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AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 21, 2026 Source:AI-calculated brain age predicts dementia risk years before doctors can see it Reference:Comparison of Brain Age With Standard MRI Assessment for Dementia Risk Stratification in Subjective and Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Second-hand human-interest retelling of a family’s account of a ten year delay of Lyme disease diagnosis with other suspect claims creates doubt of its overall veracity.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 20, 2026 Source:Four siblings battled the same symptoms for a decade. The family dog had already been diagnosed with what they had. WARNING: Link is here but be warned it has been scanned and has been determined to be a malicious website) Reference:Here is a review of the details to…
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Daily sugary drinks linked to 250 per cent higher stomach-cancer relative risk, but this translates into an absolute risk difference of 0.01 per cent because of the rarity of these cancers.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 19, 2026 Source:Sugary drinks may increase risk of gastric cancer: study Reference:Association between sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverage intake and gastric cancer incidence
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Study in Nature Communications reports that dietary feeding of phosphatidylcholine or its precursor choline restored more youthful mitochondrial structure and function in worm and human cell culture models restoring more youthful function.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 18, 2026 Source:Scientists Uncovered a Hidden Switch Inside Our Cells That Could Slow—or Even Reverse—Aging Reference:Aging-associated decline of phosphatidylcholine synthesis is a malleable trigger of natural mitochondrial aging
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Phase 1 targeted gene editing study demonstrates safety and reduction in LDL cholesterol levels through specific protein pathway
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 17, 2026 Source:‘An extremely exciting milestone!’: landmark treatment slashes cholesterol by 62% with a single dose Reference:In Vivo Base Editing of PCSK9 with VERVE-102 for Hypercholesterolemia
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House Calls, #1025, August 16, 2026: High Speed Pedestrians
A recent CTV news report raises concerns of underage children riding high speed e-scooters resulting in death, head injuries and other trauma. Cities need to enforce the age restrictions and promote safety when using e-scooters. They should not be used on sidewalks given their high speed and risk of harm to pedestrians. A review of…
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House Calls, #1024, August 2, 2026: Your health taxed to the limit.
Joining me today is Nadeem Esmail, Director, Health Policy at the Fraser Institute. We discuss their latest report, The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2026. How much of our taxes go to health care? Do we get value for our dollars? How does this compare to other universal health care systems in the world…
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An anti-cancer drug has been successfully repurposed to quiet a hyper-reactive immune system, giving hope to a kidney transplant who previously had none
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 31, 2026 Source:Medical breakthrough allows kidney transplant for patient with zero options Reference:T-Cell Engager–Mediated HLA Antibody Depletion before Kidney Transplantation.
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Study reveals how gum disease drives systemic inflammation
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 30, 2026 Source:Study reveals how gum disease drives systemic inflammation Reference: CHAC2-mediated glutathione metabolic reprogramming drives N1 polarization of bone marrow neutrophils and exacerbates inflammatory comorbidities.
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