Subjects who received 25 milligrams of psilocybin had a much greater reduction in depression for at least three weeks compared with the control groups (those receiving ten versus one milligram of the drug).... Read More
Love Hormones and Dementia
A DERIVATIVE OF OXYTOCIN (THE “LOVE HORMONE”) delivered via nasal passages improved memory in cognitively impaired mice. Today we explore the relationship between love hormones (oxytocin) and dementia. While the study did not... Read More
Is Ivermectin Effective?
IVERMECTIN DOES NOT WORK FOR COVID. That is the finding of the ACTIV-6 study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Today we examine the question: Is ivermectin effective?... Read More
Vaping and the Heart
A pair of recently reported studies, one on rats and the other on humans, demonstrate similar cardiovascular effects from e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes. The worst? Smoking and vaping in combination.... Read More
Vaping and Heart Health
And remember, the hot e-cigarette liquid can shrink our blood vessels and raise blood pressure. This blood vessel change can translate to quicker nicotine delivery to the body, putting your heart and lungs at risk.... Read More
Long COVID-19 and Vaccines
Long COVID-19 syndrome involves a variety of new, returning, or ongoing symptoms that individuals experience more than four weeks after getting an infection. For some, post-COVID-19 syndrome lasts months or years or causes disability.... Read More
Iron and Health
Nearly two-thirds of our iron is in the hemoglobin in our circulating red blood cells. We store the remaining third in our liver, bone marrow, spleen, and muscle tissue as ferritin. The iron is delivered, as needed, throughout the body via transferrin (a blood protein that binds to iron). A healthcare professional may evaluate blood levels of these two components if a low red blood cell count (anemia) is suspected.... Read More
Breast Cancer Density
Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect approximately 14 additional cancers per 1000 women. There is no radiation exposure, but MRI requires injection of contrast material. Another downside of MRI? It is more likely to find areas of concern that are not cancer but require additional imaging or a biopsy. In the USA, insurance may not cover the test unless you have a very high risk of breast cancer.... Read More