Johan Van Weyenbergh

The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left “We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.

Read why NIH colleagues resigned.
Brave writing from Sylvia Chou, Alexa Romberg, Paul Grothaus and Vani Pariyadath. 🧪
#science #standupforscience #integrity

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Defective intron recycling leads to the accumulation of intron-derived double-stranded RNA in the cytoplasm, which suppresses PKR and RNase L activation @jem.org
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Choroid plexus alterations in long COVID and their associations with Alzheimer's disease risks INTRODUCTION Choroid plexus (ChP) enlargement is a neuroimaging biomarker of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. However, evidence of ChP structural and perfusion alterations in long coronaviru...

Choroid plexus alterations in #LongCOVID and their associations with #Alzheimer's disease risks - Pang - 2026 - Alzheimer's & Dementia - Wiley Online Library alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Long COVID Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Mechanisms Patients with long COVID have higher levels of blood markers linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study led by researchers at NYU Langone.

Feb 2026 NYU Langone Health: "Long COVID Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Mechanisms"

'The Two Diseases Cause Damage in Some of the Same Ways'

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A new aid in the doctor’s office: Introducing the Long COVID Treatment Guide - The Sick Times Too often, people with Long COVID hear that since clinical research is still underway, not much can be done for them at this point. We at the Patient-Led Research Collaborative and RTHM Clinic reject ...

"We designed the document to be a guided conversation starter for people with Long COVID & their clinicians...while we wait for the results of clinical trials."

New op-ed on the PLRC/RTHM treatment guide from @leticiasaurus.bsky.social & @jencurtinmd.bsky.social.

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How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas – in numbers Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint server’s first 13 years of existence.

"bioRxiv is exactly the type of living experiment we all should be striving for, to achieve our shared goals of optimizing how research evidence is shared and used.”
via @chrisnsimms.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Courtesy of cartoonist, @summerpierre.bsky.social -

Long COVID Treatment Guide An evidence-supported guide covering treatments addressing multiple Long COVID symptoms & mechanisms — focused on prescription medication, with a limited set of supplements, OTC medications, procedure...

We're thrilled to release the #LongCovid Treatment Guide! This is a collaboration with @rthm.bsky.social to help patients & providers explore treatment options together.

The guide focuses on 24 medications, but includes a few other interventions for breadth /1

The Unmaking of the American University For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.

The Trump Administration is waging war on universities by suspending their funds. N.I.H. grants to universities are down by more than 90 per cent in the current fiscal year; so far in 2026, the National Cancer Institute hasn’t made a single grant. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/oxA7Ey

1 week of war = 11 billion $

Next time we hear that there's no money for health, education, science, humanitarian aid, we remember this

Chief Executive Officer - New York City, New York (US) job with arXiv | 37961678 arXiv seeks its first CEO to champion open, free scientific discovery and guide the platform’s next chapter as an independent nonprofit.

arXiv is being spun out from Cornell University and is looking for an inaugural CEO. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37961678...

Humanity is notorious for leaving problems for the next generations, but animals reveal the biology: C. elegans develop germline tumors if THEIR GRAND GRANDPARENTS’ cells fail to clear garbage from their body cavity… What the hell, you ask? Read our new preprint! 👇
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Meet The Female Journalist Risking Her Life To Report On Women In Afghanistan An interview with Sana Atef, a reporter with the Zan Times who covers the lives and work of women in Afghanistan.

Meet The Female Journalist Risking Her Life To Report On Women In Afghanistan

Food Quality Beats Macronutrient Focus for Heart Health This Medical News article discusses new findings that carbohydrate and fat composition are not as important as diet quality for cardiovascular health.

🧪 #Food Quality Beats Macronutrient Focus for #Heart Health url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Meet The Female Journalist Risking Her Life To Report On Women In Afghanistan An interview with Sana Atef, a reporter with the Zan Times who covers the lives and work of women in Afghanistan.

