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Cat ownership linked to increased risk of schizophrenia, according to a metanalysis using low quality studies and caveats aplenty.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 4, 2025 Source:Cat Ownership Linked to Increased Risk of Schizophrenia, Research Suggests Reference:Cat Ownership and Schizophrenia-Related Disorders and Psychotic-Like Experiences:…
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Ultrasound deep brain stimulation seems to aid in positive learning and decision-making behaviours shown in this small study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 3, 2025 Source:Neural Ultrasound Boosts Learning in 60 Seconds Reference:Non-invasive ultrasonic neuromodulation of the human nucleus accumbens impacts reward sensitivity…
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Your skin has a built-in cancer defense and sunlight turns the genetic protective mechanism off
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 2, 2025 Source:Your skin has a built-in cancer defense and sunlight turns it off Reference:YTHDF2 regulates self non-coding RNA metabolism…
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Tattoo ink moves through body, killing immune cells, study says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 1, 2025 Source:Tattoo ink moves through body, killing immune cells, study says Related posts: Case-control study shows association but no…
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House Calls, #993, November 30, 2025: Clarke’s Third Law
Categories: Sunday House Call Shows“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” – Arthur C. Clarke Advancements in AI and genetic research tools are opening up avenues for treatment…
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Millions of Women Take This Daily Medication. It’s Now ‘Confirmed’ to Increase Breast Cancer Risk by about 1/7500 women per year and fails to mention the 20-40% risk reduction for uterine and ovarian cancer when used for years.
Categories: Cancer/Oncology, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Generic Drugs, Health Statistics, Prevention and Screening, Science and Media ReportingMedical Mythbusting Commentary for November 27, 2025 Source:Millions of Women Take This Daily Medication. It’s Now ‘Confirmed’ to Increase Breast Cancer Risk Related posts: Angelina…
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A breakthrough of bubbles and sound: Canadian scientist gives glioblastoma patients hope
Categories: Cancer/OncologyMedical Mythbusting Commentary for November 26, 2025 Source:A breakthrough of bubbles and sound: Canadian scientist gives glioblastoma patients hope Related posts: Genes research offers cancer…
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RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 25, 2025 Source:RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts Related posts: Where is the…
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Unusual days signal rising migraine risk
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 24, 2025 Source:Unusual days signal rising migraine risk Reference:Information-Theoretic Trigger Surprisal and Future Headache Activity Related posts: New mechanism for…
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