1st tweet direct from our shiny new Neurology & neuropsychiatry of COVID-19 twitter account
A record breaking 69 new papers this week summarised for you here by the team👇
https://t.co/oqXACpUB2W
@DrBoddey You should sell tickets for people to come and watch this ''out of the world'' spectacle! Of course, once we wormhole through to the other side of the pandemic. I'll be waiting for my early bird discount. haha.
@TamsynVR@anthonyjhannan@TheFlorey@WEHI_research@CellReports Thanks @TamsynVR Indeed it would be very interesting to study this in humans, but we are far off from such studies. We need to build a solid understanding of this phenomenon in pre-clinical models to be able to narrow down our search in humans-in behaviour + molecular biology
Researchers at the Institute and @TheFlorey recently discovered that males infected with the common Toxoplasma parasite can impact their offspring’s brain health and behaviour.
https://t.co/8UMHc3HHas
Fascinating study with important implications to help explain how paternal factors (e.g.age) influences autism.
Pathogenic Infection in Male Mice Changes Sperm Small RNA Profiles and Transgenerationally Alters Offspring Behavior https://t.co/SR7Kj2Ai0M
Can the impacts of Toxoplasma infections be passed between generations?
New in @CellReports: @drchristonkin, Dr Shiraz Tyebji & @anthonyjhannan@TheFlorey reveal the sperm of Toxo-infected male mice carry small RNAs that impact the offspring's health
https://t.co/OVePJiIJPL
Yes, this beautifully captures the hypocrisy of politicians, and others, who chronically underfund and undervalue science, then turn to scientists in a crisis seeking solutions and salvation. Increased investment in science has the potential to prevent pandemics, or cure them...
Along with all the heartbreaking news, there is one more. When the world is loosing billions a day, when humanity is facing this century's biggest health crisis, scientists still need to "fundraise" a meagre $750k. I hope they are grant writing at the moment. Sad.