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Misleading headline misrepresents risk when it implies airborne trichloroethylene exposure is linked to increasing risk of developing Parkinson’s when the study was based on water supply contamination at Camp Lejeune.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 18, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Chemical detected in the air inside Canadian homes linked to increase in developing Parkinson’s disease, says new report Reference:Risk of Parkinson Disease Among Service Members at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
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Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 16, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Brain activity before death: Study pinpoints a ‘hot zone’ surge Reference:Surge of neurophysiological coupling and connectivity of gamma oscillations in the dying human brain
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Lilly claims drug slows Alzheimer’s progression by 35 per cent in trial. However there are significant side effects that require our attention respecting the risk vs benefit and long-term outcomes.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 5, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Lilly drug slows Alzheimer’s progression by 35 per cent in trial
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Michael J. Fox opens up about Parkinson’s progression: ‘I won’t be 80’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 2, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Michael J. Fox opens up about Parkinson’s progression: ‘I won’t be 80’
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Previous COVID infection linked to lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems: study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 8, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Previous COVID infection linked to lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems: study Reference:Neurocognitive and psychiatric symptoms following infection with COVID-19: Evidence from laboratory and population studies
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University of Calgary researchers to look at aging brain as study provides association but not causal link between vitamin D intake and prevention of dementia. Observational nature of study did not have the power to account for confounding variables.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 2, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:University of Calgary researchers to look at aging brain as study says vitamin D prevents dementia Reference:Vitamin D supplementation and incident dementia: Effects of sex, APOE, and baseline cognitive status
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Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis restores partial arm and hand function in small proof-of-concept study
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 22, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:In test, zaps to spine help 2 stroke survivors move arms Reference:Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis
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Harry Forestell, host of CBC News New Brunswick at Six provides his first person account of his brain surgery for Parkinson’s.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 21, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:I was wide awake during my brain surgery for Parkinson’s. Here’s how it changed my life
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Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, family says
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 17, 2023 [display_podcast] Source:Bruce Willis diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, family says