Skin Deep: How Melanin Impacts Your Body’s Response To Drugs

• Scientific research is becoming more inclusive, but one area that’s still lacking this diversity is pre-clinical research. Without knowing how medications will react to different ancestries and skin tones, millions of people are being put at risk. Our experts discuss the effect melanin has on a drug’s efficacy and changes the industry can implement right now that will make a big difference.

Does Birth Control Cause PCOS? Facts And Misconceptions Of The Disorder

• Polycystic ovarian syndrome affects at least one in ten women – probably more since it’s so underdiagnosed. Sadly, many women are told that having PCOS means they’ll never become pregnant. However, our expert this week dispels this and other misinformation that’s widespread about PCOS.

Medical Notes: Robots Are Outperforming Doctors, The Dangerous Additives In Ultra-Processed Foods, And How Happiness Supports Your Brain Health

• How scientists could catch Schizophrenia sooner than ever before. Ultra-processed foods may be raising your blood sugar levels. How happiness supports your brain health. Are robots better doctors?

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Does Birth Control Cause PCOS? Facts And Misconceptions Of The Disorder

• Polycystic ovarian syndrome affects at least one in ten women – probably more since it’s so underdiagnosed. Sadly, many women are told that having PCOS means they’ll never become pregnant. However, Dr. Lora Shahine dispels this and other misinformation that’s widespread about PCOS.

Host: Greg Johnson.

Producers: Kristen Farrah.

Guests: Dr. Lora Shahine, Double Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist, Pacific Northwest Fertility, Podcast Host, Baby or Bust

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Skin Deep: How Melanin Impacts Your Body’s Response To Drugs

• Scientific research is becoming more inclusive, but one area that’s still lacking this diversity is pre-clinical research. Without knowing how medications will react to different ancestries and skin tones, millions of people are being put at risk. Our experts discuss the effect melanin has on a drug’s efficacy and changes the industry can implement right now that will make a big difference.

Host: Elizabeth Westfield.

Producer: Kristen Farrah.

Guests: Sophie Zaaijer, Molecular Biologist, Consultant for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Clinical Trials; Simon Groen, Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Systems Biology, University of California at Riverside

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