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There is a considerable amount of evidence suggesting that pepsin, a common digestive enzyme, is involved in the pathogenesis/pathophysiology of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) disease. (R) Specifically, it is thought that pepsin ends up refluxed into the laryn…
Read articleResearch by Pratt et al. (2017) suggests that 7.8% of individuals between ages 12 and 19 used antidepressants from 2011-2014. (R) Jack et al. (2020) report a continuous rise in the prescribing of antidepressants to adolescents in England; antidepressant prescr…
Read articleShould women’s tennis players get paid as much as men’s tennis players? My answer is: “It depends.” It specifically should depend on the amount of profit generated by each sex (men vs. women) in major tennis tournaments (Australian Open; French Open; Wimbledon…
Read articleI’d recently checked my email spam folder because I was expecting a digital billing statement receipt that didn’t seem to be in my inbox (it arrived a few minutes late). The top email in my spam email folder was from a sender called “Service Client” (email: [e…
Read articleI thought about whether it’s possible to counteract (i.e. offset) the effects of caffeine. Many people enjoy caffeine, but dislike the fact that it causes insomnia and/or interferes with sleep quality/duration. For this reason, many people want to know whether…
Read articleNAC has been suggested as a treatment for OCD. It’s likely that NAC can improve OCD symptoms in a subset of persons with OCD – but not everyone. This is because individuals differ in gene expression, brain morphology, neurochemistry, hormones, and general phys…
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