Title page of the book “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf” by Rebecca Romney - a copy from the University of Waterloo, Ontario as evidenced by the embossed ex libris on the upper right.
Gotta love University libraries and the circulation of books between them 🥰 @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
Would you like to learn about how vaccines protect the aging brain from dementia? I'll be doing this free webinar on the topic with Anthony Levinson & @miramcmaster.bsky.social . Free, fun, and fact-based. I would love to see you there.
And now I need to choose one month in 2026 that will be my Galley Beggar Month. I have some back catalogue to enjoy!
A good opportunity to rearrange these shelves and play book puzzle ^^
Telenovela, by Gonzalo C. Garcia published by Galley Beggar Press, here in the black limited edition, with some paper goodies 💛
Bookmail 💌 from the lovely people @galleybeggars.bsky.social
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Get a shingles vaccine, prevent dementia? I talk about his new paper on CBC radio (link below). Infections can be bad for the aging brain. (Shingles in terrible in & of itself- if you live in Ontario, you can get the vaccine btw age 65-70). #CBCRadio1 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
McMaster researchers discover new class of antibiotics
brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcm...
More on measles misinformation with me, Mansour Haeryfar - @westernu.bsky.social l - & Dr. Brian Ward - @cusm-muhc.bsky.social in the @nationalpost.bsky.social . Measles kills or damages perfectly healthy people and no amount of healthy eating can prevent it.
nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Today I talked to CBC's @mattgalloway.bsky.social about measles. You can hear more about why measles is *very bad*, why people born in the late 90's/early00's need to know their vaccine status & the relationship btw vaccination rates & the family doctor crisis. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
Nutrition Science’s Most Preposterous Result : The Ice-Cream Effect
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
A pill to treat sickle cell disease?
www.science.org/content/arti...
Yes.
There are cells in our retinas that produce pigments to absorb excess light. Scientists are trying to understand what controls the number of pigments as this could help inform stem cell therapies. elifesciences.org/digests/9251...
But I would like to know, in a host immunology perspective, would there be any downside in keeping the Yamagata strain?
So. Drawbacks?
Higher cost means lower access for sure.
Here is another potential drawback: according to Pr K. Subbarao, cultivating the virus for vaccination, would present a very slim but real risk of reintroducing this extinct strain in the environment.
Now, apart from the cost, what are the drawbacks of immunizing people against something that has vanished?
First, has it vanished forever?
That’s interesting. The Yamagata flu strain had not been detected since 2020, probably thanks to Covid related changes in behaviour.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
