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A #Fascinating #Illustration of Why We Need #Imaginary #Numbers : Medium
#Woman in #Cancer #Remission for record 19 years after #CAR-T #Immune #Treatment : Nature
A whole new #World of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of #Life : New Sci
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
So much for #RuleOfLaw....
#SCOTUS says #Trump is #immune for "official acts"
Trump ignores court orders.
Trump declares court has no jurisdiction....
#Republicans you need to reign him in quickly or the US credibility will be as #bankrupt as most of his businesses.
#Macrophages are #immune cells good at hoovering up pathogens. Turns out that they are real predators that use gobbled bacteria as fuel. Depending on whether this food is dead or alive they become more tame or go berserk. Massive work. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08629-4
There are a number of panicky Facebook posts, to which I will not link, going around about the "shocking" discovery that #mRNA #vaccines cross the #placental barrier. Which really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, but #antivaxers gonna #antivax.
Okay, the discovery is real enough. Here's a direct link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253125000435 Click the "View PDF" button at the top, just above the journal title, to read the full article. Note that this is a pre-print version, meaning there may be some typos and such, but nothing that's likely to change the results.
The problem is ... well, there's no problem here! #Maternal #immunity, however acquired, is routinely passed on to #fetuses: we're all born with #immune systems primed to deal with whatever #diseases our mothers have encountered, and that's a *good thing*.
Of course antivaxers who freak out about any occurrence of the abbreviation "mRNA," like the same people often freak out about the word "pronoun" or the "cis-" and "trans-" prefixes, think this is somehow evil.
It's not. It means *fewer dead kids*. These people would literally rather kill their children than learn anything that contradicts their ideology.
#Trump again raises idea of running for an #unconstitutional third term
The suggestion followed a stretch of days in which Trump referred to himself as a #king & quoted a #dictator in suggesting that he was #immune from following laws
#USpol #Constitution #law #authoritarianism #democracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/trump-third-term-king-unconstitutional/
New discovery could help protect against #influenza
Preclinical trial uncovers how beta-glucan, found in all #fungi, can ‘reprogram’ #immune cells to prevent #lung inflammation
A component found in all fungi may provide a shield against #flu-related lung damage, according to a new study.
A team of scientists led by #MaziarDivangahi, a Professor in #McGill’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Senior Scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill #University Health Centre, demonstrated that beta-glucan, administered to #mice before their exposure to influenza, can reduce lung damage, improve lung function and lower the risk of #illness and #death.
#medicine
#copd
#breathing
#mcgilluniversity
#breakthrough
#mushrooms
GB is a #brain #tumor originating in the brain or #spinal cord. Despite advances in #cancer treatment, it can remain resistant to therapies, including #immune checkpoint (ICP) blockade therapies.
#Medical #Neuroscience #Genetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/med02052502.html
People who watch videos of #sneezing or sick people show increased activity in #brain regions that represent an interface between the brain and the #immune system and react to potential dangers. At the same time, the concentration of #antibodies in their saliva increases.
#Biology #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/bio02042501.html
#Bats famously can carry a lot of #viruses (Ebola, SARS-CoV-2,...) without becoming sick. We have now a better idea why: potent #immune responses with little #inflammation. This may be related to adaptations to flight. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00081-8
Still reeling from #PFAS spill, #BrunswickMaine residents push back on plans for #sludge treatment plant
by AnnMarie Hilton, Tue, January 28, 2025
"Brunswick resident Sandra Carslick said she and her neighbors have been living in a 'bad dream' for the five months since 1,600 gallons of toxic foam spilled so-called forever chemicals at the already contaminated former Naval Air Station nearby.
"At a Brunswick Town Council meeting on Monday night, Carslick said that bad dream could soon become residents’ 'worst nightmare,' if the town reopens a processing site for chemical-laden [#Biosolids] sludge from sewer treatment plants across Maine, and potentially beyond.
"The residents were responding to plans from Delaware-based #ViridiEnergy to update and expand #BrunswickLanding’s anaerobic digester, which converts sewage sludge — also referred to as #biosolids — into renewable natural gas and byproducts that get sent to landfills.
"During Monday’s presentation to the town council, company representatives explained how the facility would work and what local residents could expect. Several councilors said they would like to see additional data before deciding, but some already expressed concerns that the project isn’t right for Brunswick, particularly at this time. Members of the public also spoke for more than an hour, overwhelmingly concerned about the project and its potential to bring more #HarmfulChemicals into the area.
"The town is still dealing with the accidental discharge last summer of #firefighting foam containing #perfluoroalkyl and #polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as #PFAS, at a hangar at #BrunswickExecutiveAirport, which is also situated at Brunswick Landing.
"The spill has prompted environmental and public health concerns over the PFAS, which have been linked to serious long-term health problems including #cancer, weakened #immune systems, developmental issues, and more. Since it started surveying and reviewing the material in the late 1980s, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] has found more than 700 chemicals in sewage sludge, including PFAS.
"Chet Benham, a senior advisor and one of the founders of Viridi, tried to address those concerns during the meeting, telling residents the facility will operate according to all state and local requirements. He said there are protocols to prevent spills of the sludge that will move through the closed-loop facility.
"'We feel really, really good about it,' Benham said. 'We wouldn’t be standing here before you if we didn’t.' [Typical #Greenwashing #Bullshit]
"According to Viridi’s plan, the facility would take in about 85,000 tons of biosolids per year, which would be processed into renewable natural gas that would feed into Maine Natural Gas. About 10,000 tons of solid material byproduct would be sent from the plant to the #JuniperRidgeLandfill in Old Town. Over the course of the discussion, it came to light that Viridi would also likely bring in sludge from outside of Maine in order to run their facility at full capacity."
Read more:
https://news.yahoo.com/news/still-reeling-pfas-spill-brunswick-145952948.html
#WaterIsLife #PenobscotRiver #PenobscotNation #AndroscogginRiver #CascoBay
#Scratching an #itch could help boost your #immune defences
Mice that were free to #scratch their #itchy ears saw the number of #immunecells go up and levels of #infection-causing #bacteria decline
