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The aging process and its effect on fertility
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 28, 2026 Source:Delayed motherhood and the biological clock: What women need to know
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More evaluation required to determine the degree menopause contributes to the greater incidence of dementia in women.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 27, 2026 Source:Clues to higher incidence of dementia in women may lie in menopause
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Too many confounding factors to conclude that there is an association between melatonin use and increased congestive heart failure risk
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2026 Source:Melatonin Use Linked to Massively Increased Risk of Heart Failure Reference:Long-term melatonin use linked to 90% higher heart failure risk
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Mass testosterone screening of healthy male military personnel is not based on clinical evidence or guidelines and is unlikely to change battle readiness or health outcomes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September , 2026 Source:Pentagon issues clinical guidelines on troop testosterone screening to start immediately Reference:The CTV piece is a Reuters write-up of Defense Health Agency clinical guidance issued 2 September 2026. That guidance implements Secretary Hegseth’s 15 July 2026 memo requiring mandatory testosterone-deficiency screening for all active-duty and reserve members aged…
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Targeted gene-altering therapy reduced LDL-cholesterol levels by 50 per cent in patients with severely elevated cholesterol levels.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 2, 2026 Source:With the snip of a gene, scientists hope to erase high cholesterol for life Reference:Phase 1 Trial of CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Targeting ANGPTL3
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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