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Flip and Mozi

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Created by Tinkercast in collaboration with The Pop Ups, Flip and Mozi is an intergalactic musical journey that brings conservation into the conversation for kids and their grown-ups. Available every Thursday or listen ad-free and 1 week early and ad-free on Wondery+, Wondery+ Kids on Apple Podcasts, or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription. Visit flipandmozi.com for conversation starters, book lists and activities to keep the wow rolling long after t ...
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“Got Knowledge Doc” Podkast with Dr. RR Baliga The "Got Knowledge Doc" Podkast, hosted by Dr. Ragavendra R. Baliga, is a knowledge-driven platform designed for physicians and healthcare providers seeking to stay at the forefront of medical science and innovation. With a distinguished career in cardiovascular medicine and academic leadership, Dr. Baliga engages with leading experts to explore cutting-edge research, emerging technologies, and transformative insights in medicine and beyond. Eac ...
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Az Alkotás Útja 2007-ben jelent meg a Tilos Rádió szövetében. A részvételi alapon szerveződő adásfolyam, azóta folyamatosan, heti egy alkalommal jelentkezik, és figyelem és reflexió-befektetésként működik. Az általában egyetlen vendégre épülő, hallgatói hozzászólásokra nyitott adás, egyszersmind diszkurzív platformot is nyújt. Az eredeti céloknak megfelelően a kortársművészeti szcéna szereplőit hívjuk el aktuális témákról beszélgetni. Az eddigi kb. 500+ adásban kb. 400 vendég szerepelt, jóné ...
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Mozi, a prominent Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period, founded Mohism, a school of thought emphasizing universal love, meritocracy, anti-war principles, and consequentialist ethics. He advocated for frugality, social welfare, and pragmatic governance guided by Heaven’s will.By MasterMedFacts LLC
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🧪 SMART-CHOICE 3 in a Nutshell 🟣 Clopidogrel beat 🟠 aspirin post-PCI: 📉 Fewer MACCE (4.4% vs 6.6%) 🩸 Same bleeding risk 🍽️ Fewer GI events ⚠️ Editorial: Fragile stats, late benefit, open questions on lifelong therapy. 🎯 Verdict: Promising—but not bulletproof.By MasterMedFacts
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Plato (c. 428-348 BCE), a foundational figure in Western philosophy, was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. He established the Academy in Athens and is known for his theory of Forms, dialogues on justice, ethics, and politics, and lasting influence on philosophy, science, and education.By MasterMedFacts LLC
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❄️ Conceived in the Cold? Individuals conceived during colder months show higher brown fat activity, increased thermogenesis, and lower BMI as adults. 🔬 Using PET/CT, NIR-TRS, and doubly labeled water (DLW), the study linked preconception cold exposure to greater energy expenditure and reduced visceral fat. 🧬 The key factor: Temperature and its diu…
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Colchicine 💊, once a humble gout remedy, is now reshaping coronary care 🫀. Trials show it reduces events in stable CAD ✅, but its benefit post-MI ⛑️ depends on timing ⏰. Inflammation matters — and so does when we strike. Colchicine in CAD: Small Pill, Big Debate 💊🔥🫀 An ancient anti-inflammatory has found new life in cardiology — reducing heart atta…
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Not all salts are created equal! 🧂 Sodium chloride raises blood pressure and harms the heart 😈, while sodium bicarbonate may protect kidneys and improve outcomes in CKD/HF patients 🛡️🫀. Chloride channels (CLICs) play a hidden but vital role in heart health 🔌❤️. We need large RCTs 🧪📊 to guide smarter, personalized salt strategies for better cardiova…
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The SOUL trial 🧪 showed that oral semaglutide 💊 significantly reduced major cardiovascular events ❤️ (MACE) in people with type 2 diabetes 🩸 and ASCVD/CKD 🚑. Over ~4 years, it cut heart attacks 💥, lowered HbA1c 📉, reduced weight ⚖️, and inflammation 🔥 — all with a once-daily pill 🕊️ and no rise in serious side effects.…
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💉 A natural experiment in Wales showed that the shingles vaccine (Zostavax) reduced dementia risk by 20% over 7 years. 🧠 The study used a clever birthdate cutoff to mimic randomization and avoid confounding. 👩‍🔬 Women benefited more, suggesting immune or viral mechanisms beyond shingles prevention. 📊 Findings offer hope for low-cost, brain-protecti…
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🚶‍♂️ The STRIDE trial tested semaglutide in patients with PAD and type 2 diabetes. 💉 Weekly injections for 52 weeks improved walking distance, pain-free mobility, and quality of life. 📊 Results showed significant gains vs placebo, with low adverse events. 🌟 Semaglutide may offer a new stride forward in treating functional limitations in PAD.…
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🧬 Xenotopic synthetic biology explores using enzymes from microbes (like bacteria and yeast) to reprogram human metabolism and delay aging. 🔋 These “borrowed” enzymes target amino acid levels, mitochondrial function, and redox balance to boost healthspan and fight age-related diseases. 🦠 From methioninase to NDI1 and AOX, these tools may turn micro…
