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Pirta Hotulainen

@pirtahotulainen.bsky.social
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Cell biologist, neuroscientist, inflammation, long covid

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Well done to Mark Vink on getting another piece published: this one has the provocative title, "CBT and graded exercise therapy studies have proven that ME/CFS and long Covid are physical diseases, yet no one is aware of that" www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum... #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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Frontiers | CBT and graded exercise therapy studies have proven that ME/CFS and long Covid are physical diseases, yet no one is aware of that
The cognitive behavioral model (CBmodel) (1,2) has dominated the world of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) since the 1990s. Accord...
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
'Scientists discover how viral infection triggers autoimmune disease' 'The Garvan team revealed that this is not the case – rather, the critical trigger is mutations in 'rogue clone' B cells' www.news-medical.net/news/2025011...
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Scientists discover how viral infection triggers autoimmune disease
Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and opening a promising new approach to develo...
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Pirta Hotulainen @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Miksi potilaat ja tutkijat tuntevat long covidin hyvin, mutta lääkäreitä tämä sama tieto ei tavoita? Monta surullista tarinaa, mutta onneksi päätarina sai onnellisen lopun. Long covid spesialistin hoidossa alkoi vihdoin elpyminen. time.com/7206080/long...
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Dismissed and Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards
The chronic illnesses that make doctors doubt their patients often start after what “should” be a short-lived sickness—like COVID-19.
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Pirta Hotulainen @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Increased choroid plexus volume in long covid! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Choroid plexus volume is enlarged in long COVID and associated with cognitive and brain changes - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Choroid plexus volume is enlarged in long COVID and associated with cognitive and brain changes
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Pirta Hotulainen @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Minusta ei pitäisi joutua pelkäämään infektioita, kun joutuu sairaalaan😕 Pisteet potilaille Woltilla tilatuista kotitesteistä👍 www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/pe...
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Perussairaat naiset saivat rajun influenssan sairaalassa – lääkitystä ei aloitettu pyynnöstä huolimatta: "Taistelimme kahdestaan"
Influenssan iskiessä perussairailla lääkitys aloitetaan matalalla kynnyksellä. Tartunnan riski on sen jälkeen pieni.
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Pirta Hotulainen @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Asiallinen paketti, näillä pääsee jo pitkälle👍
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Blood vessel wall (endothelial) inflammation as a key to multi-organ complications of Covid and #LongCovid @science.org science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Endothelial inflammation in COVID-19
Disrupted endothelial function underlies the multiorgan complications of COVID-19
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INCF @incforg.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Applications open to the University of Sussex Neuroscience's Sep 2025 PhD program, fully-funded, +UKRI rate stipend 🧠 📅 Apply by Jan 13 Research themes incl: - Sensory neuroscience - Neural circuits of behavior - Learning & memory - Neurodegeneration - Computational neuroscience & AI - & more!
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Surly Amy @surlyamy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Almost forgot my #ArtAdventCalendar for day 14. I guess my neurons aren’t firing at full capacity today! In honor of that here’s a painting I did of what is known as “Brainbow.” Neuroscientists sometimes use bioluminescence to light up individual neurons. A very beautiful bit of science. 🧬 🌈 #sciart
An acrylic on canvas painting of neurons in the hippocampus lit up like a rainbow
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Matt Tyska @tyskalabactual.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Synchronized filopodial formation for #FluorescenceFriday 💥 #CellBiology #Microscopy @vucellimaging.bsky.social
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gregschwartznu.bsky.social @gregschwartznu.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I am thrilled to announce that Rich Kramer and I are co-directing a BRAND NEW hands-on visual neuroscience course at the MBL. August 1-16, 2025. Details in this flyer. Trainees please apply. And everyone, please spread the word!
Flyer for a visual neuroscience course with colorful images of scientific data and model species.
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Marie Snyder @mariesnyder.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
"Despite this rapidly accumulating body of evidence regarding the pathobiology of long COVID, psychogenic and functional interpretations of the illness presentation continue to be endorsed by some healthcare professionals, creating confusion and inappropriate diagnostic and therapeutic pathways."
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Ebidemiologi Kalmanen @ekalmanen.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Tein aloituspaketin (ainakin) #korona​sta (ainakin) suomeksi kirjoittavista. Jos haluat itsesi listalle tai pois listalta, kerro niin päivitän listaa. Osa listalla olevista on ainakin vielä aika hiljaisia täällä sinitaivaan puolella. go.bsky.app/3kK99sL
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Ebidemiologi Kalmanen @ekalmanen.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Meillä Suomessa on tämä sama, paitsi että tehdään vasta sitten kun teho-osastot ovat täynnä, valmiuslaki käytössä ja hoitajat pakkotöissä. Ja sittenkin kun nämä kevyemmät toimet on otettu, otetaan maskit (ja vain kirurgiset!) suosituksena, ettei mene vain liioittelun/ylireagoinnin puolelle.
