Isabella Backman

Senior Science Writer and Editor @YaleMed

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

ME/CFS is a severe condition that has been ignored and even questioned as an illness. But growing interest around long Covid may finally shine light on neglected chronic ailments like ME.
Thank you @VirusesImmunity, @hmkyale,@Rivkatweets and Beth Pollack.
https://t.co/rx7vtbcj6F

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

A new study has discovered that brains of autistic people have fewer of a receptor for glutamate, the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.

The findings could help explain various characteristics linked to autism.
@J_McPartland
https://t.co/FzfskfWTjd

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

In a 1.3 billion dollar deal, Merck acquired Modifi Bio last fall.

I cover one research team's journey to develop a novel drug for glioblastoma, and a young patient who inspired the team to push forward even when on the verge of running out of funding.
https://t.co/dkciyJGEla

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

Finally decided to make my way over to Bluesky! Give me a follow @izzybackman.bsky.social

[Marlene Berke @MarleneBerke]

A groundbreaking new report from the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine @theNASEM calls for the creation of a new @NIH institute dedicated to women's health. The report included my testimony on vulvodynia (chronic vulvar pain)!

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

@ChaunceyGardner @GraceKongPhD @dhirajmurthy @DrDeepaCamenga @NIH @CDCgov I addressed this in the second paragraph of the article, thanks!

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

Ads promoting vaping products are aggressively targeting teens via their smart phones. I spoke with researchers to learn more about tactics tobacco companies use to reach youth through social media
Thank you @GraceKongPhD @dhirajmurthy @DrDeepaCamenga
https://t.co/1jgLlNsjDS

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

Today, we launched our new Long COVID Dispatches series, "Voices of Long COVID," in which we invited our readers to share their experiences of living with the disease.
See our first post here:
https://t.co/xf4OvJMoAl
@LisaSandersmd

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

Getting the updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall?

A new study finds the shots not only prevent severe disease, but also may reduce the risk of Long COVID.
@LisaSandersmd @zalaly @ScottRobertsMD

https://t.co/DyYIpnGppT

[Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity]

Thank you @IzzyBackman @YaleMed for highlighting our latest work by @keylas3 @SilvaJ_C et al demonstrating the role of autoantibodies in #longCOVID disease pathogenesis 🙏🏽 Very grateful to collaborate with @PutrinoLab @hmkyale @LindsayMcA @SpudichSerena!

https://t.co/n42yxx9ynS

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

Do you have Long COVID and chest pain as a symptom? For Long COVID Dispatches, we're looking for patients who would like to anonymously share their stories.

Shoot me a 📩 if you're interested
https://t.co/Fy16abGlLu

[Harlan Krumholz @hmkyale]

So proud of our Phase 2 IND decentralized trial; covered the entire contiguous US. Thx to @IzzyBackman for a great article that captures the participant perspective and conveys how we have cracked the code on this approach. @YaleMed @YaleCII @yalediscovers https://t.co/eVDeaOgchf

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

I am excited to announce the launch of @YaleMedicine's "Long COVID Dispatches from the Front Lines with @LisaSandersmd"

This blog has been my first major project in an editorial role and after a year of hard work it's finally come to life. Check it out:

https://t.co/Fy16abFNVW

[Agingdoc🩺Dr David Barzilai🔔MD PhD MS MBA DipABLM @agingdoc1]

High-intensity Exercise Can Reverse Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease

@IzzyBackman @MagazineYale

🏃‍♀️https://t.co/q0ILUO8D6Z

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

@jfitzgeraldMD Why couldn’t I have seen this tweet 5 years ago it would’ve saved me so much pain and trauma :’)

[Jocelyn J. Fitzgerald MD @jjfitzgeraldMD]

Another day, another patient diagnosed with IC as a teenager who actually had endometriosis the whole time and was finally diagnosed at 30 years old.

I see this patient over and over and over and over and over.

In my mind bladder pain is endometriosis until I prove otherwise.

[Liz Highleyman @LizHighleyman]

This👇. Sometimes women go without care too long, develop late complications or a serious fetal problem is detected late, but women don't carry a pregnancy for 8 months & just change their mind.
Abortion “until the day of birth” is almost never a thing
https://t.co/3Q9L3jRS1I

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

Brain fog is a common Long COVID symptom. A new study rules out neuroinflammation & blood-brain-barrier dysfunction as likely causes.

"With more studies, we can start to eliminate some of the possibilities & zero in on others," says @ShelFarFar @YaleMed
https://t.co/aqMTur3mzY

[Yale School of Medicine @YaleMed]

“#LongCOVID has taught the world that these #diseases are real... and we need to study them.” – Yale Center for #Infection and #Immunity founder @VirusesImmunity on the new center’s vital #research mission. https://t.co/4j689z2TSy

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

Teplizumab (Tzield®) helps preserve the ability of children and adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes to make their own insulin, a phase 3 trial finds.
Read my latest story for @YaleMed:
https://t.co/QV8mHILSML

[Isabella Backman @IzzyBackman]

A new study explains why we remember emotional experiences better even when our acute stress response is activated.
My latest for @YaleMed with @ev_goldfarb
https://t.co/9kICAi6YpF