obalsiger.bsky.social
Director of Finance, Membership and Publishing at the British Society for Immunology (BSI), also Treasurer/Trustee of Applied Microbiology International (AMI). Dad who loves science and sports (especially #immunology and #taekwondo) All views are my own.
👤 Joined on 28 November 2024
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Show PostLeiden University researchers studied 79 Long COVID patients and found elevated complement regulators Factor H and C4BP. In severe COVID, patient serum also made blood vessel cells more vulnerable to complement attack. academic.oup.com/cei/advance-...
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Show PostNew research in Immunotherapy Advances suggests age related differences in how children and adults process immunoglobulin replacement therapy are unlikely to be clinically meaningful. The findings support dosing guided by individual needs, rather than age alone. Read more: vist.ly/5pgfc
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