Month: July 2019

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Estrogen excess during pregnancy may cause autism

Finally! Some common sense is emerging from the medical profession. For one, it points the finger straight…

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Progesterone may bind and deactivate endotoxin (LPS) directly

I made a few posts recently discussing the blocking effects of pregnenolone on TLR4 and TLR family…

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(Sometimes) to do nothing as cancer treatment is also good medicine

Just a week ago I made post about a book calling for all but the abolition of…

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Avoiding sunlight may be as bad for health as smoking a pack a day

As most readers of this blog know, the current recommendations of the American Dermatology Association (ADA) call…

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The stereotypes about testosterone (T) are likely wrong

A really great study for a number of reasons. Not only does it show that the commonly…

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Parents’ emotional trauma may change their children’s biology

Not a new idea, but the study is a nice summary of recent work in the area…

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Gorillas have developed human-like “societies” that are not based on kin

One of the central dogmas in biology is that any large number of animals behaving as a…

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Niacinamide may improve symptoms of ALS

Just over a week ago I posted a thread on ALS being linked to increased fatty acid…

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Imagination is crucial for altruism

A great study that once again links altruistic behavior with metabolism and energetics. I posted in the…

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A call for medical nihilism – to do nothing is also good medicine

To my greatest surprise, I stumbled upon yet another article in the Scientific American (SCIAM) that looked…