LDL-C & systolic blood pressure and lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease
Mendelian randomization and lifetime cardiovascular disease risk.
Qualy #53 – Screening for prostate cancer
Today’s episode of The Qualys is from podcast #39 – Ted Schaeffer, M.D., Ph.D.: How to catch, treat, and survive…
Qualy #46 – Rapamycin’s effects on cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegeneration
Today’s episode of The Qualys is from podcast #09 – David Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D.: rapamycin and the discovery of mTOR…
Hormone therapy and breast cancer?
There are not many topics in clinical medicine more polarizing than hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women suffering from menopausal…
Qualy #24 – What are the “ABCs” of Alzheimer’s prevention?
Today’s episode of The Qualys is from podcast #18 – Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer’s prevention.
Qualy #16 – How much does cognitive activity ward off cognitive decline?
Today’s episode of The Qualys is from podcast #18 – Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer’s prevention.
What can you prove?
If that weren’t enough to set me off, consider the overall weakness of this study, and the choice of the word “proven” borders on journalistic manslaughter.
Fasting and cancer
The purpose of the study was to find out if fasting could protect the intestines from high-dose radiation, which could allow for higher doses of radiation treatment in killing pancreatic tumor cells.