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Biological age tests reveal what slows or hastens aging – but they’re useful only for researchers, not consumers
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 7, 2026 Source:Biological age tests reveal what slows or hastens aging – but they’re useful only for researchers, not consumers
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Science gets closer to understanding how a psychedelic trip changes the brain
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 6, 2026 Source:Science gets closer to understanding how a psychedelic trip changes the brain
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Rare hantavirus infection kills three people on cruise ship.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2026 Source:3 Cruise Ship Passengers Dead, Multiple Others Infected After Outbreak of Rare Virus Spread by Rats Reference:Summary of the article (in chronological order of events): Brief description of the pathophysiology of hantavirus (in plain English), including treatment and management: Once inside the body (usually after being inhaled), the…
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Coffee-company-supported study touts what coffee does for your brain and gut. Bottom line, small study, homogenous healthy participants and no means of extrapolating to the rest of us.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 4, 2026 Source:Scientists just discovered what coffee is really doing to your gut and brain Reference: Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition
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Ex Vivo Study Examines an Invented Chewing Gum That Might Help Fight Oral Cancers Caused by HPV….. Some Day, Maybe.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 1, 2026 Source:Scientists Invented a Chewing Gum That Might Help Fight Cancer Some Day Reference:Ex vivo HNSCC clinical studies using saliva and antiviral or antibacterial chewing gums reveal reduction in carcinogenic microbes
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Unexpected hormone discovery of GLP-1 in joints may provide new avenues for arthritis treatment once it is determined what it is actually doing in the joint. Lots of work ahead.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 30, 2026 Source:Unexpected Hormone Discovery Could Change How We Treat Arthritis Reference:Detection of GLP-1 and DPP-4 in synovial fluid: implications for therapeutical strategies in arthritis
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PTSD leaves detectable marks in blood, new research reveals
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 29, 2026 Source:PTSD leaves detectable marks in blood, new research reveals Reference:Towards scalable biomarker discovery in posttraumatic stress disorder: triangulating genomic and phenotypic evidence from a health system biobank
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Flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, found in Long Island waters leave victims with 20% chance of dying in 48 hours. Aging cesspool and septic tank runoff contributing to favourable bacterial growth conditions.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 28, 2026 Source:Flesh-eating bacteria found in Long Island waters leave victims with 20% chance of dying in 48 hours
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Bone marrow transplantation from a select group of donors with HIV resistant cells is provided to a Toronto man with HIV to treat his leukemia now shows sustained remission of his HIV infection.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 27, 2026 Source:In a Canadian first, a Toronto man’s HIV is in sustained remission. Here’s how scientists achieved it
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