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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her)

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Biomed Research 🧬👩🏼‍💻 (job at UCL) PE/Scicomms 👥 Planet & Equity Advocacy 📢♻️🌍 Expedition #HBAntarctica2025 🐧♀️ 1ªcientífica galega en expedición HB 🕸️ linktr.ee/dralbafs_hb8

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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I've just received an initial response from the El País saying they'll review my comments & discuss the criticised article with its author. It's also encouraging to see this now being discussed by Nature and, as university staff are now returning from leave, more widely within academia. 1/
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InvestiGal @investigal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
⏳Xa estamos preparamos a volta! O 10 de setembro, "Investigación que conecta: Experiencias y colaboración entre Galicia y Reino Unido", webinar froito da colaboración con @ComunidadCeru ▶️Apúntate na seguinte ligazón: forms.gle/wG2nCJBcwu37...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
1/ Si trabajas en una universidad brit y entiendes español, considera leer la noticia de @elpais.com: elpais.com/sociedad/202... Si te has sentido preocupado por el tratamiento del caso en ese texto que puede alimentar en España una escalada tóxica en torno a este caso, merece la pena hacerlo saber.
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La muerte del profesor de Cambridge Jason Arday resucita la guerra cultural en la universidad británica
La derecha reaccionaria denunció sus supuestos plagios y falsedades para atacar las políticas de diversidad en el ámbito académico
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It's been difficult to find courage to share thoughts on this deeply unsettling event in Brit society and academia. I’ve put together some of my written reflections, shared from a position of sadness, concern and vulnerability: albafsanles.substack.com/p/the-cost-o... See you at the vigil at 6pm.
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The cost of speaking up, depending on who you are
I am putting together different pieces I have written over the past week with a deep sense of sadness and impotence.
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Dr Abi Perrin @abiperrin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Combining science and activism.... does it damage public trust? Or could it be the only thing powerful enough to combat the disinformation and passivity that is holding back urgent action on existential threats such the Climate Emergency? More from us in @nature.com today: rdcu.be/fzcmS
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Report www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... Paper alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Study www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
One in six UK hospital beds is currently occupied by a person with dementia, at a cost to the taxpayer of £2.8 billion annually, with this number set to increase to one in four by 2040, according to a new report by @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social researchers. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/au...
Reads: 1 in 6 hospital beds filled by dementia patients with this number set to rise to one in four by 2040, according to a new report by UCL researchers.
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papers-neurodegen.bsky.social @papers-neurodegen.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The effect of psychosocial and healthcare interventions on reducing hospitalization in people with dementia: an umbrella review #NeuroDegeneration 🧪🧠 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…
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UCL Discovery @ucldiscovery.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Open Access UCL Research: Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study - UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
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Long COVID Signal @longcovidsignal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
No marked organ deficits found across brain, heart, lung, kidney, or exercise capacity vs three control groups in UK case-control study. Only vascular differences emerged: ~2x higher odds of elevated blood pressure, rising to ~3x in those with fatigue. (n=349) #LongCovid
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Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study - PubMed
Jointly funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and UK Research and Innovation (CONVALESCENCE, COV-LT-0009, MC_PC_20051).
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our new study on long COVID that I shared over the past few days was covered by the Galician press in Spanish, but you can read it in English here: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
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Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study
There was no evidence of marked residual subclinical deficits in most systems in people with long-COVID, although there was evidence of persistent deficits in the vascular system, largely related to e...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
1/ Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges facing our ageing societies. While research continues to advance our understanding of dementia, including prevention, biomarkers and new drugs, we also need to improve how we support people living with dementia today. Did you know... 👇
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Grazas por compartir o noso estudo, Carolina/ Gracias por compartir nuestro estudio, Carolina / Thank you for sharing this collective effort, Carolina (FYI, @adh30.bsky.social @ejthompson.bsky.social @dylwil.bsky.social and all authors in the eClinicalMedicine study part of #CONVALESCENCE)
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Cubierto por Carolina Sertal y publicado hoy en @farodevigo.es: www.farodevigo.es/sociedad/202...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Si no estamos conectados en LinkedIn: 👥Resumen divulgativo (a título personal) de nuestro estudio sobre COVID persistente: albafernandezsanles.substack.com/p/nuevo-estu... #AvancesCientíficosContadosEnEspañol 🎓Estudio detallado en el artículo científico: www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... #longcovid
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Multi-organ structural and functional deficits in association with long COVID: a population-based case-control study
There was no evidence of marked residual subclinical deficits in most systems in people with long-COVID, although there was evidence of persistent deficits in the vascular system, largely related to e...
