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Way too soon for a headline to suggest that an Aloe Vera compound may help treat Alzheimer Disease based only on computer modelling.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 5, 2026 Source:Aloe Vera Compound May Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Simulations Suggest Reference:In silico exploration of Aloe vera leaf compounds as dual AChE and BChE inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease therapy
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Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, a study of ten men reveals. Much more data and larger population needed to determine if there is a causal relationship or reverse causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 4, 2026 Source:Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals
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New Toothpaste Stops Gum Disease Without Harming Healthy Bacteria But Long-Term Outcome Data Needed.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 3, 2026 Source:New Toothpaste Stops Gum Disease Without Harming Healthy Bacteria
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Several heart health myths like ‘diabetes won’t harm my heart’ or ‘if it runs in my family there is nothing I can do’, debunked.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 2, 2026 Source:Doctor debunks 3 common heart health myths
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B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 27, 2026 Source:B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology Reference:Prime Editing for p47phox-Deficient Chronic Granulomatous Disease
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New rapid five-day protocol application of transcranial magnetic stimulation brain for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression seems to be of equal efficacy of the standard six- week treatment cycle.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 26, 2026 Source:New brain stimulation approach could treat depression in just 5 days Reference:Efficacy of 5 × 5 accelerated versus conventional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treatment-resistant depression.
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Glyphosate-use policy enacted by the US to secure its food supply leads to polarized responses.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 25, 2026 Source:What to know about glyphosate, the herbicide behind a Trump executive order that’s angered MAHA moms President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 18, 2026, titled “Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides.” It invokes the Defense Production…
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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 versus established Parkinson’s disease
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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