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Category: Medicine

History’s First Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pure Cannabinol Proves Groundbreaking
Medicine

History’s First Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pure Cannabinol Proves Groundbreaking

July 28, 2023July 31, 2023

Conducted by two private companies beyond the scope of universities, hospitals, or government agencies, the world’s first trial of…

Most Definitive Study Yet: No, Masks Simply Do Not Prevent Transmission of Viruses
ArchivesMedicine

Most Definitive Study Yet: No, Masks Simply Do Not Prevent Transmission of Viruses

February 27, 2023July 13, 2023

As kids, we learn that germs and viruses are so small you need a microscope to see them. The…

Vitamin D Supplementation Associated with 2.6 Year Extension of Life
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Vitamin D Supplementation Associated with 2.6 Year Extension of Life

June 20, 2022July 4, 2023

As much as 92% of Americans may be losing 2.6 good years of lifespan, due to about that percentage…

Cellular Rejuvenation Therapy Safely Reverses Signs of Aging in Mice
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Cellular Rejuvenation Therapy Safely Reverses Signs of Aging in Mice

April 29, 2022August 12, 2023

Out in La Jolla, California, a top-ranked research institute has rewound time in mice, resetting their cells to youthful…

Nicotinamide Riboside Increases Brain NAD+ Levels and Fights Off Parkinson’s Disease
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Nicotinamide Riboside Increases Brain NAD+ Levels and Fights Off Parkinson’s Disease

March 2, 2022September 7, 2023

Generally correlated with the aging process, Parkinson’s Disease affects 1-2% of the human population above the age of 65.…

World’s Largest Real-Life Study on CBD Products Finds Improvements in Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, and Well-Being
ArchivesMedicine

World’s Largest Real-Life Study on CBD Products Finds Improvements in Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, and Well-Being

December 16, 2021July 28, 2023

History’s largest real-world evidence study, consisting of nearly 3,000 participants, has just produced some stunning results on the use…

New Biomarker Discovered to Verify the Efficacy of Senolytics—Drugs that Clear Senescent Cells
Medicine

New Biomarker Discovered to Verify the Efficacy of Senolytics—Drugs that Clear Senescent Cells

September 20, 2021

A biomarker has been discovered for a class of drugs known as “senolytics,” which kill senescent cells. These are…

Medicine

The MEND Protocol and the End of Alzheimer’s?

August 26, 2021

Clinical trials of a new precision, or functional medicine approach to targeting, and reversing cognitive decline from Alzheimer’s Disease…

Fat from Vegetable/Seed Oils Feeds Tumors and Blocks Immune Cells Study Finds
Medicine

Fat from Vegetable/Seed Oils Feeds Tumors and Blocks Immune Cells Study Finds

July 19, 2021

Story at a glance… Within cancer tumors, fats build up in their oxidized form. “Killer” T cells entering the…

The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women
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The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women

June 9, 2021July 28, 2023

A new trial looking at the effects of a line of commercially-available CBD health products from a company called…

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval
ArchivesMedicine

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval

May 20, 2021September 16, 2023

In a phase III, randomized placebo-controlled trial, the psychedelic chemical MDMA, colloquially known as ecstasy, was found to greatly…

D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants
Medicine

D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants

January 25, 2021

In November, voters in Washington D.C. voted overwhelmingly for Initiative 81 which, not completely, but effectively decriminalized ‘entheogenic plants…

Medicine

Blind Mice Cured of Glaucoma and Damaged Eyes When Epigenetic Changes were Programmed Away

December 10, 2020

Blind mice had their eyesight restored by the activation of proteins which rolled back a sort of genetic scarring…

Medicine

Sustainable Long-Term Relief of Depressive Symptoms Found From Psychedelic Psilocybin

November 4, 2020

In another study on the use of psychedelic compounds as medicine, two doses of psilocybin, the compound that gives…

Medicine

“Transformative” New Lung Cancer Drug Stuns Scientists with Efficacy of 89% – Available in 87 Countries

June 12, 2020

Phase III trials of a new lung cancer treatment have demonstrated such an unprecedented degree of effectiveness in decreasing…

Medicine

Last Week Different Studies Found Killer T-Cells and Antibodies that Neutralize COVID-19

May 18, 2020

PICTURED: The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Photo Credit: NIAID. CC 2.0 There are currently over 100 COVID-19 vaccines going…

Medicine

Study of DMT Users by Johns Hopkins Reports 89% Positive Changes in Life Satisfaction

May 11, 2020

Native cultures have been taking psychedelic chemicals for recreational and religious purposes for thousands of years. One of which,…

Medicine

Irreversible No-Longer – Blind Mice See Again Thanks To New and Better Method for Synthesizing Lost Cells

April 15, 2020

Age-related macular degeneration (MD) is a variety of ocular disease that affects so many millions of people that it’s…

Medicine

Gut Microbiome Could be Better at Predicting Disease and Mortality Than Our Own Genetics

January 27, 2020

A new paper from Tierney et al. at Harvard Medical School awaiting peer-review has found evidence that the human…

Medicine

Chinese Scientist Sentenced to 3-Years for Gene-Editing Fetuses

January 1, 2020

November 25, 2018. PICTURED: Chinese biomedical researcher Dr. Jiankui He. Photo credit The He Lab. CC 3.0 December 30th,…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Pentagon Intelligence Chief Calls Ukraine A “Stalemate”–Doubts that New Weapons Will Help

Andy Corbley July 17, 2023

In an interview at Bloomberg, Chief of Staff for the Defense Intelligence Agency described the Ukraine war as a “stalemate” before…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023
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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023
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