September 23, 2022 General information Children’s Tylenol shortages creating concern for parents. Some solutions offered by some physicians make sense, others leave parents somewhat stranded.
September 22, 2022 General information Polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS) detected in school uniforms in minute wuantities (median 1 part per ten million). To quote an article by @JoeSchwarcz “PFASs might be present in clothing, but the presence of a chemical cannot be equated to the presence of risk!”
September 21, 2022 Clinical Research New hypothesis proposes that Alzheimer’s is principally a disorder of the immune system within the brain. This, given alleged fabricated data in paper published in Nature in 2006, linking beta-amyloid as the causative agent.
September 20, 2022 Clinical Research There is no ‘exercise pill” but the research on the effects of physical activity on the body could lead to treatments to help those with conditions/illnesses that hamper their ability to exercise.
September 16, 2022 Food Psychology Fun but inconclusive study presents preliminary evidence that caffeine consumption contributes to impulsive shopping behaviour.
September 15, 2022 Dementia Too many limitations to this study to conclude that multivitamins can slow cognitive decline. Also seem mostly in people with cardiovascular disease. Maybe their medications contributed to this result too?
September 14, 2022 Neurology 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.
September 13, 2022 Lung/Respiratory Disease 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.
September 12, 2022 Allergy/Immunology Tweaking CAR-T activity with on/off switches may reduce cytokine release syndrome.
September 8, 2022 Apps and diagnosis 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.
