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Mips Helmet Technology Mimics the Meninges

21 Jul 2023

I'm a year-round helmet wearer, from white-water kayaking and cycling to skiing and snowboarding. When looking for recommendations to replace my bike helmet, I found Multi-directional Impact...

A Tale of Two Twins Meets a Tale of Two Cities

20 Jul 2023

Let鈥檚 start with the twins. Aimee and Nancy are identical twins who agreed to take part in an experiment organized by Panorama, an excellent British television documentary that often deals with...

Tuberculin Under Your Skin

14 Jul 2023

Throughout its lifetime, tuberculosis (or TB) has gone by many names. The ancient Greeks called it 鈥減hthisis鈥. In the 1700s, it was 鈥渢he white plague鈥. And in the 1800s, it was 鈥渃onsumption鈥 鈥...

Is aspartame a possible carcinogen?

14 Jul 2023

This article was originally posted in the Montreal Gazette....

The Loopy Science of Stressed Rats and Froot Loops

12 Jul 2023

If you are a male rat and have to spend two hours every day in a polypropylene tube in which you cannot move, and want to preserve the integrity of your penis, you better stay away from eating...

Where is the Map in our Mind?

30 Jun 2023

When I moved to Montreal, it took me a while to get oriented. After a few weeks of constantly checking Google Maps, I developed a mental image of key landmarks and how to navigate between them. I...

Is Tightening the Belt Around the Corner for People Struggling with Weight? Here Come Orfoglipron and Retatrutide!

29 Jun 2023

They sound like names of creatures that Harry Potter could have encountered in the Forbidden Forest. But no, these are the names of two new drugs that may force the current golden boy of the weight...

The Controversial Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

23 Jun 2023

As medicine uses more and more complex tools to treat illness, I worry that these newer interventions will be seen as impenetrable black boxes. A pill is easy to understand, but gene therapy?...

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