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Leptin-A Hormone To Regulate Appetite?

8 Mar 2024

The implementation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based drugs for the treatment of obesity has been an incredible advance in the field, enabling up to 25% decreases in body weight in many...

Measles are back; blame complacency

1 Mar 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Donor鈥檚 Organ, Donor鈥檚 Personality? Let鈥檚 Approach This Sensibly

1 Mar 2024

It鈥檚 a story that would make the publishers of the Kama Sutra blush with envy. A 25-year-old graduate student鈥檚 sex drive suddenly surged and his technique apparently improved overnight. 鈥淚 make...

You Probably Don鈥檛 Have a Leaky Gut

23 Feb 2024

There is a world in which our gut is leaking and causing all manner of diseases. It is not our world, but the trip through the looking-glass is an easy one to make.

Titanium Dioxide in Food. Europe Says No Way, Canada Disagrees

21 Feb 2024

It is in paint, paper, sunscreen, cosmetics, toothpaste and food. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) lists it in its Group 2B, 鈥減ossibly carcinogenic in humans.鈥 In Europe it is...

Nothing Memorable About Memory Supplements

16 Feb 2024

This article was first published in the Montreal Gazette.

Will Taking Benadryl as a Sleep Aid Give Me Dementia?

16 Feb 2024

It took me by surprise. The claim was made on TikTok by a very popular dermatologist, Dr. Charles Puza, and was picked up by BuzzFeed. Puza grew concerned when many of his patients confessed to...

No, Chocolate Isn鈥檛 Good for You. Sorry

16 Feb 2024

This article was first published in the Montreal Gazette....

The Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Who Became His Own Patient

9 Feb 2024

For over 100 years the Nobel foundation has recognized outstanding individuals for contributions to their respective fields; however, the rules stipulate that prizes cannot be awarded posthumously....

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