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@mcgilloss.bsky.socialFunctional medicine may sound scientific, but more testing doesn’t always mean better medicine, and a long supplement list isn’t a treatment plan…
Watch @jonathanjarry.bsky.social newest video as he unpacks what’s really behind the hype 👀
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialWith approximately 600 people in attendance, the 2026 Trottier Public Science Symposium was a real success!
Thank you to all those who attended.
If you were not able to make it (or simply want to re-watch it), the videos are now available. Enjoy!
@jonathanjarry.bsky.socialReposted by @mcgilloss.bsky.socialIf you missed our @mcgilloss.bsky.social symposium, two great talks, now available on YouTube:
* Are ultra-processed foods addictive?
* What have we learned from clinical trials on UPFs?
@jonathanjarry.bsky.socialReposted by @mcgilloss.bsky.socialYou may be shocked to know how much money is being wasted catering to feng shui, a pre-scientific belief system that makes claims about the material world.
It all hinges on qi, an energy that has never been detected, measured, or quantified.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialHappening TONIGHT!
See you there 🍩🍭🍫🍪🍟🍔🍕🍬
@jonathanjarry.bsky.socialReposted by @mcgilloss.bsky.socialNEW - Ivermectin is becoming the chemotherapy of the anti-woke. It’s not that there’s zero evidence it can fight cancer; but the data we have is far from convincing.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialJust because a treatment has been used for centuries doesn’t mean it works! 👀
Watch Jonathan Jarry’s new short video on the appeal to antiquity and why “it’s been used for centuries” isn’t evidence that a treatment is effective.
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialWhile animal behavior has been used in the past to track weather patterns, it is best to leave the weather forecasting to the experts with the computers.
Read more on our website 🐸
mcgill.ca/x/5D2
@jonathanjarry.bsky.socialReposted by @mcgilloss.bsky.socialAnother "science short" from me, this time answering an uneasy question: If cancer is a disease of ageing, why do kids get cancer? (Cc @mcgilloss.bsky.social + medsky)
@mcgilloss.bsky.social☕️ Good news for coffee drinkers: a new 43-year study of 130,000+ people found that moderate caffeinated coffee consumption was associated with a substantially lower risk of dementia 🧠
Read the full article breaking down the study and its implications on our website.
mcgill.ca/x/5D8
@mcgilloss.bsky.social“Barbie Peptide,” the viral nickname for melanotan II, has been promoted on the internet for performing miracles.
This alluring compound, said to produce a sunless tan, sexual arousal, and weight loss, has yet to gain approval to go on the market.
Read more 💉
mcgill.ca/x/5Ds
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialCriminal activity underway… De. Joe investigates 🔎
Watch it on Instagram 👇
www.instagram.com/reel/DdZk5DP...
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialWhat if we only cooked with ingredients made available to us at farmer’s markets?
We did some digging, and as it turns out, eating seasonally doesn’t just benefit the environment, but also our health.
Read more on our website 🍓🍉🍒🍏🫐
mcgill.ca/x/5RQ
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialIs sitting the new smoking? 🪑🚬
Prolonged sitting may be linked to cardiometabolic disease, some cancers, and premature mortality even if you exercise regularly.
The good news?
Short movement breaks throughout the day can help.
Read more 👇
mcgill.ca/x/5aa
@jonathanjarry.bsky.socialReposted by @mcgilloss.bsky.socialOur Office receives questions about videos on Facebook & whether or not they can be trusted.
I took a look at one of them, and while you may think this is like shooting fish in a barrel, it may be useful to someone in your life.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialA recent paper published in Nature Medicine, linking pesticide exposure to early-onset colorectal cancer, has caused quite the stir.
In this article, Dr. Joe breaks down the study and finds that there are too many holes to be of any practical significance.
mcgill.ca/x/5a2
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialWatch @jonathanjarry.bsky.social’s new short video on how kids can develop cancer, and what makes childhood cancers different from those seen in adults 🧬
@mcgilloss.bsky.socialCheck out @jonathanjarry.bsky.social’s reel on AI “doctors” giving medical advice 🩺
Predatory YouTube channels use AI-generated doctors to spread health misinformation and make money from ads 💵
Share this with someone who needs to know!
@adrian7745.bsky.socialReposted by @mcgilloss.bsky.social@mcgilloss.bsky.social contributor Joe Schwarcz wrote almost a decade ago.
Yet in 2026 (face palm moment) I hear radio ads or see in a supermarkets or convenience stores the continued ridiculous marketing of "alkaline water".
@jonathanjarry.bsky.socialReposted by @mcgilloss.bsky.socialThis is a story about the interstitium, a “new” “organ” discovered in 2018. It’s also a story about a pathologist in love with Buddhism and mysticism, and how his mother talked to dead people. Sometimes science gets distorted by the scientist himself. My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social.
