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Anita McElroy aka FAB lab

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The FAB lab studies emerging viruses - we want to understand how these viruses make people sick so that we can develop new ways to make them better! Pittsburgh, PA fabvirology.com I speak for myself, not my employer.

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So all ID docs have this going on all day everyday?

03.08.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.

This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

02.08.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6
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Humoral immunity is sufficient to protect mice against Rift Valley fever encephalitis following percutaneous exposure npj Vaccines - Humoral immunity is sufficient to protect mice against Rift Valley fever encephalitis following percutaneous exposure

Newest paper from the lab! Congrats to Dr. Mueller Brown on the first publication of her postdoc...many more to come...
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02.07.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year' Vaccine expert debunks recent statements from nation's top health official

RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year' www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

15.03.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Stand Up for Science 2025 - Pittsburgh, PA Stand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org

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26.02.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality Antivaxers, cranks and fantasists thrive in safe, stable societies but the days of consequence-free idiocy may be ending

Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...

19.02.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 10984    πŸ” 2703    πŸ’¬ 572    πŸ“Œ 375
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Flu is out of control this year! Hospital is overflowing. Flu vaccines decrease your risk of severe disease. Please get vaccinated. It pains me to see kids hospitalized for illness that is preventable. πŸ˜₯

20.02.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD

Ouch.
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08.02.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is interesting, but I've never seen a case of malaria "respiratory disease", maybe malaria that was so severe as to lead to respiratory failure but never primary respiratory disease. Would be useful to know the degree of hemolysis/anemia in such cases to support this conclusion.

20.12.2024 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Come check out the FABLAB posters! Karina and Tracey will present their work. posters #7116 and #7117 on Friday 15 Nov

15.11.2024 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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