Never give up—fight illness with strength and science
In February 2022, Lancet published a paper that forecasted an almost three-fold increase in the number of people with dementia. From 57·4 million cases globally in 2019 to 152·8 million cases in 2050.[1] The Dementia Forecasting Collaborators authored the paper. They estimated that there were more women with dementia than men with dementia in 2019…
Yesterday I posted Remission of Hodgkin lymphoma with SARS-CoV-2. It was about a man whose blood cancer (Hodgkin’s lymphoma) disappeared four months after he contracted COVID-19. Oncolytic viruses can dissolve (lyse) cancer (onco) cells. Research into the use of viruses for cancer treatment has been ongoing for the past few decades. The following are genetically modified…
Years ago, a patient told me her emotions changed after her hysterectomy. At that time, I wondered if some nerve tissue was present in the uterus that, when removed, affected her. Recently, I read Glial cells may take on big jobs in unexpected body parts on Science News referring to a study that showed glial cells in…
This article shows how to properly wash chicken meat to avoid bacterial contamination on surrounding surfaces. The technique comes from the engineers, chemists, and mathematicians from Montana State University and a microbiologist from the University of Chemistry and Technology in the Czech Republic. They published their work in the Physics of Fluids in March 2022….
I always wondered why some skinny people don’t gain weight even if they eat a lot. And then there is the opposite. Overweight people will gain weight even on days that they don’t eat a lot. I suppose that it has something to do with the eating habit and the size of the intestines. People…
Antidepressants are one of the most popular drugs in the US. According to the CDC, during 2015–2018, 13.2% of adults used antidepressants. Prozac (fluoxetine), Paxil (Paroxetine), Celexa (Citalopram), and Zoloft (Sertraline) are popular Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) used to treat depression. The idea behind using the SSRIs came from the serotonin theory of depression,…
Fetal microchimerism is when the fetal cells travel outside the fetus and embed in the mother’s body during pregnancy. Those fetal cells can stay with the mother for decades and affect her health. The Chimera is a Greek mythological creature with parts taken from different animals. The Benefits to the Baby The fetus has a…