On the cover: A. Plazzo, T. Brunner & colleagues @uni-konstanz.de show that gut bacteria-derived #VaccenicAcid is a novel LRH-1 activator that improves #MetabolicDisease in vivo.
doi.org/10.1038/s44321-026-00516-3
Image: A. Plazzo
a person is so inflamed
chronically stressed
that only the lightest palm touch is bearable
& that is where I let the oils do the deeper work
today's olfactory hug
antinflammatory frankincense
muscle warming copaiba balsam
nurturing rose
#MeetMeWhereIAm #Trauma
a person is so inflamed
chronically stressed
that only the lightest palm touch is bearable
& that is where I let the oils do the deeper work
today's olfactory hug
antinflammatory frankincense
muscle warming copaiba balsam
nurturing rose
#MeetMeWhereIAm #Trauma
I just had to go to the ER and get an antinflammatory shot because the swelling in a sprain was driving me nuts
I just had to go to the ER and get an antinflammatory shot because the swelling in a sprain was driving me nuts
1) azithromycin (despite antinflammatory effect) does not reduce wheeze post RSV infection, but appears to worsen it (Abx <> viruses!)
2) NEJM does not publish compelling contrary results like this, turfing to "NEJM Evidence"
evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
1) azithromycin (despite antinflammatory effect) does not reduce wheeze post RSV infection, but appears to worsen it (Abx <> viruses!)
2) NEJM does not publish compelling contrary results like this, turfing to "NEJM Evidence"
evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
[Credit: A.Dömling]
[Credit: A.Dömling]
Changing my diet so drastically my C reactive became normal range first in 30 years
Changing my diet so drastically my C reactive became normal range first in 30 years
Results seem consistent across all endpoints and subgroups, and biologically plausible 🤔
A post-hoc analysis suggested the effect is independent -maybe superior- to steroids #AMSsky #IDsky
1) Soft food gave her the squirts I wiped her clean of all the icky
2) I held her down to give her the anti-inflammatory.
3) Immediately after I got the antinflammatory down her throat, I saw it said "give with food" so I tried to spoon feed her warm softened kibble
1) Soft food gave her the squirts I wiped her clean of all the icky
2) I held her down to give her the anti-inflammatory.
3) Immediately after I got the antinflammatory down her throat, I saw it said "give with food" so I tried to spoon feed her warm softened kibble