Ed Cara's discussions
Yeah, there’s definitely a lot of complex science involved in this. But one key factor is that the donated thymus has been cultured and processed to make it safer. The team’s research in patients has shown that the T-cells “trained” by this donated thymus are friendly both to the new host and the donor’s body. Read more
I was also thinking of T-VEC, an approved oncolytic treatment that’s been referred to as a vaccine since it has a secondary effect of triggering an immune response. And I know Cuba has developed what they’ve called a lung cancer vaccine that’s approved in some countries, though it’s still only been studied in early… Read more
Yeah, so the process, as described by the scientists, goes like this: Normally, nutrient-carrying algae are eaten by predators, which then goes up the chain. But when the viruses infect algae, the infected algae die and burst open, releasing these nutrients into the water, which are then taken up by other grazers, not… Read more
So right now, that would be flagged by other questions on the screening, which ask about being a sex worker or paying for sex. As with the current rules for man who have sex with men, there’s a three-month deferral for people who say yes to those questions. And since those are considered risky behaviors, I wouldn’t exp… Read more
Yeah, it’s ending the switch that provides the most upfront benefit, no matter how you do it. But sleep experts tend to agree that perma-DST would be more often misaligned with our natural body clock throughout the year, relative to Standard Time, so it would cause more issues. To quote the American Academy of Sleep… Read more
So injecting diluted semen is actually something that doctors have tried in the past, with some success! But to put it in the authors’ words: “While an attractive treatment option, this treatment is costly, requires frequent office visits for injections, and many providers may not be experienced or comfortable with… Read more
I would agree with you if the headline said/implied that colonoscopies didn’t prevent deaths, as some articles about this certainly have. But I’m struggling how someone would see “mixed results” in a sentence and then think that the findings are crystal clear without reading ahead. And since the opening paragraph… Read more
I try not to get too defensive about my writing, which often does include headlines. But the hed says that there were mixed results, which is the exact truth. In the primary analysis, the stated intervention did not noticably prevent deaths. But in a secondary analysis, it did. Now, you can reasonably argue that the… Read more
You are right about those figures! But the three month interval i brought up is specifically about how long to wait after an infection. At this point, I think it’s fair to assume that the vast majority of booster eligible people are well beyond the two month mark after their primary dose, though some may have gotten… Read more
The rise in STDs has been ongoing since well before the pandemic, and its effects afterward aren’t so clearcut! Reported cases did take a sharp cut in the first half of 2020, but sharply rose in the second, for instance. It’s possible that the isolation of the former period may have led people to take more risks in… Read more