A new RNA-based method may help insulin-producing cells survive transplantation. In @sigtrans-sttt.bsky.social, researchers show treated cells restored their blood supply faster, requiring fewer donor islets to normalize blood glucose 🧪 news.ki.se/rna-technolo...

Sigh. Just had someone tell me that wildfires (such as the one at Dunwich) are not caused by hot and dry weather...

SARS-CoV-2 wastewater in the Netherlands, August 5th 2026, week 31. Nothing to report. But.... 1/2

🤯🤯🤯 “Steven Quay, a pharma executive known for his books making the case Covid came from a Chinese lab, is on the verge of getting Anthony Fauci’s old job” A Big Pharma executive & lab leaker, what could possibly go wrong? www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

A lab-leak proponent is in line for Fauci’s old job

Steven Quay is in final vetting to run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Schlimme Aussichten für den Rhein! Bis Mitte August nach dem ECMWF Modell keine Chance auf flächigen, ergiebigen Regen im Einzugsgebiet. Lokale Gewitterregen können nicht aufgelöst werden, aber auch in CH wohl nichts Großes. Niedrigwasser bleibt / verschärft sich. /FR

Die Ukraine braucht so viel Flugabwehr wie möglich, gerade in Sachen PAC-3-Raketen für Patriot. Es ist aber höchste Zeit, ein paar Raketenwerfer für Iskander irgendwo in der Region Brjansk zu treffen, was systematisch nicht einfach ist. Dafür gäbe es aber auch Lösungen.

Last night, #Ukraine was unable to shoot down any of the 28 missiles launched by Russia: 24 ballistic missiles and 4 hypersonic "Tsircon" missiles. Since last Saturday alone, over 50 ballistic missiles have been launched at Kyiv and nearby⤵️ 📷: Russian attacks last night

ÖSTERREICH, BREAKING: 41,2 GRAD GERADE IN BAD DEUTSCH-ALTENBURG & somit erleben wir heute erneut einen bundesweiten ALLZEITREKORD! In Wien Stammersdorf hat es 41,0 Grad. Es kann noch etwas steigen und auch Stammerdorf kann noch aufholen! #Hitze /CG kachelmannwetter.com/at/messwerte...

Temperatur 2m, Messwerte Niederösterreich vom 05.08.2026, 15:00 Uhr

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Australian government publishes H5 bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza) risk analysis to better understand the potential impacts of the virus on native birds and mammals in Australia. www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/...

“Animal dewormer and a drug used to treat scabies are being sold and promoted as unproven cancer treatments, a BBC investigation has found.” Disinformation at work again.

Undercover reporter offered fenbendazole and ivermectin as cancer treatment

A terminally ill man was offered the drugs by a stair lift salesman claiming they could shrink tumours.

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If tick eradication becomes a centrist-brained obsession, I'm here for it gift link: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

Kill the Ticks

America needs a bigger plan to control its tick problem.

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Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt Eine Kerze verbrennt Wachs zu CO2 und H2O. Aber ihr gelbes Licht stammt gar nicht von diesen Substanzen, sondern von kleinen Rußpartikeln, die in der Flamme kurz aufglühen, bevor sie auch zu CO2 werden. Eine perfekt saubere, partikellose Flamme ist fast unsichtbar.

In 1985, Carl Sagan told Congress that continuing to burn fossil fuels will increase global temperature, cause climate change, melt glaciers and ice sheets, and cause sea level rise. Imagine if we had listened to him them. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate

Österreich: Das war heute der wärmste Tag seit Aufzeichnungsbeginn (vor 259 Jahren) mit einem ALLZEITHITZEREKORD von 41,0 Grad aus Wien Stammersdorf! Aber auch sonst war es unerträglich mit 34 bis 41 Grad! Zum Ablesen in die Länder/Bezirke. #Hitze /CG kachelmannwetter.com/at/messwerte...

Max. Temperatur 2m, 12std, Messwerte Österreich vom 04.08.2026, 20:00 Uhr

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The World Health Organization called Tuesday for more support across the board to combat the Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is still outpacing response efforts. u.afp.com/SH5r

I've been following the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC closely Many of the same challenges, delayed detection, conflict, mistrust, and under-resourced public health systems continue to shape the course of epidemics. bktitanji.substack.com/p/weve-seen-...