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🏃‍♂️💔 In a study of 29 million race finishers (2010–2023), cardiac arrest rates during marathons and half-marathons stayed steady, but deaths dropped by half. 🧠⚡ Rapid CPR and AED use saved lives, with coronary artery disease—not hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—being the top culprit. 🫀🚑By MasterMedFacts LLC
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🧠 Exercise is a powerful neuroprotective tool—it boosts memory, preserves brain volume, and reduces dementia risk. 💪 Through exerkines like BDNF and irisin, it sparks neurogenesis, clears inflammation, and enhances brain plasticity. 🌱 It also nurtures your gut microbiome and rewires your genes, making movement medicine for the mind.…
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A brief overview of Socrates, the classical Greek philosopher widely regarded as the founder of Western philosophy. Known for his Socratic method of questioning, he profoundly influenced ethical thought, epistemology, and later philosophical traditions.By MasterMedFacts LLC
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🍎 In this episode, we unpack a 30-year study on how diet influences aging. 🥗 AHEI, DASH, and Mediterranean diets boost your odds of healthy aging—by as much as 86%! ⚠️ But not all plant-based diets are equal: hPDI underwhelms, likely due to excluding protective animal foods like fish and dairy. 🚫 Ultra-processed foods, sugary drinks, and trans fats…
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🫀 Heart transplantation is a life-saving treatment for end-stage heart failure, but donor hearts are scarce. 🔍 Donor selection is complex, involving factors like age, heart size, LV function, and comorbidities. 🌍 The U.S. is more conservative than Europe, with higher donor heart nonuse rates. ⚙️ New tools like Predicted Heart Mass (PHM), Organ Care…
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🚑 A rapid-fire guide to cardiogenic shock — from first suspicion to life-saving interventions. 🩺 ACC’s latest on Cardiogenic Shock: 👁️ Early detection with SUSPECT CS 💉 First-line meds: norepinephrine & dobutamine 🛠️ tMCS for refractory cases (Impella, VA-ECMO) 🏥 Transfer to Level 1 centers 🤝 Team-based care = better outcomes 💡 Act fast, save lives…
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🧪 A randomized clinical trial in older adults (65+) found that Vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7, 180 μg/day) significantly reduced nocturnal leg cramps in terms of frequency, severity, and duration—with no adverse effects reported. 🌙🦵💊 This safe (?), over-the-counter supplement may offer a simple, science-backed solution for painful nighttime cramps—avoid…
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📊 Too much sitting hurts the heart. 🧍‍♂️ Ajufo et al. (2024) tracked 89,530 people using accelerometers and found that 🪑 >10.6 hours/day of sitting sharply increases the risk of ❤️ heart failure, 💔 heart attacks, 💓 AFib, and ⚰️ cardiovascular death. 🏃 Even active people aren’t fully protected. 🔁 Replacing just 30 minutes of sitting with movement—🕺 …
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🧑‍⚕️💔 Young, Fit… Gone? Every year, thousands of seemingly healthy young adults suffer sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) outside the hospital. 📉 Only 9–16% survive to discharge — yet 90% of survivors leave with good brain function. 🔍 Many have hidden risk factors — hypertension, diabetes, even genetic arrhythmia syndromes like Brugada or Long QT. ⚡ Rapid…
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Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha (“the awakened one”), was a spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism in the 5th or 6th century BCE in South Asia. His core teachings include the Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths, and the Noble Eightfold Path, emphasizing mindfulness, ethics, and liberation from suffering.…
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🧬 Your mother’s X chromosome may shape how your brain ages. In female mice, when only the maternal X chromosome (Xm) is active, older animals show worse memory 🧠🕳️ than those with random X-inactivation. This is due to imprinted genes — some only expressed from the paternal X (Xp) — which are silent when Xm dominates. 🧠💡 Using CRISPR–Cas9, researche…
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🔬 Confounding, Clarity, and Causality Family-based biobanks 🧬 are the next frontier in genetic research—tackling bias 🧠, boosting causal inference 🎯, and revealing insights hidden in the noise of population studies 🌍. It’s not just about big data—it’s about better data 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦.By MasterMedFacts LLC
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🧠 Brain Aging & Research Advances 🔍 Key Findings: • Brain Age Gap (BAG): Difference between estimated and chronological brain age. • 64 genes identified as influencing brain aging. • 13 proteins in blood linked to accelerated/slowed brain aging. 🩺 Potential Interventions: • 13 anti-aging drugs (e.g., Rapamycin, Dasatinib) show promise in slowing de…
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) 🛡️ protects the brain from harmful molecules but weakens with aging 🧓, leading to neuroinflammation 🔥 and cognitive decline 📉. Mucins 🧬, slippery proteins in the glycocalyx 🏗️, help maintain BBB integrity 🧠. This study found that mucin loss 🚨 increases BBB permeability, allowing toxins to enter. Using gene therapy 🧪, r…
