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Lecture given by Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Nutrafol; A Holy Grail for Hair Loss or an Overpriced Supplement?

8 Nov 2024

Hair loss is a normal component of the natural hair growth cycle. Hair growth occurs in three stages: the growth phase where the hair grows for around 2-7 years, the transition phase where the...

Is There a Magic Bullet for Alzheimer's Disease?

25 Oct 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette....

Let’s Put Water Fluoridation Myths To Rest

25 Oct 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

A Well-Established Balancing Act

18 Oct 2024

Some things can be classified with high acidity, like lemon juice, or low acidity, like bicarbonate. Acidity is often measured on a pH scale. This is because Danish chemist Søren Peter Lauritz...

Processing Information About Processed Meat

8 Oct 2024

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization lists processed meats in its “Category 1,” reserved for substances known to cause cancer in humans....

A Migraine Is More Than Just a Bad Headache

4 Oct 2024

A migraine is often misunderstood as just “a bad headache,” but this assumption couldn't be further from the truth. Migraines are a complex neurological disorder, far more debilitating than a...

John Dalton’s Eyeball

2 Oct 2024

In 1995, researchers from Cambridge University asked the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society for a sample of an eyeball that had been sitting in a jar on a shelf since 1844. That eye had...

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