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A Plan to Eat Teflon for Weight Loss Rested on 1960s Rats That Slimmed Down by Accident

An Ig Nobel paper proposed eating Teflon to feel full, citing old DuPont rat tests. Now several states have banned the same coating from new pans.

Medical Daily · Oct 16

Black Cows Painted with Zebra Stripes Drew About Half as Many Biting Flies, Hinting at a Pesticide-Free Fix

Cows painted with zebra-like stripes drew about half as many biting flies in an Ig Nobel-winning Japanese study, a possible pesticide-free option.

Medical Daily · Oct 16

Ovaries Keep Remodeling for Decades After Menopause, and Tissue From Women 70 and Older Showed More Inflammation

A Northwestern and Buck Institute study of 28 women found that the ovary keeps changing for decades after menopause, with more inflammation in older tissue.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

Scrub Typhus Showed Up as Muscle Spasms When a Patient's Kidneys Likely Leaked Calcium and Phosphate

Doctors in India report scrub typhus that caused tetany as blood calcium and phosphate fell, a problem they say was probably driven by the kidneys.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

Only 40% of Americans Have Strong Confidence in Hospitals and Clinics While 52% Trust Science a Lot

New Wellcome data show Americans trust science more than most nations but doubt hospitals. What patients say drives the gap and what can help.

Medical Daily · Oct 14

A Medical Paper Called a 37-Year-Old Study Recent, and Nearly 1 in 5 Recent Citations Were at Least a Decade Old

A BMJ analysis of 1,000 papers found 17.7% of references labeled recent were at least 10 years old, and some dated back as far as 37 years.

Medical Daily · Oct 13

Colorectal Cancer Before Age 50 Rose 89% Since 2000, with Yearly Increases Near 10% From 2021 to 2023

Early-onset colorectal cancer has risen 89% since 2000, with yearly gains near 10% lately. What the new ACG data show and when younger adults should act.

Medical Daily · Oct 13

Biology professor becomes suspect after Minnesota student’s school bag drenched in urine, but they didn’t know the extent of his depravity

Paul Fischer allegedly had a slew of pee-related reports linked to him.

We Got This Covered · Oct 12

Gene Therapy and Amber-Light Goggles Improved Light Sensitivity in 7 of 10 Blind Patients, but None Could Read

A gene therapy plus camera goggles helped 7 of 10 people with advanced retinitis pigmentosa see more light, but none regained normal sight.

Medical Daily · Oct 10

You have a higher chance of getting cancer at a younger age than your parents. So what went wrong?

Some change in our lifestyles and environments over a generation has caused this increased risk. What, exactly, is a mystery, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9