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Alun Hughes @adh30.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We have just published our paper on the multi-system impacts of long COVID www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... A great team effort. #ALSPAC #TWINSUK #NIHR #UKRI #LongCovid #UCL
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Thank you so much @mhrincubator.bsky.social for such a unique and fantastic experience! And to NIHR RSS advisors and cohort peers for the generous sharings. Hopefully all of us will get funded!
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Does anyone have a connection with any of the UK research teams contributing to this study: www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....? Looking for contacts working in feline cancer and comparative oncology research, to donate cancerous and normal tissue samples before the opportunity is lost. 1/2
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The oncogenome of the domestic cat
Cancer is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in domestic cats. Because the mutational landscape of domestic cat tumors remains uncharacterized, we performed targeted sequencing of 493 feline tu...
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fmberstein.bsky.social @fmberstein.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
After five years of collaboration with the MR-Preg group, I'm excited to share our latest Mendelian randomization study on maternal blood pressure during pregnancy and perinatal health, published today in BMC Medicine 🎉 Thanks to all those involved! rdcu.be/eY0nB
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
“E se un pingüín e unha xirafa fosen amigos?” Adaptación en microrrelato do meu conto infantil premiado no concurso "Ciencia-me un cuento". Dispoñible no meu Substack de escritura creativa en galego, baixo subscripción de pago para apoiar o meu traballo independente como conectora ciencia-sociedade:
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Un conto para soñar co planeta
Adaptación en microrelato do conto premiado na categoría de galego dun concurso internacional de contos para nenos.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
As the world turns its attention to COP30, let’s remember that we all must match the pace of urgent planetary action. (...) If you are working in this space or are planning to, I would love to hear from you and explore ways to collaborate! 🤝 www.linkedin.com/posts/a-fern...
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As the world turns its attention to COP30, let’s remember that we all must match the pace of urgent planetary action. Two years ago, Team HB8 (8th cohort) of the international Homeward Bound… | Alba ...
As the world turns its attention to COP30, let’s remember that we all must match the pace of urgent planetary action. Two years ago, Team HB8 (8th cohort) of the international Homeward Bound initiati...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
🔴Honoured to be one of the awardees of the 6th SRUK's Contest Science-me a story (for children) 🟡Feliz de ser una de las ganadoras del concurso Ciencia-me un cuento para 👧👦 🔵Ilusionada por ser unha das gañadoras do concurso Ciencia-me un conto, na 1ª edición que acepta o galego tinyurl.com/5h46sj8u
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
It just adds to certain far-from-good-enough experiences, but it’s sad (and frankly demotivating for those who truly believe in collaborative science) to have found our cross-cohort, cross-country, two-stage EWAS of self-reported physical activity from different time periods (2,544 participants 1/
Figure from a quite old publication from my PhD
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Praza Pública @praza.gal · 16/10/2025
🟦 Un país coa súa lingua: accións urxentes e políticas estruturais "para reverter a situación do galego" 📝 O foro participativo impulsado polo Consello da Cultura para revitalizar o uso do galego condensa o seu traballo nun informe cun cento de propostas praza.gal/cultura/un-p...
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Un país coa súa lingua: accións urxentes e políticas estruturais "para reverter a situación do galego" - Praza Pública
O foro participativo impulsado polo Consello da Cultura galega para procurar revitalizar o uso do galego condensa o seu traballo nun informe cun cento de propostas . Cláusulas lingüísticas nos contrat...
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The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change @lancetcountdown.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
REGISTER NOW! Join us for the launch of the 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown 🗓️ 29 Oct | 14:00–16:00 GMT 🎙️ With @HelenClarkNZ @JuliaGillard @DrTedros & more 📊 Latest climate & health data + insights from global experts 🔗 streamstudio.world-television.com/1486-2798-42... #LancetClimate25
REGISTER NOW!
Image shows a man helping two children ride bikes on a closed street. Text reads: 'Virtual launch event: 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change. 29 October, 14:00-16:00 GMT. English | Espagñol | Français | Português.