We've Seen This Ebola Story Before, We Cannot Afford to Repeat It

How delayed detection, conflict, funding gaps, and fading global attention allowed the largest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's history to outpace the response

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OFFLU statement: Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 viruses from wild birds in Australia showed close genetic relationship to viruses from Heard Island, about 4,000 km southwest of Australia. This fits with virus incursion via the sub-Antarctic route. offlu.org/technical-ac...

OFFLU statement on the first detections of H5N1 HPAI in mainland Australia and New Zealand - offlu

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In stages, I watched the whole show, and a show is all it was. People yell and scream at Dr Fauci about things they did not even know existed 5-6 years ago and that they clearly still know anything about. There was really nothing else going on to even discuss. 1/6

BREAKING, ÖSTERREICH: Nun sind es schon 41,0 Grad in Wien-Stammersdorf und es kann noch etwas heißer werden. Noch nie war es so heiß wie heute in Österreich! #Rekordhitze #Wien /CG kachelmannwetter.com/at/messwerte...

Temperatur 2m, Messwerte Wien vom 04.08.2026, 15:00 Uhr

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Two dead from the US cyclospora outbreak, just in case you had any doubt how dangerous it is. There are now 18,000 confirmed or suspected cases across 45 states. By any standard this would be a scandal but it’s just another metaphor for life under Trump - killer food contaminated with human waste.

Two People Have Died in the Cyclospora Outbreak — TIME

Two people in Michigan have died from cyclosporiasis, state health officials announced on Aug. 3. They are the first reported deaths from a record Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands of pe...

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🚨 Antivaxxer & stats: WRONG. "Anti-vaccine discourse exhibits systematic patterns of statistical misreasoning": - correlation–causation fallacy - base rate neglect - Denominator neglect - cherry picking Study: Antivaxx statistical misreasoning & disinformation journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Statistical misreasoning in online content about vaccines: Implications and recommendations for addressing disinformation

Background Statistical misreasoning is a key mechanism through which anti-vaccine narratives distort scientific information and undermine public confidence in immunisation. Although prior research has...

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Claiming “the 8 vaccines given in the first 6 months of life have never been studied for a relationship to autism” is false and dangerously misleading. Decades of research have examined vaccines and autism, consistently finding no causal link.

Update of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in DRC & Uganda - 3 Aug. --- DRC: On 2 Aug, DRC reported a total of 3748 confirmed cases & 1657 deaths. 74 new cases & 36 deaths reported since the last update (1 Aug). --- EU/EEA: 1 confirmed case reported in France on 24 June. #PublicHealth #Ebola #IDsky

🇬🇷 Firefighters in Greece on Tuesday were hoping to contain a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens burning for a fifth day, with easing winds enabling the use of vital aircraft. ➡️ u.afp.com/SHwF

me right now

Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media

"Der wissenschaftliche Artikel untersucht, ob die bei #LongCovid und #ME/CFS festgestellten Auffälligkeiten lediglich auf Dekonditionierung zurückzuführen sind. Die Schlussfolgerung lautet nicht, dass Inaktivität keine Rolle spielt, sondern dass Inaktivität allein die Befunde nicht erklärt." ⬇️

Marc Veldhoen@marcveld.bsky.social · yesterday

Gelukkig is het onderzoek een stuk beter en gebruikt het controlles om juist voor inactiviteit te controleren. Het klopt dat deze ongeveer 10 jaar jonger waren, de rust periode veel korter, en er wel enige activiteit was in de LC groep. www.nature.com/artic... 9/10

"Wynia´s week" Opvallend: Jaspers presenteert een studie alsof zij wil bewijzen dat LC en ME/CVS niet psychisch zijn. Dat doet de studie helemaal niet. De onderzoekers testen slechts of deconditionering de afwijkingen kan verklaren. Hun conclusie: nee, niet volledig. 1/10

The “8 glasses of water a day” advice is apparently a myth—not based on scientific research This piece argues it’s not one size fits all, and depends on “WUT” (weight, urine, thirst) And Big Water pushes 8 glasses/day to sell you bottled water/electrolyte water etc! www.inc.com/lucia-auerba...

Think You Need 8 Glasses of Water a Day? Scientists Say the Real Answer Is Much Simpler

For decades, we've been told to drink 64 ounces of water a day. A major peer-reviewed study suggests that's the wrong approach.

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Nur weil heute nicht so ein Wetter ist, ändert man nicht die Politik... oder so...