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The Acupuncture Edition

In 2021, scientists discovered a new system inside of our bodies. They've labeled it the interstitium, as it's a finely woven layer that sits just between the skin and the fascia, carrying fluids like tattoo ink and skincare favorite hyalauronic acid beyond its skin entry point. They also say that it plays a role in how acupuncture actually works; stimulus in one part of the body is carried via the interstitium to a wholly other part.

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The Monday Media Diet with Mary HK Choi

I can't imagine how life changing this was for chronic vertigo sufferers. It's astonishing how effective it is given how simple the steps are and it really goes to show what a difference a person can make by flouting convention and how brave people have to be at certain points in their life.

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Weekly Dose of Optimism #195

Essentially, the drug edits your gene to be like the "population of people in the world that have a genetic mutation that conveys a massive advantage. They have a mutation in their PCSK9 gene, which means they don't produce the PCSK9 protein." We are still a few years away from this miracle drug hitting the market, and there are still trials to be done, but this is a really big deal, not only because it's an assault on LDL cholesterol and therefore heart disease, but also because it's another example of our ability to see an advantageous mutation in a certain population, make a drug to mimic it, and knock more and more diseases off the list.

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Gout

A theoretical knowledge of a disease is quite different from an embodied one. Knowing the word "tophus" is not the same as watching one rise, pearl-like, through your own skin.