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Microbial Instincts

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active: 2024-11-08 → 2026-07-23

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RE René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH · Microbial Instincts

The Sleeping Sickness Epidemic That Medicine Still Can’t Explain

How encephalitis lethargica disabled a million people in the 1920s, and what it warns us about Long COVID today

Jul 06, 2026 · 6 min read · 1,098 claps paywalled #long-covid #microbiology #history

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TH The Conversation U.S. · Microbial Instincts

The Forever Chemicals in Your Blood Have a Story to Tell

PFAS can linger in blood for years, but researchers are learning how their chemical fingerprints may point back to sources of exposure.

Jun 26, 2026 · 6 min read · 950 claps paywalled #health #pollution #science

The Forever Chemicals in Your Blood Have a Story to Tell

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SH Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res) · Microbial Instincts

Recombinant Shingles Vaccine: Safety, Side Effects, and Rare Risks

What clinical trials and real-world safety data of Shingrix actually show.

Jul 14, 2026 · 11 min read · 843 claps paywalled #science #medicine #vaccines

Recombinant Shingles Vaccine: Safety, Side Effects, and Rare Risks

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SH Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res) · Microbial Instincts

We Thought Tau Tangles Were Purely Neurotoxic. New Evidence Says Otherwise.

Tau tangles actually look like an early response to danger signals in neurons.

May 14, 2026 · 8 min read · 833 claps paywalled #neuroscience #science #health

We Thought Tau Tangles Were Purely Neurotoxic. New Evidence Says Otherwise.

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RE René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH · Microbial Instincts

Why Americans Panicked About Cruise Ship Hantavirus But Ignored Nipah Virus

Hantavirus on the MV Hondius got wall-to-wall coverage. Nipah has been killing people in South Asia for 25 years. The gap between those two…

May 11, 2026 · 9 min read · 612 claps paywalled #hantavirus #social-media #public-health

Why Americans Panicked About Cruise Ship Hantavirus But Ignored Nipah Virus

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SH Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res) · Microbial Instincts

The Closest Thing We Have to a “Cognitive-Health” Vaccine

How the shingles shot is outperforming every expectation.

May 28, 2026 · 9 min read · 390 claps paywalled #science #neuroscience #health

The Closest Thing We Have to a “Cognitive-Health” Vaccine

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MI Milton Simba Kambarami · Microbial Instincts

Can We Engineer a Synthetic Cell to Experience Evolution? A Groundbreaking Study Answers Yes.

Tracing the decades-long journey from stripped-down bacteria to building Artificial Life from scratch and the risks of mirror-life.

Jul 23, 2026 · 18 min read · 356 claps #science #synthetic-biology #bioethics

Can We Engineer a Synthetic Cell to Experience Evolution? A Groundbreaking Study Answers Yes.

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

A Vaccine for Lyme Disease May Finally Be Within Reach

With the Phase 3 trial complete, the protein subunit VLA15 vaccine may soon offer a new way to prevent Lyme disease.

Jun 22, 2026 · 3 min read · 274 claps paywalled #science #medicine #health

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

The Unexpected Science Behind Melatonin and Chronic Pain

How one of the world’s most popular sleep supplements may influence pain itself.

Jul 07, 2026 · 4 min read · 251 claps paywalled #health #wellness #science

The Unexpected Science Behind Melatonin and Chronic Pain

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SH Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res) · Microbial Instincts

The Problem With Subclinical Herpesvirus Reactivations Throughout Life

An introduction to a multi-part flagship investigation.

Jun 18, 2026 · 3 min read · 238 claps paywalled #science #health #neuroscience

The Problem With Subclinical Herpesvirus Reactivations Throughout Life

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TH The Conversation U.S. · Microbial Instincts

Rotavirus is rising again. Doctors warn falling vaccination rates could put more kids at risk.

Once a major cause of severe diarrhea in children, rotavirus hospitalizations fell by 80% after vaccines rolled out, but coverage is now…

Apr 29, 2026 · 4 min read · 237 claps paywalled #public-health #vaccines #health

Rotavirus is rising again. Doctors warn falling vaccination rates could put more kids at risk.

