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Michael VanElzakker
@MBVanElzakker
Neuroscience researcher @MGHMartinos / @HarvardMed and @PolyBioRF, researching #MEcfs, #LongCOVID, & #PTSD. (all opinions are my own)
Boston, MA
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Aug 10, 2021
    I was invited to talk about 'Long COVID' and share some lessons from #MEcfs by the Mass General/Harvard Med researchers calling themselves the "MGB Center for COVID Innovation Clinical Trial Tools & PHS Covid-19 Data Mart Working Group" youtube.com/watch?v=bGCHJ7… @MGH_RI #LongCOVID
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    What LongCovid may be and how to study it
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Jan 15, 2022
    It's a good historical moment to reflect on the fact that M.S. was commonly called a "hysterical paralysis" conversion disorder until neuroimaging made it possible to see the lesions.
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    Harvard Medical School
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    Jan 15, 2022
    Multiple sclerosis, a progressive disease that affects 2.8 million people worldwide and for which there is no definitive cure, is likely caused by infection with the Epstein-Barr virus news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    May 21, 2019
    Replying to @Reuters
    BREAKING NEWS: Persians found in Persian Gulf
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Apr 11, 2017
    Replying to @DeptofWar @usairforce and 2 others
    The destruction was so bad it made MacArthur vomit. Maybe this is why DPRK wants nukes? Why they do missile tests during US-ROK war games?
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Sep 13, 2022
    Important new study from a very influential assay inventor. Circulating viral proteins (mostly spike) found in the blood of ~2/3 with long-COVID, but not found in people fully recovered from COVID. Consistent with- but not proving- ongoing viral reservoir. academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Jan 20, 2022
    Recruiting adults who had acute COVID19 and still have ongoing symptoms like trouble concentrating and abnormally strong fatigue. Must be in the Boston area, as the study is done in-person. #LongCOVID
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Nov 30, 2021
    Some prelim data from my ongoing neuroinflammation study at Harvard Med/ @MGHMartinos/ @MGH_RI. Longer-term ICC-ME and more recent-onset 'Long-COVID,' both with increased [11C]PBR28 uptake in cingulate cortex vs. age and genotype-matched healthy controls. @polybioRF
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Nov 28, 2022
    Thankful that an NIH R21 grant that we submitted last February was accepted for funding on the first round of review: a deep characterization of neutrophils in ME/CFS and PASC.
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Mar 11, 2022
    Mass. General Psychiatry held a mini-conference yesterday, and we presented some data from an undergraduate project showing that when anxiety and depression questionnaires are given to chronically ill people, the results can be misinterpreted.
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Jan 8, 2022
    Prediction: A major shift in medicine will happen over the next 15 years as Establishment Medicine starts to figure out that pathogens drive risk for many many forms of chronic illness.
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    Ken Klippenstein
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    Jan 8, 2022
    hmm this seems bad
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Oct 21, 2023
    New preprint of a #longCOVID study from us: biorxiv.org/content/10.110… "Neuroinflammation in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) as assessed by [11C]PBR28 PET correlates with vascular disease measures"
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    Neuroinflammation in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) as assessed by [11C]PBR28 PET correla...
    The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has triggered a consequential public health crisis of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), sometimes referred to as long COVID. The mechanisms of the...
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Dec 14, 2020
    It's a true scandal that this simple message is still not being communicated: "The virus can be transmitted in an aerosol fashion - it can hang in the air like second-hand smoke - and so fans and cracked windows are nearly as important as masks and social distance."
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    May 11, 2018
    Replying to @ShomahKhoobi @BethTheModerate and 3 others
    Beth The Moderate Black Woman Former Democrat Current Trump Supporter Who Is Definitely A Real Person pinterest.com/melissaraelynn…
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    Michael VanElzakker
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    Jan 3, 2022
    Reminder that within 5 months after Pearl Harbor, the US was turning out 1500 tanks per month. There is no reason or excuse to not mass-produce free N95 masks and rapid tests for the public
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    Abraar Karan
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    Jan 3, 2022
    The United States needs a National High Filtration Mask Initiative. (January 7th, 2021) statnews.com/2021/01/07/nat…