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Today is the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. Israel ratified the 4th Geneva Convention (protecting civilians) in 1951, and has systematically violated virtually every provision ever since. Other parties are obliged by the convention to act to stop Israel’s violations. Those that do not are in breach of their legal obligations, and have no moral standing to criticize any other party in this or any other conflict. #Shame

'Musk and Trump’s banal chatter about subjects such as radioactive vegetables and the defeat of Napoleon made you crave a return to what came first: a blissful 40 minutes of wallpaper music. That was because crippling technical glitches left thousands of people unable to join.'

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'The retractions were due to “protocol violations amounting to unethical conduct,” particularly during a Phase 2 trial at the MP4 study site in Canada, Psychopharmacology said. This site is where an unlicensed therapist was accused of sexual assault in civil court by a MAPS trial participant.'
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It’s hard to illustrate why "feeling hot” can easily become dangerous, and even harder to tell people when and how to react. Amid a debate on the most effective tactics, there are growing calls to mobilize around one: giving heat waves names. japantimes.co.jp/environment/2 #environment #heat #heatwaves #climatechange

Postdoctoral Position - Computational Biologist

German Cancer Research Center

Postdoctoral position for a Computational Biologist at German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg

See the full job description on jobRxiv: jobrxiv.org/job/german-cancer-

#immunotherapy #machine_lear...
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'It's been believed for some time that being vaccinated against herpes zoster virus confers some resistance to developing dementia later in life. There are a number of lines of evidence, such as this study in Wales that uses the 1933 birth date that was a cutoff for receiving the Zostavax vaccine to show that there really does seem to be a significant effect. And just recently, the same sort of thing has been shown with the newer recombinant vaccine for shingles (Shingrix).'

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"Here, we review how studies in mice and humans have informed our current framework for understanding energy homeostasis, discuss their challenges and limitations, and offer a perspective on how human studies may play an increasingly important role in the discovery of disease mechanisms and identification of therapeutic targets in the future."

cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8

#IDMastodon #Cellimmunity #publichealth #LongCOVID is recognized as a multifactorial disorder, with #Viralpersistent , discordant immunity, delayed #viralclearance & chronic inflammation. #Obesity has emerged as an independent risk factor for both #SARSCoV2 infection and its subsequent sequelaes . #Viral antigen-exposed adipose tissues display remarkable levels of viral receptors, facilitating viral entry, deposition, and chronic release of inflammatory mediators and cells in patients.

If you're in the UK, some of the big pharmacy chains have opened flu vaccination appointments for early October (the NHS booking system doesn't open until September). This is a bit later than previous years, when you could usually get jabbed in September.

The eligibility criteria for a free vaccine are pretty wide - much more than Covid boosters (age 65+, asthma, BMI 40+, pregnancy and more). If you have to pay it's usually £5-15, and some employers will cover the cost.

nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccin

Thousands evacuated as wildfires approach Athens.

From BBC News: "More than 500 firefighters and 150 vehicles have been deployed to help put out the flames."

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#Greece #Athens #Wildfires #ClimateChange #Climate #Environment

#politics #news #climatechange gas lighting by the #GOP

“Eradicate climate change references”; only talk to conservative media; don’t leave a paper trail for watchdogs to discover.

In a series of never-before-published videos, #Project2025 details how a second Trump administration would operate.

propublica.org/article/inside-

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Postdoctoral fellowships to study the molecular pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders

See the full job description on jobRxiv: jobrxiv.org/job/brigham-and-wo...
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