkes i lungene og er forbundet med alvorlig Covid-19, har økt risiko for å utvikle PCC? På kurset presenterer vi også det siste fra forskningsfronten om årsaker til denne komplekse og spennende tilstanden./
Vi vil også presentere hva som er funnet av biomarkører. Kurset er åpent for påmelding. Vi håper på mange deltakere! Ses vi i Trondheim? nidaroskongressen.no/arrange…
Gunhild Alvik Nyborg, MD, PhD, Exam. Oecon., FRSM retweeted
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond347t
Gunhild Alvik Nyborg, MD, PhD, Exam. Oecon., FRSM retweeted
Hvordan beskytte lærere mot long covid? Knallbra av @raubreywhite
@GANyborg
@ArSoraas
@andersinthis
Norge henger etter. Vi må handle! utdanningsnytt.no/covid-luft…
Here’s the site where Trump & his comrades explain how they calculated the tariffs.
The absurdity knows no limits. They really are so stupid that they have been fooled into believing that this utter, complete gibberish makes some kind of sense 😵💫😵💫🤯🫠 ustr.gov/issue-areas/recipro…









