Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
SSRI drugs increase violent behavior and promote recidivism
Despite decades of animal research demonstrating how elevated serotonin in general, and SSRI drugs in particular, turn…
Estrogen, not androgens, may be the cause of baldness
A quick post about a study calling into question yet another dogma in medicine – i.e. that…
High-carb (65%-85%) diets therapeutic in diabetes
Another medical myth continues to (slowly) crumble. The myth of diabetes as the “sugar disease” may be…
Anti-histamines may prevent, treat melanoma
About 2 years ago I did a post discussing the hypothesis that melanoma is an endocrine tumor,…
Mad cow disease may be a mitochondrial/metabolic issue
Peat has mentioned the Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) / BSE in several of his articles and interviews and…
Aspirin protects mitochondria from inflammation and aging
The good news about aspirin just never seem to stop. While the anti-inflammatory effects of aspirin are…
My first scientific study: Anti-cancer effects of CortiNon+
After more than 9 months of dealing with scientific bureaucracy, publishing politics, carefully crafting wording to avoid…
Blocking serotonin may treat allergies and inflammatory diseases
The bad news for serotonin (5-HT) just keeps accumulating. Aside from its well-known (outside of medical office,…
Raising NAD levels may be therapeutic for COVID-19
A rather timely study, which demonstrates once again the crucial role energy plays even in “non-metabolic” diseases…
SSRI drugs, not depression, destroy empathy
Yet another medical myth gets busted today. A common dogma in psychiatry is that one of the…