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Neuroplasticity is evident in response to many human endeavours and experiences. So too it seems in new fathers with the results of this small study.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 14, 2022 Source:Measuring changes to the male brain after fathering a child Reference:First-time fathers show longitudinal gray matter cortical volume reductions: evidence from two international samples
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Researchers present a potential test to predict a baby’s asthma risk in their first year of life and the preventive treatments that can follow.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 13, 2022 Source:By better predicting asthma risk, preventive treatments could bypass disease development Reference:Lipopolysaccharide-induced interferon response networks at birth are predictive of severe viral lower respiratory infections in the first year of life
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Tweaking CAR-T activity with on/off switches may reduce cytokine release syndrome.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 12, 2022 Source:Immune cells engineered to battle cancer can be turned ‘on’ or ‘off’ Reference:High-performance multiplex drug-gated CAR circuits
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Sunday House Call, #850, September 11, 2022: Governments still can’t get it right after thirty years of promises to fix health care.
Thirty years of governments from all parties promising solutions to our health care system has ended with the same if not worse results. What will it take to make the necessary changes for this to produce a different and more positive result? Your calls about: Trigeminal Neuralgia Post Herpetic Neuralgia Questions about OHIP Can ozempic…
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Blood test for ALS undergoing trials for efficacy. If successful, how will this change the management of an untreatable (presently) terminal disease? It could provide an increased lead time to prepare support services.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2022 Source:Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS Reference:Company press release
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The observational study claims for ivermectin’s efficacy continue but the evidence from RCTs continues to show that it is not a treatment for COVID.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 7, 2022 Reference: Ivermectin Doesn’t Help Treat COVID-19, Large Study Finds Ivermectin study in the city of Itajaí contains several methodological weaknesses, resulting in questionable conclusions Review of study Ivermectin Prophylaxis Used for COVID-19 Reduces COVID-19 Infection and Mortality Rates: A City-Wide, Prospective Observational Study of 223,128 Subjects Using Propensity…
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Neural-network-AI-based model used by mobile phone app detects COVID-19 using voice analyzing algorithms. More crowd-sourced data required to improve specificity and sensitivity but interesting use of AI network.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 6, 2022 Source:Mobile phone app accurately detects COVID-19 infection in people’s voices with the help of AI
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Sunday House Call, #849, September 4, 2022: No more phony baloney!
Some of the tools you can use to help combat the onslaught of misinformation. Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit remains a valuable reference. This web site provide a plethora of Logical Fallacies for your review. Your calls: Ozempic for weight loss management in combination with professional dietitian support Nasal cold sores and their management A…
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Observational design, limited study duration of three months use, variable dosing, self reporting bias, lack of feedback from family/friends about subject’s cannabis use limit conclusion that they are no more likely to lack motivation than non-users.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 2, 2022 Source:Cannabis users no more likely to lack motivation than non-users: Study breaks ‘stoner’ stereotype Reference:Anhedonia, apathy, pleasure, and effort-based decision-making in adult and adolescent cannabis users and controls
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