Bunk the Biologist
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PhD in Immunology, Cell Biologist. Two-time covid long hauler. Co-investigator on a Long Covid trial. FB group: Long Covid - Improve via Fasting
Boulder, CO
Joined November 2020
Pleased to share our positive #LongCOVID trial results. Jeff Novack PhD of PNWU opened doors, made key contributions and otherwise made this possible. A patient-friendly, low burden, all remote trial. And a big THANK-YOU to all the trial participants! https://t.co/n2S9VeEDEt
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Long Covid, ME/CFS and Post-Treatment Lyme patients living in NYC: Mount Sinai’s CoRE clinic is actively recruiting for a clinical trial of Lumbrokinase. This enzyme breaks down fibrin, a coagulation factor linked to chronic symptoms, which may build up in patients’ bodies as a
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Interested in low-dose Rapamycin for Long Covid? The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness is actively recruiting for a RCT of the mTOR inhibitor Sirolimus (Rapamycin). The trial aims to evaluate if changes to the immune & antiviral responses as a result of the
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A patient-friendly, low burden, all remote trial. The top half of participants saw a mean 81% decrease in their Long Covid symptom burden. https://t.co/wkGXo0gF2K
nature.com
Scientific Reports - Intermittent fasting and a no-sugar diet for Long COVID symptoms: a randomized crossover trial
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A 40 min review of our fasting trial design and positive results. About 75% saw significant improvements while the top 50% had major broad-spectrum improvements.
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Thanks to Dr. Jeff Novack for his tremendous efforts to help long-haulers! I just found this summary of our positive fasting trial for #LongCovid and #PCVS. https://t.co/mIFOaKqTAg
pnwu.edu
Dr. Jeff Novack’s Innovative Clinical Trial Reveals Significant Symptom Reduction Through Intermittent Fasting and No-Sugar Diet Long COVID remains a complex and challenging condition with no...
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Traws Pharma reports that in 37 patients, its COVID drug ratutrelvir showed no viral rebound and fewer side effects than Paxlovid, including in patients who cannot take ritonavir. https://t.co/bXR0KqYwtY
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A new review of post-infection syndromes, including #LongCovid and its diverse immunologic manifestations https://t.co/CmYWNVwKRt by @VirusesImmunity and colleagues
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In our 10-week all-remote clinical trial for #LongCovid and #LongVAX, the top-half of participants had an average 81% decrease in their symptom burden. 70% of their symptoms went away completely! To learn more, here is a 40 min video about the trial.
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My message to the longevity community: To actually extend human healthspan we must curb the activity of the pathogen hackers that persist in our bodies. There are antiviral, anti-parasite and other meds that can help us do that. Check out my TedX talk: https://t.co/3pfoajXoKp
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Important Long-COVID Lessons From AIDS Researchers Many of the researchers who are now working to find treatments and a cure for long COVID spent many years working on treatments for HIV/AIDS. Just a cold ….
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a few days ago i asked @grok why it thought Anktiva seemed to make my year-long left eye pressure & left trigeminal neuralgia go away within just 2 days. its answer was so insightful i wound up emailing it to my doctor today during our checkup. Anktiva is a miracle drug. 🙌
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Thrilled to share our new study validating the NIH RECOVER PASC Score in a real-world Long COVID clinic. I wanted to break down what worked, what didn’t, and why this matters for patients who are still fighting to be seen and believed.👇 https://t.co/EPEQha37q1
link.springer.com
Journal of General Internal Medicine - To validate the RECOVER Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) score in a cohort of patients who develop long COVID (LC) or fully recover while...
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Breaking: PolyBio-supported researchers at MGH/Harvard have developed a microfluidic device that quantitatively measures fibrinaloid clots (microclots): tiny, abnormal clumps in the blood that may play a key role in the biology of Long COVID: https://t.co/ngTUCYIHnT
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I stumbled into this baseball which our son (with #LongCovid #mecfs) had, in a burst of sadness, labeled - "The last baseball I ever pitched"
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A year into my #LongCovid I found the excellent book, "The Puzzle Solver". It shared a story of severe #mecfs. That blew my mind. Unfortunately, not anymore, my perspective has changed over five years. These conditions have so much in common.
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Impressive investigation into how drug companies have financial ties to the IRBs that oversee their clinical trials (courtesy of private equity IRBs). Spoiler alert: IRB conflicts of interest are bad news for patient safety. By @waltbogdanich, @CarsonKessler , and @jsvine Gift
nytimes.com
Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety.
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Case Western Reserve researchers studied 31,264 US patients with depression and COVID. Those on SSRIs had about 40% lower risk of long COVID than those on other antidepressants, especially for brain fog and muscle pain. https://t.co/vYuUYCpHM8
link.springer.com
Infection - To evaluate the potential of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in reducing the risk of long COVID in patients with depression. This retrospective cohort study analyzed...
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"Why some ppl get afflicted w/Long Covid and most of us are just fine? I got Covid, I'm fine! Most of us get Covid, we're fine! Why do some ppl get Long Covid and some ppl don't? We need to understand that. We also need to know what happens 5 yrs down the road after Long
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