Very proud of this study implicating the role of mitochondrial DNA in Fibromyalgia. Let me explain what we found and what it may mean. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32658146/
First some background. Chronic pain runs in families. Studying genetics so far has not yielded strong evidence of a pain gene. We hypothesized that chronic pain may not be driven by nuclear genes but mitochondrial genes. (Yes you have two sets of genes in your body)
Nov 10, 2019 • 7 tweets • 7 min read
Must read books for those in medicine. Here is a sample of books I gave away in my Medical Ethics class. Changing one mind at a time. What else should I add?
Let’s start with a classic
Start of the FDA and one men’s quest for food safety. Get ready to cringe.