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

Scientists Found a Viable Way to Lower “Forever Chemicals” in the Blood

PFAS can stay in the body for years, but research suggests that blood/plasma donation may help reduce their levels.

May 18, 2026 · 4 min read · 213 claps paywalled #health #wellness #medicine

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

Journavx: A New Kind of Non-Opioid Painkiller

This FDA-approved drug targets pain signals before they reach the brain.

Jul 08, 2026 · 5 min read · 201 claps paywalled #medicine #neuroscience #health

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AG Agustín Muñoz-Sanz · Microbial Instincts

When Grandpa Gets Measles: A Dystopian Forecast.

The price of vaccine denialism and policy failure.

May 06, 2025 · 16 min read · 193 claps paywalled #measles #measles-vaccine #aging

When Grandpa Gets Measles: A Dystopian Forecast.

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RE René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH · Microbial Instincts

Vaccines Have Protected the U.S. Military for 250 Years. We Keep Learning That the Hard Way.

From smallpox in George Washington’s army to flu outbreaks in today’s training camps, U.S. military history has proved that vaccine…

Jun 21, 2026 · 6 min read · 174 claps paywalled #microbiology #vaccines #military

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GI Gil Pires · Microbial Instincts

Bird Flu Could be the Next Pandemic

“How bad is bird flu?” in 5 minutes.

Mar 05, 2025 · 5 min read · 173 claps paywalled #health #science #technology

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

Should You Really Avoid Seed Oils?

A look into the science behind one of nutrition’s most heated controversies.

May 26, 2026 · 4 min read · 159 claps paywalled #health #wellness #nutrition

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

Your Last Flu Shot: The Search for a Universal Influenza Vaccine

Scientists are testing broader, longer-lasting protection against influenza. Here’s what we know.

May 21, 2026 · 4 min read · 152 claps paywalled #science #medicine #health

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TH The One Alternative View · Microbial Instincts

Never Underestimate a Simple Virus

The public health lesson we keep learning too late

Jun 28, 2026 · 9 min read · 128 claps paywalled #science #public-health #virus

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

Hantavirus Vaccine: Is There Protection Against the Andes Virus?

Vaccines are being developed, but they aren’t here yet. However, that does not mean you should panic.

May 10, 2026 · 3 min read · 108 claps paywalled #health #medicine #science

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TH The One Alternative View · Microbial Instincts

Uncoiling Your DNA: What Cells Teach Us About Breaking Free from Stability

Stability might be stalling your progress

Nov 08, 2024 · 6 min read · 100 claps paywalled #dna #histone #uncoiling

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

A Long-Awaited Oral Shigella Vaccine Delivers Remarkable Results

The experimental vaccine protected nearly 90% of volunteers against one of the world’s most contagious diarrheal diseases.

Jul 11, 2026 · 4 min read · 100 claps paywalled #health #medicine #science

A Long-Awaited Oral Shigella Vaccine Delivers Remarkable Results

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MI Michael C. Marone · Microbial Instincts

The “Explosive Diarrhea” Parasite Has Now Spread to 31 States

Here’s what we know — and how to protect yourself.

Jul 13, 2026 · 3 min read · 100 claps paywalled #medicine #health #science

The “Explosive Diarrhea” Parasite Has Now Spread to 31 States

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ME Megha · Microbial Instincts

Why the Same Sweetener May Affect You Differently Than Someone Else

One artificial sweetener can affect two people differently, partly due to differences in their gut microbiome.

Jun 24, 2026 · 4 min read · 95 claps paywalled #health #microbiome #science

Why the Same Sweetener May Affect You Differently Than Someone Else

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TO Tom Carpino, PhD · Microbial Instincts

I Attended the Global Health Security Conference 2026: Notes on Preparing for the Next Crisis

Last week I was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a conference on pandemic preparedness and global health security. Sexy, right?

Jun 18, 2026 · 5 min read · 91 claps #science #health #public-health