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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
How can we address the underrepresentation of minoritised ethnic groups in dementia research? We spoke to Dr Natalie Marchant (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) about making research practices and recruitment more inclusive. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... #UCLDementia @grandchallenges
Researchers must work collaboratively with the communities they aim to involve in their studies – starting from shaping the research question, continuing through to the study’s design and implementation, and ensuring meaningful follow-up once the research concludes. This kind of partnership fosters trust, enhances the relevance of the research to those communities, and ultimately leads to greater 
engagement and participation.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Seeking academic collaborators across relevant disciplines to join a small-scale project exploring linguistic diversity in health care use & participation in health research among adults aged 60+ in the UK
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
#PPI #DíaEuropeoDeLasLenguas #InclusiveResearch #CulturalDiversity #LanguageMatters Call for collaborators: www.linkedin.com/posts/a-fern...
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#díaeuropeodelaslenguas #inclusiveresearch #culturaldiversity #languagematters | Alba Fernández-Sanlés
🌍 Feliz Día Europeo das Linguas! / ¡Feliz Día Europeo de las Lenguas! / Happy European Day of Languages! 🌍 🗣️🫂 Normally, my linguistic advocacy and awareness-raising focus on minoritised languages, n...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
#PPI #coproduction Agradezco mucho la difusión para llegar a grupos de hispanohablantes 👅 en UK💂‍♂️ que quieran colaborar en un proyecto de investigación en salud 🏥. También me interesa conocer experiencias de quienes trabajaron en cocreación desde fases iniciales (qué funcionó y qué no).
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I'm taking part in the #LondonMemoryWalk organised by the Alzheimer’s Society. Walking with my family for my grandmother, for invisible carers like my mother, and for every family affected by dementia. Join the walk or support the team that speaks to you. Ours? 1st link at linktr.ee/dralbafs_hb8.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Rosa Color? Flor Rosa con gotas de rocío, Recuerdos. Rosa marchita, Olvidos. Pétalos caídos, Historias para los vivos. #LondonMemoryWalk en memoria de mi abuela y para recaudar fondos para que la Alzheimer's Society siga dando apoyo, orientación y esperanza. Usa el 1º link en linktr.ee/dralbafs_hb8.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Rosa Cor? Flor Rosa con pingas de orballo Lembranzas Rosa murcha Esquecementos Pétalos caídos Historias para os vivos. #LondonMemoryWalk en memoria da miña avoa e para recaudar fondos para que a Alzheimer's Society siga a dar apoio, orientación e esperanza. Usa o 1º link no linktr.ee/dralbafs_hb8.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
This summer has been brutal for my family, www.linkedin.com/posts/a-fern.... Grieving Allo, worrying for Trasno still sick, & coping with the thought that if things had been handled differently, there may not have been a fatal outcome. Thanks to all humans supporting us in any way during these times
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Alzheimer's Association @alzassociation.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Thank you to the more than 11,700 researchers, clinicians and dementia professionals who joined us in Toronto & online for #AAIC25! Together, you advanced science and clinical practice and have given hope to all those living with Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. youtube.com/watch?v=6v9iL-EM9Jc
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AAIC 2025 Highlights Reel | Alzheimer's Association
YouTube video by Alzheimer's Association
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Further details following my original tweet: www.linkedin.com/posts/a-fern...
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Looking forward to connecting with others attending #AAIC2025 in Toronto! | Alba Fernández-Sanlés
Looking forward to connecting with others attending #AAIC2025 in Toronto! 🌍 🧠 I'll be there with colleagues from the UCL Division of Psychiatry, learning, connecting and presenting early findings fro...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Attending #AAIC2025🧠? I'll be there with @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social! After 2+yrs diving into brain epidemiology, I'm excited for this opportunity! Would love to connect with others🌍 in dementia research & care. Drop me a message, or come say hi on Monday & learn about the IMPACT study. Safe travels!
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
A month ago, we travelled for my friend’s wedding and my dad’s surgery. When we returned on 17th June, we found Trasno, our healthy, energetic cat, seriously unwell: waiting by the door, struggling to breathe, eyes watery and visibly thinner. Since yesterday, we are genuinely happy and relieved. 1/
Trasno this morning before I left home. Doing what he used to do.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
What began as caring for my cat became a lesson on the realities of caregiving: demands, isolation, and lack of societal infrastructure to support it. This experience calls for a wider dialogue about care as both a societal priority and a collective responsibility. open.substack.com/pub/albafsan...
