The Placebo Effect Uses Fake Medicine to Get Real Results
In this week's episode, we talk about placebos, which are inert "medications" used to compare with active drugs. We talk about how the use of medications that "do nothing" can provide pain relief, cha...
1 Des 20254min
Thinking Our Way to Better Health
In this week's episode, we explore some specific, actionable methods for increasing gratitude. These include gratitude journaling, gratitude letters, mental subtraction, and experiantial consumption. ...
24 Nov 20255min
The Goodness of Gratitude
On this week's episode, we talk about gratitude, and how it can affect mood, positive emotions, and even biological markers of health. References: Allen, S. (2018). The science of gratitude (pp. 121...
17 Nov 20254min
Cool Developments in COPD Medicine
In this week's episode, we talk about how targeting a specific immune cell called an eosinophil may help lower the burden of COPD (chronic obstructive pilmonary disease). We explore the epidemiology, ...
10 Nov 20254min
Improving Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Through Clinical Research and Adjuvants
In this episode, we explore the role of adjuvants in vaccines. These addatives help the immune response to a vaccine, making it more effective at stoping infection, complication, hospitalization, and ...
4 Nov 20254min
The Scariest Skeleton Is the One with Osteoporosis
In this week's episode we explore osteoporosis, a condition where there's "too little bone in the bone." We look at how bones work normally ,adn compare that to the risks, pathophysiology, and treatme...
28 Okt 20256min
What My Cat Taught Me About Monoclonal Antibodies
In this week's episode, we explore what monoclonal antibodies are, how they make things happen in the body, and how they can be used in medicine. We discuss how they can be used for identifying cells,...
20 Okt 20255min
What a Cold War Hero Can Teach Us About Chronic Hives
On this week's episode, we explore the ins and outs of chronic spontaneous urticaria. We discuss the signs, symptoms, complications, and how-it-works of the disease, including how linchpin molecules i...
13 Okt 20256min
