Related Episodes for COVID-19 vaccines and human fertility

“Dr. Rhonda Patrick spent many months researching and learning about the myriad factors that would influence her child's development, and she has continued to do so as her son has grown – and as new research has become available.”

“Consuming chocolate and cocoa may carry some risks, however, due to their cadmium content and possible effects on the fetus during pregnancy. In this Aliquot, I describe some of the research on the benefits and risks of consuming cocoa and chocolate, as foods or supplements.”

“Choline is particularly important during pregnancy and breastfeeding, but some evidence suggests that choline supplementation could carry some risks. In this Aliquot, I talk about the science surrounding choline.”

“Even though the primary endpoints failed (NR did not improve insulin sensitivity or weight loss), he notes a meaningful signal in reduced liver fat—a 2% decrease in the NR group compared to a 0.2% reduction in the placebo group, a difference that didn't reach statistical significance, likely because subjects weren't randomized by liver fat and variability was high.”

“Biotechnology may have a special potential to create change across generations, as it has done with the global eradication of smallpox – a vaccine that ceased mainstream use in the 1970s. Synthetic biology, with its potential to eradicate viral illnesses, could usher in an era of global progress.”

“While no studies have been done in humans, research in rats has found that intermittent fasting does not interfere with estrous cycling, but extreme caloric restriction halts the estrous cycle. The safety of intermittent fasting in adolescent girls with or without being overweight has not been studied.”

“One prospective cohort associated prenatal BPA exposure with later, not earlier, timing of some pubertal milestones in girls, while a systematic review found no strong, consistent correlation between BPA exposure and pubertal timing.”

“Osimertinib, for example, improved five-year survival among patients with resected EGFR-mutated lung cancer, while CAR-T therapy has produced durable remissions in some children and young adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.”

“The excerpt also reviews controlled muscle studies: omega-3 attenuated loss during immobilization and increased the amino-acid-stimulated muscle-protein-synthesis response under tested conditions. These findings do not generalize to every dose or population.”

“Family-controlled research provides another view. A Swedish cohort of 2.48 million children found small associations in conventional models, but the estimates moved to the null when siblings with different prenatal exposure were compared.”