Brendan Payne (@viraldoc) profile picture

HIV / ID / Virology doc and researcher. Opinions are my own. Some are well-informed.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Joined March 2012
Congratulations to Dr Brendan Payne & Dr Matthew Hunt from the WCMR @UniofNewcastle & @NewcastleHosps on their contribution to this research paper that highlights the importance of #mitoresearch in many conditions. To find out more 👇#kidney #health #drugdevelopment
New research from @APS_Function identifies how a drug used to treat #HIV and #hepatitis harms the kidneys. Read press release: ow.ly/6jKW50MsKBs CC: @zkc_uzh
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Mark Carney (world renowned economist & banker, ex Governor of the Bank of Canada, ex Governor of the Bank of England, Harvard & Oxford Uni educated, multiple honorary degrees) says Brexit is adding to the cost of living crisis. But we’ve had enough of experts haven’t we?
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Our latest issue is here! Our Basic Science section features a paper by @matthewh951 et al. which comes highly recommended by the editors. journals.lww.com/aidsonline/… Keep reading here to find out why our editors are highlighting this article as a very important read... 🧵⬇️
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We've published our first technical briefing on #Monkeypox. It shares UKHSA analysis which may be useful to other public health investigators and academic partners. Thread below 🧵👇 Read it here: gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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New research suggests that a short nap can reduce stress and help your body fight off illness: bit.ly/1MnPkT1 #sleep
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#smcintro @JeremyFarrar cites #ebola and mitochondrial donation as two examples where media and public engagement has been crucial.
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100,000 Genomes Project: first successful patient diagnoses @uniofnewcastle announced today #Genomes100k bit.ly/100KGPNews
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Does HIV make you fat? Study connects viral load with fat gains dlvr.it/8rtpMS #CROI2015
BASHH press statement about PROUD results here bashh.org/BASHH/News/BASHH/N…
My messages from #CROI2015 3. A lot of mention of the goal of 90-90-90 for #HIV care
My messages from #CROI2015 2: opportunity to get high quality evidence of what treatment works for #Ebola may be being missed
My take on main messages from #CROI2015 1: #PrEP comes of age
HIV maturation inhibitor BMS-955176 looks promising in early study dlvr.it/8l8tK2 #CROI2015
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) stops 86% of HIV infections in PROUD study: aidsmap.com/Pre-exposure-pro… #CROI2015
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Stopping cotrimoxazole during ART raises risk of bacterial illness, malaria, Ugandan trial shows: aidsmap.com/Stopping-cotrimo… #CROI2015
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