Does A Colombian Community Hold The Key To Curing Alzheimer’S Disease?
Our expert explains the decades of research and drug testing, as well as the unassuming clue they now think could be the key to finding a treatment for this condition.
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Reducing The Trial-And-Error Approach To Antidepressant Medication
Our expert explains how our genes can predict a drug’s effect on our system and minimize the ‘trial-and-error’ approach to medicine.
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS): A Fatal Curse Passed Down Through Generations
Lawrence Ingrassia details his family’s battle with this mutation and the tragedies left in its wake.
Genetic Justice: How Your DNA Can Help Solve Cold Cases
Our experts explain the revolutionary technology and how you can help catch these violent criminals.
Healthy Selfishness: The Boundaries You Should Have For Your Health
Our experts challenge everything you thought you knew about being selfish.
Is The Secret To Living Only Found Within A Terminal Diagnosis?
Multiple systems atrophy is a rare and deadly brain disease that affects nearly every system in the body. While new research shows promise for the future, the cure won’t come in time to save Larry Baden, an MSA patient.
Is The ‘Twin Connection’ Real?
Dr. Nancy Segal discusses the facts, myths, and why the loss of a twin is often felt more deeply.
The Melanin Effect: The Ignorance That Puts Millions Of Americans In Danger
Our experts discuss the effect melanin has on a drug’s efficacy and changes the industry can implement right now that will make a big difference.
Medical Notes: Skin Color Affects How Well Medicine Works, Revealing the Genes That Increase Your Chances of Having a Daughter, and the Snail Venom That Could Save Lives
How many procedures require an opioid prescription? The color of your skin could affect how well medications work. Can venom help save lives? Why some people are more likely to have daughters.
Medical Notes: Brain Implants To Treat Depression, How Emergency Rooms Can Save More Kids, and We May Soon Have Bionic Skin
Would you get a brain implant? Is the ER a place for kids? We may soon have bionic skin.Listen to this before becoming vegetarian.
Infant Formula vs. Breast Milk – How We Can Bridge the Nutrition Gap
We speak with Dr. Patrick Shih, a researcher who’s discovered a new way to replicate compounds found in breast milk that’ve eluded the industry for decades.
Medical Notes: Overcoming Your Fear Of The Dentist, Solving Severe Food Allergies, And Why Teenagers May Be Too Busy
Are you over-Food allergies are on the rise? Are you scared of the dentist? A new link to Alzheimer's disease. Are teenagers too busy?
