Month: September 2019

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Allopregnanolone as a treatment of Alzheimer Disease (AD)

It looks like the recent FDA approval of allopregnanolone (ALLO) for postpartum depression may open the floodgates…

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Vegans and vegetarians have a higher risk of stroke

A good reminder that vegetables are not as benign, let alone as healthy, as your board-certified, PhD-boasting,…

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The Lancet: Cancer now leading cause of death in “developed”, “rich” countries

It is now official. After giving CVD a serious run for its money for more than a…

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New science blooms after “stars” die

As the article aptly quotes Max Planck, the running joke in physics for the last 100+ years…

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Elevated maternal estrogen (estradiol) again linked to autism

Just weeks after the first study on the link between elevated estrogens (all types) and autism, a…

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There’s no gay gene

Very apt title, in my opinion at least. And then it comes to genetic explanations of diseases,…