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Iikka Kivi @koomikkokivi.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
No tätä minäkin olen ihmetellyt, että jälkikäteen lockdowneihin on suhtauduttu suorastaan hysteerisesti. Ehkäpä ne olivat vain kätevän helppo selitys lasten ja nuorten yleiselle pahoinvoinnille. yle.fi/a/74-20130108
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Tuore tutkimus: nuorten pahoinvoinnista on syytetty liikaa koronapandemiaa
Turun yliopiston väitöstutkimus kyseenalaistaa käsitykset pandemian yksipuolisen kielteisistä vaikutuksista nuoriin.
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
"The best treatment is grade exercise therapy" Nooooooo. Not 16 years ago and definitely not now. #MECFS #LongCovid
Article that reads: Graded exercise therapy should not be recommended for patients with post-exertional malaise. Knowledge about the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of post-exertional malaise is rapidly evolving in people living with long COVID. Landmark research showed that exercise in people living with long COVID is significantly associated with abnormal immune and metabolic responses to exercise in skeletal muscle compared with healthy control participants. Therefore, graded exercise therapy should not be recommended for people living with long COVID and post-exertional malaise.
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Pirta Hotulainen @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
In contrast! Denialist life is easy in Finland! Just avoid reading and if you have to read, just misunderstand everything. Blame those who write about facts.
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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 08/12/2024
👌News about a new #LongCovid monoclonal antibody trial coming in Jan 2025 by legend Prof Nancy Klimas 🧪 From a start of 3 case studies who recovered from Regeneron. Now Evushield has stepped in & FDA approval has been given with a rapid review 🥳
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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Today Sofia became the fourth PhD student to graduate from the NeuroCyto team. Congrats Dr Tumminia! Thank you to the jury, Lydia Danglot and @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social
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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Great seminar at @inp-marseille.bsky.social this morning by @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social from Helsinki, who warned us about only seeing what we're looking for in cell biology, before offering a panorama of her group's current projects. Great way to celebrate Finland's independence day! 🇫🇮
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Environmental exposures and familial background alter the induction of neuropathology and inflammation after SARS-CoV-2 infection. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Environmental exposures and familial background alter the induction of neuropathology and inflammation after SARS-CoV-2 infection. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.02.626375v1
Basal ganglia disease has been reported as a post-infection sequela of several viruses, with documen
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Tapio Määttä @tapiomaatta.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
”Yliopiston on rohkaistava ja tuettava tutkijoita osallistumaan yhteiskunnalliseen keskusteluun ja toisaalta suojeltava ja puolustettava heitä heidän joutuessaan epäasiallinen arvostelun ja maalittamisen kohteiksi.” Lukusuositus: rehtoriJukka Mönkkösen kolumni www.savonsanomat.fi/paakirjoitus...
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Jukka Mönkkösen kolumni | Suomalaiset luottavat edelleen tieteeseen, mutta tulevaisuus huolestuttaa
Kaikkinainen yhteiskunnallinen ja poliittinen kahtiajakautuminen tuntuu vain jatkuvasti lisääntyvän maailmassa.
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Ali Maximilian Erturk @erturklab.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Our new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulates & persists in the body for years after infection, especially in the skull-meninges-brain axis, potentially driving long COVID. mRNA vaccines help but cannot stop it🔬🧠🦠🧵Your weekend read👇 @cellpress.bsky.social cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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Tasia Asakawa @tasiaasakawa.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
DEADLINE 19 December to nominate scientists for the ALBA-FKNE #Diversity Prize in #neuroscience! Don't miss this opportunity before the holidays! @network-alba.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social #FENS #ALBA #FKNE
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Quentin Huys @docqhuys.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
New position at UCL!! Lecturer in Neuroscience in the Department of Imaging Neuroscience, home to the internationally renowned Functional Imaging Laboratory (FIL). Details are here: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/.... 70% research, 30% teaching on a new BSc Neuroscience course.
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Tasia Asakawa @tasiaasakawa.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The Nordic #neuroscience societies welcome you all to the FENS Regional Meeting in Oslo next year - the first time ever in a Nordic country! The CALL FOR SYMPOSIA is still open until 30 November. Submit now! frm2025oslo.no #FRM2025 #brain #FENS @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social @olekiehn.bsky.social
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Pirta Hotulainen @pirtahotulainen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Jatkoimme debattia long covid:n elinvaurioista. @oksanenlotta.bsky.social www.mediuutiset.fi/debatti/long...
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