On the podcast this week, Izzy and Lauren jump into all things contraception! They discuss the exciting media claims that scientists may have found a solution for the male contraceptive pill, and explain the drug discovery process. Did we take this the wrong way? Listen to find out

Scientific articles discussed in this podcast:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36119-6

References for this podcast:

https://wellcomecollection.org/articles/XzqUmxEAACEA5N3w

https://birthcontrol.com/blog/condom-use-statistics/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/sep/12/health.medicineandhealth

https://www.fda.gov/patients/learn-about-drug-and-device-approvals/drug-development-process

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Episode 3 - Migraine triggers

This week, just in time for Migraine Awareness Month, Izzy and Lauren get into the research behind triggers for migraines! In a slightly different episode this week, they cover several different pieces of research looking at interesting (and unexpected!) triggers for migraines, and discuss the difficulties with measuring triggers for a condition that is super varied between individuals. Did we take this the wrong way? Listen to find out.

Scientific articles discussed in this podcast:

https://n.neurology.org/content/82/16/1395

https://headachejournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/head.12973

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23832131/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28244179/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019300662

References for this podcast:

https://thejournalofheadacheandpain.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s10194-019-1066-0

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140326181915.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019300662

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0333102416636098#:%7E:text=In%2520our%2520study%252C%252034.7%2525%2520of,to%252070.0%2525%2520of%2520the%2520 patients

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/31/new-migraine-drug-on-nhs-could-help-thousands-of-patients-in-england

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Episode 2 - Dementia and diet

On this episode, Izzy and Lauren cover the fascinating claim that dementia may be related to (and even prevented by) adopting the Mediterranean diet, and eating your greens! They explore the science behind the studies investigating how our diet and lifestyle could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, and talk us through longitudinal cohort studies. Did we take this the wrong way? Listen to find out.

Scientific articles discussed in this podcast:

https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2023/03/08/WNL.0000000000207176

https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj-2022-072691

References for this podcast:

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-do-we-know-about-diet-and-prevention-alzheimers-disease

Music credits:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/forgotten

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