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Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine?

Nov 24, 2024 | medium.com | Evan Berman

This claim emerged almost 3,000 years ago, but is it really true? Evan Berman·FollowPublished inScience For Life·3 min read·--Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on UnsplashIn Proverbs 17:22, God says, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” This idea, taught from a young age, has been ingrained into almost everyone’s view of medicine. However, I wanted to understand if this biblical idea actually had some truth to it.
AI Isn’t Only for Writing Your Essays

Nov 21, 2024 | medium.com | Evan Berman

It can actually be used to detect cancerEvan Berman·FollowPublished inMedicineTalks·4 min read·--Photo by ZHENYU LUO on UnsplashWhile students acknowledge certain AI algorithms like ChatGPT and perplexity to be their best friends at school, scientists are developing a new use for it. Mia, a tool created by Imperial College London and Kheiron Medical Technologies, is using AI to help detect breast cancer.
The Most Important Pill in the World

Nov 15, 2024 | medium.com | Evan Berman

Evan Berman·FollowPublished inMedicineTalks·2 min read·--For hundreds of years, we have been researching to discover a cure for one of the deadliest diseases on our planet: cancer. Unfortunately, countless hours of research and clinical trials have not yet led us to a cure, and we are still fighting this terrible disease. However, a new drug in the form of a pill, dubbed the name AOH1996, has shown promise.
100 Humans - “What Makes Us Attractive”

Nov 14, 2024 | medium.com | Evan Berman

What constitutes an attractive person? What does not? Evan Berman·FollowPublished inMedicineTalks·5 min read·--On the Netflix series 100 Humans, three researchers team up to answer some of life’s most asked questions. Alie Ward, Zainab Johnson, and Sammy Obeid gathered 100 humans nationwide to participate in these experiments. This group represented a variety of races, ethnicities, sexualities, and genders, and ages ranged from 20 years old to about 70 years old.
Medical Miracles Are Real

Nov 11, 2024 | medium.com | Evan Berman

Evan Berman·Follow2 min read·--Abdominal aortic aneurysms, often referred to as AAAs, have been dubbed the name “The Silent Killer” by doctors from around the globe. This extremely dangerous condition results from the enlargement of the main blood vessel that shuttles blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs. The aneurysm can balloon for years without presenting any symptoms, yet when the aneurysm bursts, it is often too late.
O-O-O-Ozempic

Nov 5, 2024 | medium.com | Evan Berman

What is it, and how does it work? Evan Berman·FollowPublished inMedicineTalks·2 min read·--In this day and age, all people are worried about is their appearance. They want their hair to look a certain way and their nails painted a certain color, but most importantly, they want their body to look just right. As a result, numerous weight loss medications have been released to the public; however, one medication has emerged as the most popular: Ozempic.
The Power of The Youth

Jul 31, 2024 | medium.com | Evan Berman

Unfortunately, age goes up but never comes down. However, mice seem to be in luck. It has recently been found that young mouse blood-which had been surgically transplanted into older mice-had increased the life of older mice by 6 to 9 percent, equivalent to around six years for humans. In the quest to unravel the mysteries of aging, scientific discoveries like this offer intriguing possibilities for extending the human lifespan.
Mosquito Magnets

Jul 31, 2024 | medium.com | Evan Berman

Do you ever wonder why some people are frequently being bitten by mosquitos while others are rarely bitten? Throughout the past few years, many have spent their time researching this bizarre phenomenon. Until recently, nothing had been found, and the few theories that had been introduced have had very little credibility and data to back them up.
Public Management Frontiers in Guaranteed Income Programs: Advancing Implementation

Nov 6, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Evan Berman |Fundação Getulio Vargas |Lauro Gonzalez |Eduardo Diniz

This viewpoint analyzes recent experiments in guaranteed income (GI) projects and identifies implementation issues that extend the frontiers of public administration. GI programs provide low-income individuals with substantial and regular cash with few or no strings or conditions attached, and are being used to assist the lower income population, including informal workers who are left out of many government programs.