Xaínza Barreiro Pisco

Aspiring neuroscience researcher | IB student promoting evidence-based information on health, climate change & global issues.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

🔵In an AI-driven world obsessed with instant trends, reading and writing are the ultimate biohacks. Deep literacy doesn't just pass the time—it preserves speech connectedness and builds cognitive reserve against the aging brain.

[Curious Minds @CuriousMindsHub]

Read often. Write often.
Read often. Write often.
Read often. Write often.
Read often. Write often.

Because the brain ages, but habits matter.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

A veces conviene recordar que, en una moto, lo que detiene un impacto no es una pared. Es un cuerpo humano.

@H12Octubre

[Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre @H12Octubre]

🚗 Nueva operación salida.

🏍 Registro RETRAUCI, apoyado por @SEMICYUC y coordinado por @ucite12 del #Hospital12deOctubre, alerta de que el 32% de accidentes en UCI son de moto.

🛴 Bajan los de coches y aparecen patinetes.

+Info: https://t.co/Uj8GZVv36L

#somosdel12

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

Medicine is more than diagnoses and treatments. Behind every diagnosis is a story, and behind every treatment is a person. Empathy heals as much as expertise.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

Promising clinical data vs. regulatory hurdles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy 🧬

​Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial (@TheLancet ) shows deramiocel slowed upper limb decline by ~54% (PUL 2.0) at 12 mos in advanced DMD.

​FDA advisory panel voted 9-3 against cardiac efficacy.
#Neurology

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

🔵 KEYNOTE-B15/EV-304 trial (published in @NEJM ): The perioperative combination of enfortumab vedotin + pembrolizumab reduced the risk of death by 35% and the risk of relapse by 47% compared to standard chemotherapy in muscle-invasive cancer. https://t.co/iXYKtLMCK3

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

✅ Two traditional medicine home remedies to fight tonsillitis/strep throat and pus spots on the throat:

🟡 warm water and salt gargle

🟡 honey and lemon gargle

(3 or 4 times a day)

It helps reduce inflammation and expel pus naturally!

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

🔵 77.7% of people do not trust health information on social media; however, more than 21% make medical decisions based on this content. This JAMA study highlights the gap between reported distrust and actual user behavior, underscoring the risks of online medical information. 👇

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

🔬🧬Historic turning point in gynecology: The FDA removes the boxed warning for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Current evidence confirms that, when started in women under 60 or at the onset of menopause, it is safe and beneficial.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

✅A new low-dose contraceptive patch (Gwyn Lo) has been approved!

It offers lower estrogen exposure, high efficacy, and excellent bleeding control, and is suitable for women with a BMI up to 30 kg/m².

A major step forward in hormonal health and contraception. 🩺💊

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

🏥 Vigo Hospital marks a historic milestone in Spanish cardiology

The Álvaro Cunqueiro becomes the first hospital in the country to implant a new, next-generation valve to treat aortic regurgitation.

https://t.co/4qrsZwFkUB

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

You don't lose muscle because you get old. You get old because you stop using your muscle.
​Muscle biology doesn't read your birth certificate—it reads resistance. Every heavy lift is a signal to your biology that you're not done yet.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

Muscle tissue doesn't care about your age; it responds to tension. Even in our later decades, muscle fibers retain the ability to rebuild and strengthen in response to resistance. Physical decline isn't inevitable—it’s a conversation you can actively direct.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

The human brain spends every night cleaning itself. During deep sleep, the glymphatic system clears out metabolic waste accumulated throughout the day. You don’t need a complex detox protocol—your body already has one built in. Protect your sleep; it’s the original reset button.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

🛑A patient arrives with ataxia... Where do you start ruling out? 🛑
The key is not just what causes it, but when it started. Dividing the etiologies into Acute, Subacute, and Chronic saves you time and unnecessary studies.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

⚪ SNAP: A recent large-scale clinical trial (@NEJM /@TheLancet) on S. aureus sepsis concludes that cefazolin and benzylpenicillin are safer (less kidney failure) and just as effective as cloxacillin. https://t.co/1obI4tcHH6

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

Why do patients ask AI first?

​It’s not just tech—it’s healthcare friction. Trust in US physicians dropped to 40% (2024), and LLMs offer low-friction answers.

​We need to build trust and access, not just lecture on AI risks. 🩺

​#DigitalHealth #Healthcare

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

@winner_zon1403 The use of gloves should be mandatory in all procedures!

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

@IhabFathiSulima Vasovagal syncope, often mistaken for epilepsy. In this case, it is caused by the injection itself, which can lead to a drop in blood pressure and anxiety, resulting in syncope. To restore the patient's condition, olfactory stimulation with the smell of alcohol is often used.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

@modernHealthMe Vasovagal syncope, often mistaken for epilepsy. In this case, it is caused by the injection itself, which can lead to a drop in blood pressure and anxiety, resulting in syncope. To restore the patient's condition, olfactory stimulation with the smell of alcohol is often used.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

Treatment doesn't fail when the first option doesn't work; it fails when we lose the perseverance to keep searching for the right combination.

[Michael Okun @MichaelOkun]

Don't give up on myoclonus. One of my favorite take-home messages from Tony Lang's presentation today at the 36th Annual Aspen Course was that treating myoclonus requires persistence. Too often we stop after one medication fails, but many patients experience meaningful improvement only after careful adjustments and thoughtful combination therapy. Medications such as clonazepam, levetiracetam, valproic acid, zonisamide, and others each have a role, while drugs like phenytoin, carbamazepine, and gabapentin can worsen certain forms of myoclonus and should generally be avoided. Perhaps the most important pearl was this: don't quit. It is not uncommon for patients to require two, three, four, or even more medications working together to achieve the right balance of efficacy and tolerability. As movement disorder specialists, our job is to keep asking questions, refine the diagnosis, and thoughtfully adjust therapy until we find the best path forward. Sometimes the difference between disability and function is simply the willingness to keep trying.

[Xaínza Barreiro Pisco @XainzaP]

Those people who walk like they're late for everything... turns out they're doing their brains a huge favor.
According to a new study published in Neurology, maintaining a brisk walking pace in older age is associated with better brain protection.
Pick up the pace! 💨