Meet The Female Journalist Risking Her Life To Report On Women In Afghanistan

Two Belgians break half marathon world record while dressed as bananas Two Belgians break half marathon world record while dressed as bananas

Louis Misplon and Gudrun Hespel set world records dressed as bananas to raise awareness over banana farmers work conditions together with Fairtrade.

#naturecommunications | Roger Paredes Today we publish in #NatureCommunications evidence that dolutegravir, unlike darunavir, helps restore the gut microbiome in people presenting late with HIV In our multicentre, open‑label RCT (96 week...

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With Eugene Koonin, we propose a concept of “the selfish ribosome”, under which evolution of life is viewed as a ribosomal takeover, where the ribosome evolved to consume most of the cell’s resources, while other cellular componentry ensures the propagation of the ribosome. arxiv.org/abs/2602.23268

Suspended small business research programs derail development of gene therapies, hip implants, and more Congressional impasse has halted billions in research funding for innovative technologies

🧪 Suspended small business #research programs derail development of gene therapies, hip implants, and more
#Science #funding www.science.org/content/arti...

‘Truly spectacular’ drug for sleeping sickness simplifies treatment, raising hopes for eradication European regulators greenlight new one-dose compound that could help African countries get rid of an ancient burden

🧪 ‘Truly spectacular’ drug for sleeping sickness simplifies treatment, raising hopes for eradication | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

That's right. Worse than Pointless
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

ISLC-PAIS Conference 2026 in Amsterdam The ISLC-PAIS Conference brings together reseachers, clinicians and patient leaders working together to improve outcomes for people with Long COVID and other PAIS.

For those wanting the very best in Long C-19 Science‼️

💥 Registration opens very soon 💥

islc-pais.org

Cover of The Lancet, 28 February 2026 issue. The quote: “The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.”

On the cover of The Lancet:
Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure”

Read the latest issue: spkl.io/63327Aa31W

STING–NF-κB signaling builds an influenza spillover barrier Influenza pandemics are often traced back to the spillover of avian influenza A viruses (IAVs) to humans. However, barriers against IAV transmission remain elusive. We demonstrated human stimulator of...

🧪 STING–NF-κB signaling builds an #influenza spillover barrier | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Surprising partner preference found in matings between Neanderthals and modern humans Male Neanderthals tended to pair up with female modern humans, but whether intercourse was consensual is unclear

🧪 Surprising partner preference found in matings between #Neanderthals and modern humans
#genomics #admixture #evolution
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Treating fetuses with stem cells proves safe in milestone spina bifida trial The study is now scaling up to do more in utero procedures and evaluate effects on disability as children grow

🧪 Treating fetuses with #stemcells proves safe in milestone spina bifida trial | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Fostering Responsible Research Assessment: DORA Launches New Introductory Course | DORA DORA is delighted to announce the launch of its Introduction to Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) Course. This online, self-paced course provides an approachable, entry-level curriculum for anyone at any career stage and in a variety of roles to learn about RRA. While the course is free for individuals to take, it requires registration, and provides the option of issuing a certificate for each of its four lessons and one for its full completion.

EMBO was part of the group that developed DORA's new introductory course on #ResponsibleResearchAssessment. 🧪 We’re pleased to see its launch, more info here: https://sfdora.org/2026/02/23/new-introductory-course/

Updates to the ‘bible’ for mental-health conditions will miss the mark — is it time to ditch the DSM? Instead of trying to refine diagnoses, we should focus on how best to give people the care that they need.

🧪 Updates to the ‘bible’ for #mental-health conditions will miss the mark — is it time to ditch the #DSM? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Don’t deprioritize curiosity-driven research Around the world, governments are demanding that research funding follow broader political priorities. They should be careful what they wish for.

🧪 Don’t deprioritize curiosity-driven #research
#funding
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The picture of New York City Hall was manipulated to show it lights up to honor the International Long COVID Awareness day on March 15th. Mayor Mamdani, please make our wish come true!

NYC should light up in teal for International Long COVID Awareness Day on March 15! We wrote to Mayor Mamdani. @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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Join Us to support #LongCOVIDAwareness! #MaskTogetherAmerica