Impact Factor with F. Perry Wilson

• Ketamine, Pain, and Depression: A Special Connection   Ketamine may be a potent analgesic, but its effects on chronic pain may have more to do with its antidepressant effects, according to a recent study. F. Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, May 24, 2023
• Is Parkinson's a Military Base's Toxic Legacy?   Exposure to groundwater contaminated with TCE could explain higher rates of Parkinson's disease in those who spent time at Camp Lejeune.
  Medscape, May 16, 2023
• The 30th-Birthday Gift That Could Save a Life   Could a ticking time bomb be lurking in your DNA?
  Medscape, May 09, 2023
• Surprising Brain Activity Moments Before Death   F. Perry Wilson comments on a fascinating study that shines a light on the electrochemistry of the dying brain.
  Medscape, May 02, 2023
• Do Pets Really Cure Loneliness?   The truth about cats and dogs is that they really don't seem to help us overcome stress and loneliness as much as we might think, according to a new study.
  Medscape, April 26, 2023
• Spin Cycle: Do Preprints Overhype Their Findings?   Preprints offer more than new science; they offer spin as well, according to a recent study. F. Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, April 20, 2023
• Autism: Is It in the Water?   Lithium and autism. An intriguing connection, but do we have enough information to make it?
  Medscape, April 03, 2023
• 'Excess' Deaths Surging, but Why?   We can't blame COVID for this. F. Perry Wilson comments on a new study of excess deaths in the United States compared with Europe.
  Medscape, March 29, 2023
• Celebrity Death Finally Solved -- With Locks of Hair   New techniques and old locks of hair allow researchers to get a little closer to solving an enduring medical mystery: What killed Ludwig van Beethoven?
  Medscape, March 22, 2023
• How the Stars Align to Cure HIV   The apparent cure of a woman's HIV infection shines a light on the potential of cord blood compared with bone marrow transplantation.
  Medscape, March 16, 2023
• Bullying and Suicide: Is Legislation Enough?   F. Perry Wilson comments on a study showing what happened to youth suicide rates after enactment of state anti-bullying laws.
  Medscape, March 06, 2023
• Sweet on Erythritol? Sugar Substitute Linked to Heart Disease   A common sweetener has been implicated in heart attack and stroke, but is that worse than the health effects of sugar?
  Medscape, February 28, 2023
• Joint Effort: CBD Not Just Innocent Bystander in Weed   Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on a study that busts a popular myth about CBD and THC.
  Medscape, February 13, 2023
• A New (Old) Drug Joins the COVID Fray, and Guess What? It Works   Approving this drug would double our COVID treatment options, says Dr Perry Wilson in this week's Impact Factor.
  Medscape, February 08, 2023
• Do Liberal State Policies Really Save Lives?   A study looking at mortality in working-age adults finds big differences between red and blue states.
  Medscape, February 02, 2023
• Infant Screen Time Spells Trouble in School   Are screens responsible for changes in babies' brains or just innocent bystanders when parents routinely use them to get a little free time?
  Medscape, January 30, 2023
• The Gas Stove Debate Hinges on One Bad Word   Amid all the scaremongering about having gas stoves torn from houses, Dr F. Perry Wilson drills down on his biggest research pet peeve.
  Medscape, January 24, 2023
• Contraceptive Advice From YouTube Influencers   Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on a study that looked at social media influencers' messages about birth control.
  Medscape, January 17, 2023
• Spikes Out: A COVID Mystery   Is the root cause of post-COVID vaccine myocarditis medicine's own "Glass Onion"? F. Perry Wilson lines up the suspects and eliminates them, one by one, to identify the likely culprit.
  Medscape, January 10, 2023
• Could Vaccines Provide Better Immunity Than COVID Infection?   A new study seeks to answer a question that may be outdated in regard to COVID: whether it's better to obtain immunity through vaccination or natural infection.
  Medscape, December 20, 2022