The Science of Titanium Dental Implants
In this article, we will try to answer the following questions: 1. What makes dental implants biocompatible? 2. What can improve biocompatibility? 3. What are the potential downsides? Let us start with a bit of history: Our bodies do not reject titanium. The discovery is attributed to Per‐Ingvar Branemark, a…
Aflatoxins – What We Know So Far
What are Aflatoxins? Aflatoxins are metabolite products of Aspergillus, a genus of fungi frequently present in grain foods such as wheat, corn, rice, as well as peppers, ground nuts, tree nuts, and hay. Hay, of course, is not our food, but it can affect us indirectly. There are over 400…
Can Metformin extend life?
In order not to waste paragraphs and readers’ time, let us answer the question: If you have type 2 diabetes, metformin will indeed increase your lifespan because it treats the condition that shortens it. If you are healthy, and especially if you workout, metformin will not increase your lifespan. It…
Different Types of Vaccines
Over the past few years, even people who are normally not biologically inclined have become interested in the issue of vaccination. The event we are all familiar with created many experts on either side of the opposing views on the topic. Interestingly enough, the vast majority of the population are…
Some Thoughts On Evolution Of The Genetic Code
The Grantigen writer responsible for this post would like to warn the potential reader about the lack of a concrete conclusion at the end. In other words, after reading this long post, you may have more questions than answers. To avoid the unpleasant feeling of having more questions than answers…
NIH Budget
National Institute of Health Budget This chart summarizes the funds that NIH received from Congress over the years. It was published in the congressional report. When adjusted for inflation, the effective amount of funds is back to its peak value from 2003. It seems that in the last twenty years,…