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Reclaiming Care: When Caring for a Cat Sparks a Broader Conversation on Care
What began as caring for my cat Trasno quickly became a profound lesson on the realities of caregiving: its demands, isolation, and the lack of societal infrastructure to support it.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
We’ve just added an update with the medical results received so far. I’m not re-sharing the campaign link as it attracts scam accounts. If you’d like to support us or catch up on Trasno’s journey, you can find it by searching “Help save our cat Trasno: Urgent treatment needed” on Google. Thank you.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Thank you for the incredible support during what has probably been one the most difficult times I’ve ever faced (and I don’t say that lightly). Trasno (my cat, my child) is now home and recovering after undergoing major open chest surgery on 27th June. 1/
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-... Thank you all donors & people who shared it. Javi will share more info + numbers/receipts tonight. The current £££££ is overwhelming, so please keep sharing/consider buying us a symbolic coffee as a contribution to the crowdfunding. Thank you, Alba-Javier-Trasno-Allo
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I'm looking for some generous professional interpretations on the data below to help us prepare for the next round of quick decisions after new tests are completed today. I've worked with world leading experts on imaging data, and would truly appreciate your views. Thank you. 1/
Trasno yesterday evening at home. We were told he had cancer on top of a severe infection, and brought him home to spend the night with us before further investigations today.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
¿Nos podrías echar una mano para que Trasno se recupere de una desafortunada infección que afecta a su corazón y pulmones? Los costes se van de mi comprensión humana y capacidad. Muchas gracias por cada céntimo y cada acción de compartir. www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-... Gracias de corazón.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-... Trasno necesita uns tratamentos veterinarios urxentes que se van da miña comprensión humana. Podes axudarnos a compartir ou doando o que vale un café no enlace? Grazas de corazón.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-... Thank you so much for every penny and every share. He is now going to perform the ct scan at Medivet Clerkenwell, and will return to Medivet Kensington to follow from there.
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-... Thank you so much for every penny and every share. He has just gone to perform the CT scan at Medivet Clerkenwell, and will return to Medivet Kensington to follow from there.
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Donate to Help save our cat Trasno: Urgent treatment needed, organized by Javier Ortiz De Guinea
Help save Trasno: Urgent Treatment needed for our cat’s life-… Javier Ortiz De Guinea needs your support for Help save our cat Trasno: Urgent treatment needed
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I am devastated because our cat Trasno is critically ill and needs urgent treatment to survive, but it’s financially overwhelming. If we’ve ever made you smile or feel supported, please consider sharing or contributing: gofundme.com/f/help-save-... Thank you from the heart, Alba
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Donate to Help save our cat Trasno: Urgent treatment needed, organized by Javier Ortiz De Guinea
Help save Trasno: Urgent Treatment needed for our cat’s life… Javier Ortiz De Guinea needs your support for Help save our cat Trasno: Urgent treatment needed
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Please support this documentary my HB friend Rocío is producing. It'll tell the story of a Global South village threatened by a hydro dam. They’re raising $15K to start filming in a country under cultural & democratic strain, once a refuge for many. Time to give back! chuffed.org/project/las-...
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Alun Hughes @adh30.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Cohort profile: characterisation, determinants, mechanisms and consequences of the long-term effects of COVID-19 – providing the evidence base for health care services (CONVALESCENCE) in the UK bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6...
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Cohort profile: characterisation, determinants, mechanisms and consequences of the long-term effects of COVID-19 – providing the evidence base for health care services (CONVALESCENCE) in the UK
Purpose The pathogenesis of the long-lasting symptoms which can follow an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus (‘long covid’) is not fully understood. The ‘COroNaVirus post-Acute Long-term EffectS: Con...
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Alba Fernández-Sanlés (Dr, she/her) @albafsanles.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Haven’t heard about my experience with HB? I’m honoured to be speaking alongside a line-up of high-calibre leaders & researchers shaping the future at the SRUK/CERU Symposium 2025 in York. Let's explore how science can drive global change across disciplines & borders symposium.sruk.org.uk/event-2025
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2025 Symposium
Abstract submission and registration are now open! This year, our Symposium will center on the theme “Facing Challenges”, exploring both the most pressing global research challenges (e.g.
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