@LongDesertTrain But then I found the original source is in the EPA document on pages 3-3 & 3-4 (PDF pages 51 & 52) And they make mention of various datasets which I'm trying to track down. epa.gov/system/files/d…
(1/n) Marked endotheliotropism of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 following intestinal inoculation in cats: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22090101/
* Spread of HPAIV H5N1 from the lumen of the intestine to other organs took place via the blood and lymphatic vascular systems but not via neuronal transmission
* Massive infection of endothelial and lymphendothelial cells
/1 MRI reveals blood–brain barrier disruption of the temporal lobes and frontal lobes with enhanced BBB permeability unique to Long COVID cases with brain fog caused by sustained systemic inflammation. H/T @StevenMathern nature.com/articles/s4159…
/2 BBB disruption in the temporal lobes was associated with anosmia. BBB disfunction & sustained systemic inflammation was associated with increased astrocytic protein S100β, IL-6, bFGF and IL-13.
/3 Patients with long COVID had elevated levels of IL-8, GFAP and TGFβ, with TGFβ specifically increased in the cohort with brain fog.
Nature: Differential peripheral immune signatures elicited by vegan versus ketogenic diets in humans: 2 weeks of a a ketogenic diet was associated with a significant upregulation of pathways and enrichment in cells associated with the adaptive immune system. In contrast, a vegan diet had a significant impact on the innate immune system, including upregulation of pathways associated with antiviral immunity. Both diets significantly and differentially impacted the microbiome and host-associated amino acid metabolism, with a strong downregulation of most microbial pathways following ketogenic diet compared with baseline and vegan diet. Despite the diversity of participants, we also observed a tightly connected network between datasets driven by compounds associated with amino acids, lipids and the immune system. nature.com/articles/s4159…
These findings are aligned with the previously reported role of ketogenic diet in increasing γδ T cell responses in mice.
On the other hand, we observed a previously unreported upregulation of innate immunity following vegan diet. Our findings also highlight a significant upregulation of erythropoiesis and heme metabolism following vegan diet.
(1/3) Three immunizations with Novavax’s protein vaccines increase antibody breadth and provide durable protection from SARS-CoV-2: Two long threads on this paper linked below (H/T @StevenMathern) nature.com/articles/s4154…
Nature: The selection landscape and genetic legacy of ancient Eurasians: 1,600 imputed ancient genomes beginning around 12,000 years ago indicate rapid evolution far earlier than thought involving diet & selective pressure in FADS, LCT & HLA... nature.com/articles/s4158…
Using ancient individuals to infer local ancestry tracts in over 400,000 samples from the UK Biobank, the authors identify widespread differences in the distribution of Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age ancestries across Eurasia.
By calculating ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores, they show that height differences between Northern and Southern Europe are associated with differential Steppe ancestry, rather than selection.