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    Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip

    Until recently, Harvard was the most productive research university in the world, according to a global ranking that looks at academic publication. That position may be teetering, the most recent evidence of a troubling trend for American academia. Harvard recently dropped to No. 3 on the...
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    CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 2026 Li et al.

    Abstract BACKGROUND In patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), the risk of relapse is high owing to persistent autoreactive B-cell activity. Multirefractory AIHA is a more advanced stage of disease that is defined by a lack of response to at least three lines of therapy. CD19-directed...
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    The infection enigma: why some people die from typically harmless germs

    Partially Paywalled—seems interesting. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00082-1
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    Mirror: Tory minister demands comedian Ricky Gervais apologises for branding ME sufferers 'lazy' in offensive joke

    Did the Worst Netflix Special of the Year Win the Golden Globe? That “Ricky Gervais: Mortality” won for best comedy sends a message about the lack of respect given to stand-up...
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    Upadacitinib (rinvoq)--could it reduce fatigue in ME/CFS?

    “Led by Fraser and his team at Western University in Ontario, Canada, LC-REVITALIZE will recruit 348 participants with Long COVID in six countries: Brazil, Canada, Italy, Uganda, the U.S., and Zambia. The study will begin by simultaneously trialing Rinvoq (at 15 milligrams) and the...
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    Havana Syndrome: U.S. and Canadian diplomats targeted with possible weapon causing brain injury and neurological symptoms

    Maybe wait until we have more complete reporting.
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    Havana Syndrome: U.S. and Canadian diplomats targeted with possible weapon causing brain injury and neurological symptoms

    “Havana Syndrome was real, and we got the device that causes it”
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    Havana Syndrome: U.S. and Canadian diplomats targeted with possible weapon causing brain injury and neurological symptoms

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/politics/havana-syndrome-device-pentagon-hsi Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome
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    News from Scandinavia

    Hello, Is anyone able to access this article? Thanks. https://www.oa.no/christine-vant-kampen-mot-kreften-na-skal-drommen-fa-nytt-liv/s/5-35-2209171 Actually this is Christine. Is there an update on her condition?
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    EDS, hypermobility, and the link, if any, to ME/CFS

    Scoma “No wonder patients with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome are more prone to autonomic dysfunction, MCAS, long COVID, and ME/CFS. When collagen architecture is compromised, every system that relies on structural integrity breaks down.“
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    Virus-Induced Endothelial Senescence as a Cause and Driving Factor for ME/CFS and Long COVID: Mediated by a Dysfunctional Immune System, 2026, Nunes +

    Has some treatment suggestions: “Senotherapeutics are a new class of drugs and natural products that consist of two classes: senomorphics and senolytics [222]. Senolytics selectively clear senescent cells, while senomorphics are compounds that modulate their behaviour. If, as we argue here...
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    Problems arising for pwME from additional diagnoses of MCAS, hEDS and POTS. Advocacy discussion.

    Diminishment of executive function aka cognitive impairment aka brain fog is one of the core features of ME/CFS. ADHD is also characterized by executive dysfunction. So I don’t think it’s really helpful for ME/CFS patients to also claim an ADHD diagnosis because it is already baked into the...
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    Problems arising for pwME from additional diagnoses of MCAS, hEDS and POTS. Advocacy discussion.

    Also see this post Post in thread 'Very Wealthy people’s charities — News, Advocacy Ideas etc.' https://www.s4me.info/threads/very-wealthy-people’s-charities-—-news-advocacy-ideas-etc.39165/post-664944 Greg Brockman’s (likely billionaire from Open AI) wife has these plus autism minus ME/CFS...
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    Multi-omics identifies lipid accumulation in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome cell lines: a case-control study, 2026, Missailidis et

    If fatty B cells were responsible for the pathology of ME/CFS why didn’t B cell depletion with rituximab work as a treatment? The new cells that came back after rituximab were similarly “bad”?
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    Patient-Reported Treatment Outcomes in ME/CFS and Long COVID, 2024, Eckey, Davis, Xiao+

    “Had my immunologist appointment yesterday and honestly such a relief to talk with someone who sees Long COVID every day.We’re moving ahead with IVIG. They’ve got ~46 people on it and about 66% are responding.Really hoping I’m next and insurance covers. “
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    Patient-Reported Treatment Outcomes in ME/CFS and Long COVID, 2024, Eckey, Davis, Xiao+

    So immunoglobulin ranked about the same in both versions? This seems like the only potentially good treatment on the list.
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    A multimodal sleep foundation model for disease prediction 2026 Thapa et al

    “Today in @NatureMedicine we report that AI can predict 130 diseases from 1 night of sleepWe trained a foundation model (#SleepFM) on 585K hours of sleep recordings from 65K people—brain, heart, muscle & breathing signals combined. AI learns the language of sleep
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    A multimodal sleep foundation model for disease prediction 2026 Thapa et al

    Abstract Sleep is a fundamental biological process with broad implications for physical and mental health, yet its complex relationship with disease remains poorly understood. Polysomnography (PSG)—the gold standard for sleep analysis—captures rich physiological signals but is underutilized due...
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    Trial Report Patient-reported improvements from use of IMC-2 alone and IMC-2 and Paxlovid® in a Long COVID cohort: a case series, 2026, Pridgen et al

    Merged posts ------------ Patient-reported improvements from use of IMC-2 alone and IMC-2 and Paxlovid® in a Long COVID cohort: a case series William L. Pridgen, David Putrino Introduction: Long COVID (LC) is an infection-associated chronic condition and illness (IACCI) with no currently...
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    Twitter thread about plan to identify mechanisms of medication hypersensitivity

    “I’m going to try and fund/build a team that will figure out treatment and medicine hypersensitivity in ME/CFS. Led by a man who I believe has big enough brains to pull it off. Discord server coming soon.”
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