Malibu, Los Alamos, and the NLRP3 Inflammasome

Malibu, Los Alamos, and the NLRP3 Inflammasome

On the surface, the big budget Barbie blockbuster and the overly ornate Oppenheimer opus, whose combined returns shattered box office expectations, are nothing at all alike. However, on a much, much deeper level, to where almost certainly no one else but us would ever...
Commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

In solemn commemoration of the 78th anniversary of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, when the first nuclear weapons were detonated, let us strengthen our resolve to never ever again use them. As Einstein famously said, “I know not with what...
Parkinson’s Disease and Chemical Exposure

Parkinson’s Disease and Chemical Exposure

Just what is it about the algebraic letter X that serial entrepreneur and real-life X man, Elon Musk, likes so much? Hmm…let’s see…his son is named X Æ A-Xii, “X” for short and really thank goodness because how do you pronounce THAT???, one of his first ventures was...
EpicentRx Word of the Week: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)/MND (Motor Neuron Disease)

EpicentRx Word of the Week: Radiochemoprotection

“Mary, Mary quite contrary, please expand your vocabulary.” Radiochemoprotection or Chemoradioprotection Variation. Radiochemopretection or Chemoradiopretection Definition: Noun: A term to describe the prevention or mitigation of the harmful effects of exposure to...