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Is Hydroxychloroquine Our Best Hope For Prevention Of COVID-19?

Is Hydroxychloroquine Our Best Hope For Prevention Of COVID-19?

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For well over two months, scientists all over the world have been working towards treating or preventing COVID-19.

An unprecedented global effort to developing a cure has been initiated, and at breakneck speed over 100 FDA approved drugs have been or currently are being tested.

One such drug, hydroxychloroquine (or hydroxychloroquine with azithromycin), has become…

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Lancet Article Retracted for Concerns over Data

Lancet Article Retracted for Concerns over Data

You may have read my recent post in regards to The Lancet article entitled “Hydroxychloroquine Poses Significant Risk of Cardiac Arrythmia in COVID-19 patients,” however due to some concerns in the reproducibility of the data, the article has been retracted.

I have since edited my original postas retracted, and with this blog post I will describe the concerns of the article and the work…

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Texas Doctor Promotes Dangerous Treatment for COVID-19

Texas Doctor Promotes Dangerous Treatment for COVID-19

You might have seen her post on Facebook. Wearing a black cowboy hat and matching boots, Doctor Ivette Lozano rambled for almost 15 minutesabout the “conspiracy” that is the global pandemic. She spends her time first displaying her complete ignorance regarding the current coronavirus cases in Texas, and then thorought the rest of the time rambles about her practice where she has “cured every…

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"Asgard Archaea" May Help Explain The Origin of Eukaryotic Cells

“Asgard Archaea” May Help Explain The Origin of Eukaryotic Cells

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A recent paper published in Nature highlights the examination of a new microbe that may explain the origin of eukaryotic cells.

Asgard Archaea, which is a superphylum consisting of at least four different proposed archaea phylum (named Lokiarchaeota, Thorarchaeota, Odinarchaeota, and Heimdallarchaeota, all after Greek gods mind you) may be the…

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Chinese Doctors Promote Traditional Chinese Medicine as Cure for Corona-virus.

Chinese Doctors Promote Traditional Chinese Medicine as Cure for Corona-virus.

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The recent outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus has been the forefront of science news over the past few weeks. More recently, various “cure all’s” and other treatments have made their way to the front lines, and none of them are based on actual scientific evidence.

As of today (Feb. 11th) The Wuhan virus, newly named COV-19, has currently infected over 40,000’s individuals…

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The Pseudoscience of Stem Cell Therapy Clinics

The Pseudoscience of Stem Cell Therapy Clinics

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Over the past 20 years, one of the most interesting cellular advances we have made is the knowledge of stem cells and how they affect our bodies. Of course, with the growth of more exciting science, comes the growth of  pseudoscientific theories as they take hold and try to exploit desperate patients for profit.

Today’s blog will be focusing on stem cell therapy. We will…

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Just How Bad is the Bee Disaster

Just How Bad is the Bee Disaster

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If you have been following any sort of science, or plant, or climate change news items over the past few years, then you most likely have heard that our bees are dying, and it’s horrible.

But just exactly what’s happening with the bees, and what needs to be done to stop it?

The Bee Crisis

In this particular situation, when we are referring to bees, most commonly we are…

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Cold Season: Over The Counter Homeopathic Remedies In Every Store

Cold Season: Over The Counter Homeopathic Remedies In Every Store

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Cold and Flu season is still in full swing, and during this time of year, a wide variety of fake medicine makes its way to consumers.

But how often do you notice the homeopathic remedies on the shelf of your local pharmacy? Today, I will discuss a few examples of homeopathic cold medicine many people take without actually realizing it’s not real.

But first, let’s discuss…

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Goop: The Newest Netflix Travesty

Goop: The Newest Netflix Travesty

Recently, Netflix debuted their latest series in the long history of the company’s apparent dedication to promoting pseudo-science.

Since January 24th,   “The Goop Lab” has been available on the platform, all episodes focusing on pseudo-scientific nonsense.  Unfortunately, this has not been the first time Netflix has hosted faulty science.

The Goop Lab, focusing on the company goop lead by Oscar…

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Balancing the Budget: Funding Science Without Going Into Debt

Balancing the Budget: Funding Science Without Going Into Debt

A few weeks ago, I electronically sent a request to my federal legislatures to ask for increased funding for NASA. It’s a common thing for me to do for most science organizations, I didn’t think much about it,  and usually it does not result in any feedback.

This time however, I did get word back from one of my representatives, in the form of a full blown letter.

After reading the typical blah…

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How Hurricanes Impact Natural Selection

How Hurricanes Impact Natural Selection

Many of us are familiar with hurricanes and the disaster they cause. This last season brought some of the worst storms ever seen, and the trend indicates more will be coming.

Not only should we be concerned with the devastation this will have on the human population, but we must turn our attention to other species as well.

So when you see this video, don’t be so surprised.

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The Truth About Telomeres

Find out what telomeres are, how they contribute to aging, and how pseudo-science claims you can live forever.

For centuries, one of the biggest mysteries of the human race as been aging. Through science and medicine, we have been able to increase the quality and longevity of life, but at some point we all reach an age where our body stops working and we die.

A few decades ago, scientists came across a structure within cells that appears to contribute to aging, called telomeres. Today, I want to spend…

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The Benefits of the Daily Probiotic

The Benefits of the Daily Probiotic

While browsing through my science news items this morning, I came across an article discussing the effects probiotics have on heart health. Seeing as I haven’t yet discussed probiotics on this blog, I thought this would make a good opportunity.

The article was published in Authority Nutrition. Within there are many citations, and appears to be evidence based, but does the evidence actually…

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Marijuana Is Not The Cure For Cancer

Marijuana Is Not The Cure For Cancer

As someone who actively researches cancer, and constantly works with cancer survivors, I hear a remarkable amount of crap dealing with ” miracle cures” and the always comical “Big Pharma is hiding the cure for cancer”.

But one of my biggest pet peeves is the conversation revolving around marijuana and cancer.

“Cancer Institute Finally Admits Marijuana Kills Cancer” is the name of the article that…

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How A Journalist Overestimated the power of One Sitcom in Society.

How A Journalist Overestimated the power of One Sitcom in Society.

Recently, I found an article published on Medium describing how the 1990’s sitcom Friends is responsible for the “downfall of western civilization.”

The whole article seemed to be just a little over the top, so I decided to give a thorough reply on this blog page.

In case you have not seen the article I am referring too, follow this link to give it the quick once over.

And if you are like me,…

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Learning About Exoplanets

For generations, people have always wondered what life might exist in the universe besides ours. It has become a hot topic in movies, books, and of course, science. Before even reaching space, humans have always hypothesized about “The Great Beyond” So far we have not found alternative life, but we have made significant progress.  On major discovery is exoplanets. It seems pretty obvious that…

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Making Art With DNA

Read about DNA origami and how scientists are designing structures to help cure disease.

Since the 1980’s, scientists have been making shapes out of DNA. In recent years, technological advances have increased to the point where we can now make beautiful designs from the molecule that encodes our existence. It’s called DNA Origami. The idea is relatively simple. A single strand of a DNA molecule is used as a scaffold. The scaffold is then molded to design the shape desired with…