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Scientists Find an Early Parkinson’s Signal Hidden in Blood
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 24, 2026 Source:Scientists Find an Early Parkinson’s Signal Hidden in Blood Reference:Longitudinal assessment of DNA repair signature trajectory in prodromal…
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Thirteen types of cancer in cats has significant parallels with how the disease plays out in humans and can be used as a model for treatment strategies and studies.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 23, 2026 Source:Could insight from cats lead to breast cancer cures? Reference:The oncogenome of the domestic cat Related posts: Genes…
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Mouse model suggests our brains may learn more from rare events than from repetition but wider scope of evaluation required to determine if this applies to only some endeavours and skills.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 20, 2026 Source:Our brains may learn more from rare events than from repetition Reference:Duration between rewards controls the rate of…
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Drinking caffeinated coffee and tea daily may slightly decrease risk of dementia. Absolute risk reduction of 0.2%. Highest vs lowest caffeinated coffee quartile: incidence 141 vs 330 per 100,000 person-years (difference ~189 cases/100,000 person-years; ARR ≈ 0.189%). And this makes headlines. 🙄
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 19, 2026 Source:Drinking caffeinated coffee and tea daily may slightly decrease risk of dementia: Experts Reference:Coffee and Tea Intake, Dementia…
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Bacteria found in underground cave after thousands of years is resistant to antibiotics: study. Just don’t let it escape from the lab and transfer those genes to its friends.
Categories: MicrobiologyMedical Mythbusting Commentary for February 18, 2026 Source:Bacteria found in underground cave after thousands of years is resistant to antibiotics: study Reference:First genome sequence and…
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The time of day when a dose of immunochemotherapy is given in non-small cell lung cancer may have an impact on treatment efficacy.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 17, 2026 Source:How well a cancer treatment works may depend on the time of day you get it Reference:Time-of-day immunochemotherapy…
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House Calls, #1002, February 15, 2026: PrescribeIT: Because nothing says modern healthcare like spending a quarter billion dollars to keep using my fax machine.
Categories: Sunday House Call ShowsThe fiasco that was PrescibeIT. The Federal governments attempt to create an electronic prescribing system falls flat after spending $250 million with less than 5%…
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Soda pop study with the usual self-reporting bias food questionnaires links to risk of developing fatty liver disease. Not great to drink the stuff so limiting use is a healthful choice for many reasons but study itself cannot demonstrate causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 13, 2026 Source:This Everyday Nonalcoholic Drink Could Be Linked to Serious Liver Risk, Researchers Say Reference:Soft drink consumption and increased…