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🧠 Migraine is a complex neurological disorder affecting 1 billion people worldwide. Historically misunderstood, it was once seen as a vascular or psychological issue but is now recognized as a brain network dysfunction involving the hypothalamus and limbic system. 💊 Gepants and CGRP blockers have revolutionized treatment, though they only work for …
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Alcohol is a proven carcinogen 🚨, increasing the risk of at least 7 cancers (mouth, throat, breast, liver, etc.) 🦠💀. Even small amounts (5g ethanol/day) raise cancer risk, with no safe threshold 📊🚫. Similarly, exceeding 14 drinks/week (men) or 7 (women) raises CHD risk by up to 43% 💔📈. Past claims of heart benefits from moderate drinking are now be…
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Heraclitus (c. 500 BC), a pre-Socratic philosopher from Ephesus, is renowned for his doctrine of perpetual change and the unity of opposites, encapsulated in the phrase “Everything flows” and “No man ever steps in the same river twice.” His concept of logos as the rational order of the universe influenced ancient and modern philosophy, including th…
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☕ Coffee & Gut Microbiome 🦠 🔬 A multi-cohort study (N = 22,867) found a strong link between coffee consumption and the gut bacterium Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus. 🧪 Metabolomics identified key coffee-derived metabolites like quinic acid, hippurate, and trigonelline. 📊 Machine learning (AUC = 0.89) confirmed microbiome composition predicts coffee …
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🔬 Antioxidants & Health: Myths vs. Reality ❌🍊💊 Despite popular belief, vitamins C & E do not reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, or chronic illness 🚫❤️. High doses of vitamin A increase the risk of hip fractures & prostate cancer ⚠️🦴, while vitamin E is linked to respiratory infections, prostate cancer, and even death 😷❌. However, a specific …
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🔬 Anemia & Folate: Key Insights 🩸 Anemia is primarily caused by iron deficiency in the U.S., especially in pregnancy (30% prevalence). 📊 NHANES data shows high iron deficiency in young females (up to 77.5% at ferritin 45 mg/day may cause nausea & constipation. 👶 Maternal iron status affects infant birth weight, and delayed cord clamping improves ne…
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Vitamin B12: Essential for Health 🩸🧠 Vitamin B12 is crucial for red blood cell formation, brain function, and DNA synthesis. Found in animal-based foods 🥛🍳🐟, those on vegan diets need fortified foods or supplements 💊. Deficiency can cause anemia, neurological issues, and cognitive decline ⚠️. High-risk groups include vegans, vegetarians, older adul…
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Vitamin D is essential for bone health 🦴, immune function 🛡️, and muscle strength 🏋️. Deficiency is common and affects women 👩‍⚕️, young adults 🧑‍🎓, and non-Hispanic Black Americans. Main sources include sunlight ☀️, oily fish 🐟, eggs 🥚, and fortified foods 🥛. Recommended intake is 600-800 IU/day 💊. Studies show mixed results 📊, but it may help wit…
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🧠 High-dose Vitamin D (100,000 IU biweekly) reduced disease activity in Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS) of MS 🌞📉. Patients had fewer MRI lesions 🖥️, longer time to disease activity ⏳, but no significant impact on relapses ❌. Well-tolerated with minimal side effects ⚕️, These findings support further research on Vitamin D as an MS therapy 🔬🚀.…
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🔬 BEAM-302 is a liver-targeting gene therapy using base editing to correct the PiZ mutation in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD). 🧬 I t increases functional AAT 🫁 while reducing toxic Z-AAT, showing up to 78% reduction at the 60 mg dose. 📊 The Phase 1/2 trial demonstrated dose-dependent efficacy, a well-tolerated safety profile, and no serious …
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Confucius (c. 551–479 BCE), a renowned Chinese philosopher and teacher, founded Confucianism, emphasizing morality, family loyalty, social harmony, and virtuous governance. His teachings, compiled in the Analects, profoundly influenced Chinese culture, ethics, and education.By MasterMedFacts LLC
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This study identifies the Median Raphe Nucleus (MRN) 🧠 as a behavioral switchboard 🔄, regulating perseverance 🛑, exploration 🚀, and disengagement ❌ through distinct neuron types. GABAergic neurons 🟢 promote perseverance, Glutamatergic neurons 🔵 drive exploration, and Serotonergic neurons 🟠 maintain engagement. Using optogenetics 💡, fiber photometry…
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🔬 Study Overview: A meta-analysis comparing alternative LDL cholesterol-lowering strategies (moderate-intensity statins + ezetimibe) vs high-intensity statins in patients with ASCVD. 📊 Key Findings: ✅ No significant difference in 3-year cardiovascular events (7.5% vs 7.7%) 📉 Lower LDL cholesterol in the alternative strategy (64.8 vs 68.5 mg/dL) 🩸 R…
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🦴 USPSTF Osteoporosis Screening Summary 📋 🔍 Why? Prevent fractures, disability, and mortality. 👩‍⚕️ Who? Women 65+ ✅, at-risk postmenopausal women ✅, men ❌ (insufficient evidence). 🩻 How? DXA scan (bone density test) is the gold standard. ⚠️ Risk Factors: Age, low weight, family history, smoking, alcohol, medications. ✅ Benefits: Reduces fracture r…
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