And the Winner is…
Thursday, 15 November 2018
The winner of the midterm elections: Science Though ballots are still being counted in almost a dozen states, there was one clear winner from Tuesday’s elections: Science. Seven first-time members of congress have engineering, math, technology or medical backgrounds, and another six kept their seats in hotly contested races. Arguably, scientific knowledge has never been
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Green Tea: Beneficial or Harmful?
Thursday, 01 November 2018
We have all heard about the health benefits of green tea, thought to be a powerful antioxidant that helps keep body cells healthy. It’s no longer simply a way to end a meal, or a break in the middle of the day. There are green tea cakes and puddings, cookies and popsicles. You can grab
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Latest Editorial by Dr. Marianne Legato
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Thoughts on the Second Sex: What the World Thinks of Women I have lived a life of privilege in a society where my education and opportunities to contribute to others are respected and acknowledged. But most women in the world are not as fortunate: the horrendous injustices and abuses that the majority have experienced (and
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The end of our ability to survive on the planet is virtually at hand
Thursday, 18 October 2018
Picking up the morning paper these days is almost guaranteed to deepen a pervasive and chronic sense of hopelessness and dismay on scanning the issues that crowd just the front page. The October 8th issue of the New York Times’ lead article by Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis reported the latest data on what is
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Participants Needed for New Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials in New York City
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Last fall, the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine sponsored a well-attended program in New York City on Alzheimer’s Disease (“Changing Minds: USC’s Approach to Alzheimer’s”) to discuss the groundbreaking research they are actively pursuing. The program focused on treatments the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) was looking to advance. As part of
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One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind
Thursday, 04 October 2018
Nearly 50 years ago, astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke those famous words as he descended from the ladder of Apollo 11’s Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) to step onto the surface of the Moon, the first astronaut ever to do so. Many believe that was NASA’s finest moment. But in reality NASA has had many memorable successes
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Tinnitus and White Noise: A Cause for Alarm?
Thursday, 27 September 2018
One in five people suffer from tinnitus, a malady that patients typically describe as chronic ringing, buzzing, or clicking sounds in their ears. It is not due to anything in the environment. Sometimes it might be that you are hearing your own pulse. More often it is a ringing or hissing noise. According to the
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To Drink or Not to Drink …That is The Conundrum!
Thursday, 13 September 2018
In a previous blog article, we wrote about the health benefits of moderate drinking. That article, In Vino Veritas, focused on a large-scale Danish study of over 76,000 participants which found that drinking in moderation could combat diabetes while teetotalers had an increased risk for that disease. The survey looked at factors such as frequency,
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In Honor of Labor Day
Monday, 03 September 2018
Like the iconic “Rosie the Riveter,” women showed the world they could weld steel, build munitions and transport cargo during WWII, women of science also came to the fore showing the world the depth of their intellectual capabilities. In honor of Labor Day, The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine would like to pay tribute to the
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Could Your Gut Microbiome Be the Reason You Can’t Lose Weight?
Monday, 27 August 2018
How many of us have gone from one diet to the next in the hopes of losing weight to no avail while friends and family seem to drop the pounds without much ado? Researchers from the Mayo Clinic suspect it may be due to gut bacteria. Gut bacteria or microbiomes are a complex ecosystem of
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