Just had a letter published in The Sunday Telegraph extolling the virtues of door furniture made from copper and it’s alloys, excellent antimicrobial action and COVID-19 killed in hours not days unlike many other surfaces. See sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Fascinating research from the Karolinska institute suggesting that women who carry a Neanderthal derived gene may significantly benefit during childbirth: Svante Pääbo, Janet Kelso, Hugo Zeberg. The Neandertal Progesterone Receptor. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2020;

The Killing of George Floyd – policecommander policecommander.wordpress.com/2020/06/03/the…

I am ready. For what? For the #Giro of course! Let me be your guide to discover beautiful Italy. Let’s start from Art! #Giro 103, amore infinito! #PeterIsReady, October 3-25, are you?

scientificamerican.com/article/how-su… Interesting article, highlighting how transmission is highly unlikely outdoors, but also focussing on so called 'superspreaders' who can more easily transmit the virus through an especially 'well lubricated' vocal technique!

A Renaissance of Genomics and Drugs Is Extending Human Longevity singularityhub.com/2020/06/26/a-r… via Singularity Hub . Fascinating insight into a new technique of 'gene editing' to combat genetic illness, previously only available to the uber wealthy but now potentially accessible to all

Living Neanderthal 'Mini-Brains' May Reveal What Makes Our Brains Special singularityhub.com/2018/05/23/liv… via Singularity Hub A fascinating mystery: how a well adapted and stable population of Neanderthals were superceded by Homo Sapiens, with all that remains being a small DNA legacy.

Brilliant, only Peter Sagan could pull this off!

A fascinating new method for analysing the impact of your diet on your health with a simple urine test: Dietary metabotype modelling predicts individual responses to dietary interventions | Nature Food nature.com/articles/s4301…

"If we won’t defend the very thing on which our work depends, we shouldn’t expect the public or the state to defend it for us." harpers.org/a-letter-on-ju…

Exercise May Boost Your Vaccine Response | Two new studies of elite athletes found that working out amplifies the immune response to a flu shot. From Gretchen Reynolds & NYTimes Well featuring research in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: ow.ly/QvOl50BrK3f

NEW Framework for Examination of the Cervical Region for potential of vascular pathologies of the neck [International IFOMPT Cervical Framework] - out for review ready for vote at IFOMPT GM. Thank you L.Carlesso, T.Flynn, W.Hing, R.Kerry, S.Rubinstein, S.Vogel - amazing team!

#DavidTennant congratulations to all for a thought provoking and astonishingly well acted dramatisation of the macabre actions of Denis Neilson. Luke Neal provided a marvellously engaging script steering away from satisfying crude voyeuristic instincts.

As the Buddha reportedly said, “Those attached to perception and views roam the world offending people.” Nowadays, people's obsession with their political views is hurting their well-being and relationships, Dr. Arthur Brooks argues in "How to Build a Life": theatlantic.com/family/archive…

Great response to the slew of misinformation around.

The risk from the AZ vaccine is incredibly low, well below the normal point of tacit risk acceptance, as with the contraceptive pill. Oxford University ensured it was produced at cost price, whilst Pfizer et al continue to make billions in profit..... conspiracy theory?

Researchers at Oxford University have now provided an important context to the often irrational criticism of the AZ vaccine and the risk of rare Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT), risk quantified (all per million): COVID 19 infection = 40, AZ = 5, Pfizer/Moderna = 4, normal= 0.4!

Great work from the BAM Research Group team. NIHR Newcastle BRC NIHR Newcastle BRC @LynnRochester1 @Lisa_HumMovSci Cam Kirk Heather Hunter

Great talk by Cam Kirk at #BioMedEg23 showing insights from the ICICLE-GAIT study on how real-world gait changed in older adults and in people with #Parkinsons over 4.5 years. BAM Research Group Alison Yarnall @LynnRochester1 Parkinson's UK