Medical & Political Aspects Medical Aspects Pros Prevents Cancer & Disease: The HPV vaccine protects against cervical, anal, and oropharyngeal cancers, as well as genital warts. Countries with high uptake have seen up to 89% reductions in cervical precancerous lesions. Highly Effective & Safe: Clinical trials and real-world data confirm near 100% efficacy in preventingContinue reading "Pros and Cons of HPV Vaccine Mandates"
Time for Delaware to Honor Patient AutonomyPass End-of-Life Legislation
A few days ago, the Delaware Health and Human Development Committee held a critical hearing on end-of-life legislation. The discussion was robust, focusing on essential issues such as patient autonomy, the unfounded fears of a ‘slippery slope,’ the role of hospice care, and the perspectives of physicians and advanced practice nurses. The time has comeContinue reading "Time for Delaware to Honor Patient AutonomyPass End-of-Life Legislation"
Sleep is good, may prevent dementia
How the brain gets rid of its chemical waste through the glymphatics during sleep, via blood vessel oscillations, regulated by norepinephrine. Impeded by Ambien. • Norepinephrine release from the locus coeruleus drives slow vasomotion in NREM sleep • Infraslow norepinephrine oscillations control opposing changes in blood and CSF volumes • Norepinephrine oscillation frequency during NREMContinue reading "Sleep is good, may prevent dementia"
California Wildfire Resources
FIRMS Fire Information Resource Management System FIRMS US/Canada is a joint effort by NASA and the USDA FOREST SERVICE to provide access to low latency satellite imagery and science data products from EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM (EOS) satellite assets to identify the location, extent and intensity of wildfire activity and its effects. FIRMS US/Canada tools andContinue reading "California Wildfire Resources"
Dr Bob’s Coffee Survivor Guide
(No affiliate links!) The Coffee Elite vs. Reality Coffee connoisseurs are a varied lot, with some espousing tradition while others spare no expense to create the perfect cup, while pontificating about "notes of mountain mist," Good News: Recently published research suggests a cup of Java in the morning may be more strongly associated with aContinue reading "Dr Bob’s Coffee Survivor Guide"
Delaware Ham Radio Resources
Passing the Technician and General exams has opened doors into the world of ham radio in Delaware: https://groups.io/g/ARRLDelawareSection ARRL Delaware Calendar of Eventshttps://groups.io/g/ARRLDelawareSection/calendar Kent County Amateur Radio Club - KC3ARCSteven and Jerry from the Kent County Amateur Radio Club contacted me about their activities in Delaware and Kent County. I'm signed up for their Group.ioContinue reading "Delaware Ham Radio Resources"
Is Sulforaphane ‘Neuroprotective’?
Recently, the protective effects of sulforaphane on brain health were also considerably studied, where the studies have further extended to several neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, autism spectrum disorder, and schizophrenia. Animal and cell studies that employ sulforaphane against memory impairment and AD-related pre-clinical biomarkersContinue reading "Is Sulforaphane ‘Neuroprotective’?"
Ham Radio Redux for Beginners
Update 12/2024: Just passed the Technician and General exams 🤗. Thanks to the group at the Anne Arundel Radio Club (AARC.) They were very friendly and accommodating in administration of the exams and have a perfect club site in Davidsonville, MD (near Annapolis.) Their website is at https://www.w3vpr.org Ham License Redux: I'm planning to takeContinue reading "Ham Radio Redux for Beginners"
Physicians unionizing?
More than 1,200 resident physicians and interns at Montefiore Medical Center last week asked the Bronx, N.Y. hospital to recognize their bargaining unit after an organizing vote. It was another sign that 80-plus hour work weeks, combined with inflation and other stressors, are prompting more doctors to demand a seat at the table. The CommitteeContinue reading "Physicians unionizing?"
Mounjaro Pharmacology
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) is an imbalanced and biased dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist Tirzepatide is an imbalanced and biased dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist which appears more active towards GIP than GLP-1, which may have beneficial implications. "Tirzepatide selectively engages cAMP signaling over β-arrestin recruitment at the GLP-1R may be of fundamental importance thatContinue reading "Mounjaro Pharmacology"
Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic 