Impact Factor with F. Perry Wilson

• GLP-1 Drugs Might Cut Dementia Risk in Half   New evidence brings more good news about the unanticipated effects of the GLP-1 receptor agonists.
  Medscape, April 07, 2025
• Irony: An Obituary   Dr F. Perry Wilson delivers irony’s eulogy.
  Medscape, April 01, 2025
• US Falls Behind Other Countries in Avoidable Deaths   It just doesn’t work to keep throwing money at poor health outcomes.
  Medscape, March 25, 2025
• GLP-1s Are Crazy Effective — Just Not Cost-Effective   We know they are expensive, but isn’t the cost recouped by the healthcare savings? Dr F. Perry Wilson explains.
  Medscape, March 17, 2025
• A Rare Win for Vitamin D — This Time in MS   After countless studies showing a link between vitamin D deficiency and disease, this trial could be the win we’ve been hoping for.
  Medscape, March 10, 2025
• There’s a Sandwich Bag of Plastic in Your Brain   Dr F. Perry Wilson reviews disturbing data about the accumulation of nanoplastics in the human body.
  Medscape, March 03, 2025
• #DiedSuddenly Was BS: Why Did We Believe It?   A hashtag that gained a lot of traction during the COVID-19 pandemic is, thankfully, in decline, but can we avoid buying into such nonsense again?
  Medscape, February 24, 2025
• Stress: A New Cancer Risk Factor?   Even everyday stress, the kind that many people experience, impairs the cancer-fighting immune system.
  Medscape, February 19, 2025
• Why Paying People to Get Vaccinated Doesn't Work   Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on a randomized trial that tested whether cash incentives had any effect on vaccine uptake.
  Medscape, February 12, 2025
• Chemicals or Calories? How Ultraprocessed Food Leads to Obesity   Dr F Perry Wilson comments on a link between ultraprocessed food consumption and the development of obesity in early life.
  Medscape, February 04, 2025
• Yes, the Pain Is All in Your Head   A new study offers insights into the experience of pain that could improve pain management. Dr F. Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, January 27, 2025
• GLP-1s: Good News, Bad News   Big data show surprising outcomes of GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy. Dr F. Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, January 22, 2025
• The Real Reason Ultraprocessed Foods Are Ruining Our Health   A new machine learning algorithm provides a 'food processing score' for every food on grocery store shelves, but will it lead to healthier eating?
  Medscape, January 14, 2025
• History Repeats? Lead Pollution and the Roman Economy   A story hidden in the icy layers of the Arctic may have lessons for cognitive health in the modern era.
  Medscape, January 07, 2025
• The Reason Taxi Drivers Are Protected From Alzheimer’s   And for the rest of us, what can we learn from the unique skill of a cabbie that confers this benefit? Dr F Perry Wilson reveals the secret in this week’s Impact Factor.
  Medscape, December 17, 2024
• The Cause of All That Stress: Tonsillectomy?   It could be hard to swallow at first, but researchers found a link between having your tonsils out and later development of stress-related disorders.
  Medscape, December 10, 2024
• How Metals Affect the Brain   How much should we worry about the harmful effects of metal exposure?
  Medscape, December 02, 2024
• How Much Water Should We Drink in a Day?   Nephrologist Dr F. Perry Wilson comments on the ubiquitous recommendation to “drink more water.”
  Medscape, November 26, 2024
• Aliens, Ian McShane, and Heart Disease Risk  
  Medscape, November 19, 2024
• We Haven’t Kicked Our Pandemic Drinking Habit   Many people increased their alcohol consumption during lockdown. But a new analysis suggests that the end of the pandemic didn’t bring an end to the drinking.
  Medscape, November 12, 2024