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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 11h

“I exercise to prevent CVD and dementia.”

“I don’t smoke because, it causes lung cancer and heart disease & makes everything smell.”

Ok… so instead you choose to freely breathe in the biohazard that causes vascular disease, brain damage, AIDS-like conditions, and loss of smell.

Make it make sense

Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 14h

Just curious…

Hands up if you just believe the science you publish and you think everything else is bullshit?

I’m referring to the half-decade of research & half-million publications showing SARS-CoV-2 can lead to new and worsening health conditions of every variety.

I’m talking to you academia.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 11h

Proud of Keira and Fiona for making the Big 12 doubles finals — and taking down Danville’s #1 team along the way (the second time they beat them this month). Great chemistry, grit, and sportsmanship. Central girls tennis keeps proving it’s not just one player carrying the banner.

One example of the horrible coverage - most recent News-Gazette article that fails to mention Keira’s win or Keira and Fiona’s 2nd place finish!

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 11h

@localnews.chambana.online
Central HS girls 🎾 deserves better coverage. My daughter Keira (freshman #2 singles) is 21–1 this season and just won her bracket at the Big 12—her 3rd tournament win (Gold, Purple, Big 12). The paper keeps featuring the same player. Please start covering the whole team.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 11h

They have X amount of hours of use before the lights either burn out or lose substantial efficacy. Some places like Sterilray have claimed their excimers give 30,000 hours of continuous use, but that’s been refuted by Nukit. Their claim is 3-4k hours.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 11h

But that wasn’t the point. The point is when measles cases are detected they shut down schools, hospitals and other facilities. They contact trace. They treat it seriously. And measles can wipe immune memory & do lots of horrible shit. But SARS-2 is worse & likely transmits as easily or more so.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 11h

R0 of measles is often estimated to be between 12 and 18. R0 of SARS-2 has been estimated to be 10-20 for the latest variant but that’s not really the point. Measles is BSL-2 for diagnostic research and for propagation, whereas SARS-2 is-3 for propagation & was downgraded to -2 for political reasons

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 12h

Look, 222 & 254nm are effective & you only want the former (not the latter) to make direct contact w/your eyes & skin. They produce minuscule amounts of ozone. They are safe but expensive & they don’t last long (~2yrs). They also aren’t perfect. I wouldn’t give up my mask in a germicidal light space

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 12h

Equivalent? None. All viruses carry risk, but nothing works as fast and extends as far as SARS-CoV-2 except some other BSL-3 viruses and higher, BUT we don’t just let them rip through society. We contain them.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 12h

And why don’t you at least put purifiers in your classrooms? And why care so much about highly rare theoretical dangers as part of an IRB protocol when there’s a huge threat to bringing anyone into an academic or clinical research environment… infection will ruin outcome data & accelerate disease.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 14h

Just curious…

Hands up if you just believe the science you publish and you think everything else is bullshit?

I’m referring to the half-decade of research & half-million publications showing SARS-CoV-2 can lead to new and worsening health conditions of every variety.

I’m talking to you academia.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 3d

This? uofi.box.com/s/9llu70jkrf...

Still Masked Still Right Fact Sheet - 05072025.pdf | Powered by Box

uofi.box.com

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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 4d

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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 4d

#HalloweenTombstones #62
Scroll up...wayyyy up...

they said i could
boost my immunity
with exercise
but the gym doesn't
filter the air

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 4d

I hate the character limits on Bluesky. To be more specific: One study we reviewed found that ‘immune-boosting exercise’ appeared in about 30% of COVID-related search results — despite no scientific evidence to support the claim.

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 4d

University of Iowa scientists studied 12 people 32 months after COVID and found that reduced lung gas exchange was tied to poorer sleep, higher brain blood flow, and weaker executive function, suggesting lasting lung–brain links in Long COVID.

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Long COVID: Lung Pathophysiology and its Relationship with Cognitive Dysfunction

Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (Long COVID) includes physical and cognitive symptoms that can last long after acute infection. Links between lung pathophysiology and cognitive dysfunction in Long COV...

www.researchsquare.com

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 4d

Exercise isn’t immune to misinformation. Our JMIR Infodemiology review: 9k+ papers screened → 33 included; 82% found misinfo; “immune-boosting workouts” in 30% of COVID results. Read/share: infodemiology.jmir.org/2025/1/e62760

Physical Activity Misinformation on Social Media: Systematic Review

Background: Social media is a prominent way in which health information is spread. The accuracy and credibility of such sources range widely, with misleading statements, misreported results of studies...

infodemiology.jmir.org

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 15d

We found a link between SARS-CoV-2 reinfection & #longCOVID, & a post-pandemic rise in thrombotic events across all populations, regardless of vaccination or prior infection. Findings support continued COVID diagnosis in suspected cases & mask use by healthcare workers treating respiratory patients

www.mdpi.com

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 14d

Read the mouse study ;)

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 15d

Works

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 15d

4 more tools aren’t displaying. Trying to fix right now.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 15d

People have been asking me to post a thread with all of the tools I’ve developed.

Instead: How about a single site to browse & access them all? And try out the upgraded Physical Activity Guidelines Quiz & share your results!

In academia? You’ll love my Mentoring tool.

exercisetechlab.com/tools

Tools - Exercise, Technology, & Cognition Lab

exercisetechlab.com

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 16d

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 16d

So tablet devices no but MacBook and laptop and phones work.

So much for what I learned about mobile-responsiveness.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks for letting me know. I’m not like a pro or anything… testing out on multiple platforms & devices is prob what a pro would do eh? Amateur move over here 😂

Note to self:
Check multi platforms AND devices before shipping.

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 16d

Really? That’s 🤪

Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 16d

Left and right or A and D