#ElonMusk, the world's richest person, who oversees #Neuralink & spent >$250M to help elect #Trump, has been leading the effort to cut govt workers w/ #DOGE. Thousands have been cut.
The #FDA firings last week included about 20 people in its office of #neurological & #physical #MedicalDevices several of whom worked on Neuralink…. It is not known if all of the fired workers reviewing Neuralink have received the return offer.
Interesting that it is less prevalent among the young and the old but a notable prevalence among adults aged 30-60 years
Post-COVID Cough Linked to Neurological Dysfunction
Coughing appears to be more closely linked to neurological dysfunction than to classic respiratory involvement.
It doesn't always have to be medication. Some health problems, from chronic #pain and #inflammation to #neurological diseases, can also be treated by #nerve stimulation, for example with the help of electrodes that are attached to the ear and activate the #vagus nerve.
#Biomedical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/01/bmed01272501.html
#Scientists have discovered a #mutation in #SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes #COVID19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system. The findings may help #scientists understand its #neurological symptoms and the mystery of #longCOVID and they could one day even lead to specific treatments to protect and clear the virus from the #brain. #medicine #publichealth #covid #spikeprotein https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-spike-mutations-sars-cov-infect.html #vaccines #healthcare
A new and mysterious #neurological condition is impacting folks in New Brunswick. This one is weird. I wonder if it's fungal in origin.
U.S. Congresswoman #JenniferWexton debuted an #aigenerated version of her #voice, allowing her to continue addressing #Congress despite #speech limitations caused by a rare #neurological condition. https://x.com/repwexton/status/1811089786871877748 #texttospeech #AI #communications #accessibility
#Mathematical modeling of #neurological disease: what if we try to apply concepts and methods of #theoretical #physics to #medicine? Maybe this could lead to new #non-invasive research methods. Enjoy!
#complexnetworks #connectome
The importance of a #NeurologicalStrategy is to improve the health & financial burden caused by common #neurological diseases such as stroke, dementia, epilepsy & injury by upgrading the delivery of #HealthServices through improved organization & quality, improving access to essential services while engaging & protecting #patients & #caregivers.
About the same time he learned of the parasite, #RFKJr said, he was also diagnosed w/ #MercuryPoisoning, most likely from ingesting too much fish containing the dangerous heavy metal, which can cause serious #neurological issues.
“I have #cognitive problems, clearly,” #Kennedy said in the 2012 #deposition. “I have short-term #memory loss, AND I have longer-term memory loss that affects me.”
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#BidenHarris2024 [Reminder: #Biden regularly releases his detailed medical records]
Brain Acidity Linked With Multiple Neurological Disorders
https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-acidity-linked-with-multiple-neurological-disorders #psychology #BrainAcidity #Neurological #Disorders #metabolic #dysfunction #lactate #pH
I went for a walk while the sun was very bright and I ended up with blind spots. But the blind spots didn’t go away. They grew and grew until I realized I could only see half a person walking toward me on the path. Then the blind spots turned into a high intensity halogen strobe light show of a brightness that I haven’t experienced in about twenty years. It’s mostly gone now, thank goodness. Around 2000, I was afflicted with this across about 75% of my vision 24/7. It is utterly debilitating. Sure glad this one acted more like a migraine warning than my usual chronic scintillating scotoma. #migraine #neurological #ScintillatingScotoma #vision #InvisibleDisability https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/visual-aura--and-scotomas-what-do-they-indicate
More than half a million #cats in the United States could be at risk of a severe or even #fatal #neurological reaction to the active ingredient in some top-selling #parasite preventatives for #felines.
#Veterinary #eprinomectin #NexGard COMBO and #Centragard #caturday #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2024/03/vet03292401.html
#Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide, finds study - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/14/neurological-conditions-now-leading-cause-of-ill-health-worldwide-finds-study "Numbers living with or dying from disorders such as stroke rises dramatically to 3.4bn people – 43% of global population" #covid making it worse too...
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/02/27/healthy-runners-stroke-followed-a-bad-bout-of-covid-19
#Vascular complications (as in this article), #neurological damage, muscle #pain.
Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover
https://www.sciencealert.com/long-covid-seems-to-be-a-brain-injury-scientists-discover #LongCOVID #brain #injury #biomarkers #ongoing #inflammation #neurological #injury
I suspect for many cases the AVP may suffice, but my concerns are confirmed here:
Using the virtual keyboard still requires (1) physical gestures or (2) speech.
If the AVP cannot be used exclusively with ones' eyes, then Apple needs to address this in a future update, at the very minimum.
For reference:
My son, he has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and uses the Tobii Dynavox to communicate his needs. He's four.
Older users with similar #neurological conditions can use this tablet to write, read, and send #email just by looking at characters on the virtual keyboard.
This is not new technology. In 2021, Tobii released their eye gaze software for the iPad.
Cancer sometimes triggers sudden memory loss — now we might know why
https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/cancer-sometimes-triggers-sudden-memory-loss-now-we-might-know-why #cancer #memoryloss #protein #paraneoplastic #neurological #syndrome #PNS #particles #onconeural #antibodies
@GottaLaff. Maybe he doesn't know her name or maybe he does and the word comes out wrong because of some #neurological problem.
Throughout the day and night, #cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulses through small fluid-filled channels surrounding blood vessels in the #brain, called #perivascular spaces, to flush out #neuroinflammation and other #neurological waste.
#Autism #Psychiatry #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/12/psyc12192301.html
Gut #microbiota and #neurological effects of #glyphosate
by Lola Rueda-Ruzafa , Francisco Cruz, Pablo Roman, Diana Cardona
August, 2019
"There are currently various concerns regarding certain #environmental #toxins and the possible impact they can have on developmental diseases. #Glyphosate (Gly) is the most utilised #herbicide in #agriculture, although its widespread use is generating controversy in the scientific world because of its probable carcinogenic effect on human cells. Gly performs as an inhibitor of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phospate synthase (EPSP synthase), not only in plants, but also in bacteria. An inhibiting effect on EPSP synthase from intestinal microbiota has been reported, affecting mainly beneficial bacteria. To the contrary, Clostridium spp. and Salmonella strains are shown to be resistant to Gly. Consequently, researchers have suggested that Gly can cause #dysbiosis, a phenomenon which is characterised by an imbalance between beneficial and pathogenic #microorganisms. The overgrowth of bacteria such as #clostridia generates high levels of noxious metabolites in the #brain, which can contribute to the development of neurological deviations. This work reviews the impact of Gly-induced intestinal #dysbiosis on the central nervous system, focusing on emotional, neurological and #neurodegenerative disorders. A wide variety of factors were investigated in relation to brain-related changes, including highlighting #genetic abnormalities, pregnancy-associated problems, diet, infections, vaccines and heavy metals. However, more studies are required to determine the implication of the most internationally used herbicide, Gly, in behavioural disorders."
