Here we go, to BAT, again! Graphic 1, from Wikipedia: BAT cells have many active mitochondria and WAT cells have hardly any. On the other hand, white fat cells swell, with a huge globule of fatty acids and oils, while BAT does not store fats. A few WAT (white adipose tissue) progenitor (stem) cells can convert to “Beige adipocytes” in cold-weather conditions, or when stimulated by continuous administration of Triiodothyronine (T3), but they are less efficient heat producers than the BAT is. White, brown and beige adipocytes (from Wikipedia). A report from “Medscape”, written by Courtney Southwick, dated 10/17/23, advises…

Long Covid, Depression and Anxiety This just in: a report, from “Medscape Medical News”, on an article documenting the neuropsychiatric complications of Long Covid, especially the high rates of depression and anxiety. The note was written by Sarah Novak and published on 10/10/23 (designation of this article as “news” is “iffy”, since the original article is more than 2 years old; but it’s worth a comment, anyway – vide infra). To quote Ms. Novak, “It’s a surprising finding that shows that those with Long COVID complications may experience more mental distress than people with other chronic illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s…

Re: interferon Covid 19 and “Long Covid” continue to present a thorny problem for individuals, doctors, nurses, hospitals and the public health system. Much has been written about Covid and new reports continue to occupy my newsfeed– I flag all interesting looking reports (on many subjects – not just Covid) and I try to examine them for interesting material on an ongoing basis. Occasionally, however an important paper is overlooked. This one, on INTERFERON, was published in Feb. 2023: but I only just found it, while reviewing unread articles. The paper was submitted by Prof. Dr. F. Perry Wilson, MD,…