Month: February 2020

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High-salt diet strongly inhibits cancer growth

I am posting this study mostly as a response to the hostile exchanges I have had with…

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Pulmonary hypertension (usually fatal) likely driven by increased fat oxidation (FAO)

Most of my medically inclined readers are familiar with the “mysterious” condition pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). I…

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Epilepsy, as a result of brain injury (TBI), is caused by endotoxin receptor (TLR4)

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a pathology affecting most often military staff exposed to explosions, competitive athletes…

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Adrenaline suppresses the immune system and promotes viral infections

The timing of this study just could not have been better considering the current coronavirus epidemic. The…

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Cortisol drives triple-negative breast cancer, androgens (DHT) are therapeutic

Another confirmation of a hypothesis made more than 100 years ago – i.e. all cancers are hormonally…

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Exposure to fluoride actually damages teeth, even at low concentrations

Most adults are familiar with the much-publicized (and advertised) claims of public health authorities about the purported…

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Forcing the heart to burn glucose instead of fat may cure heart failure

One of the blockbuster studies I have seen over the last 12 months. It reads as if…

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Low-dose (but not high) niacinamide reverses reproductive decline in old females

A great new study, which once again confirms the importance of metabolism in “aging” disorders such as…

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Antidepressants are physically addictive, should not be taken long-term

What is surprising about this study is not that antidepressant drugs are addictive. We have known this…

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Aspirin now officially recommended for pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth, and birth defects prevention

After almost a century of evidence in favor of aspirin, combined with complete failure to develop other…