Michael S. Fenster, MD

“There is always a well-known solution to every human problem; neat, plausible, and wrong.” — H.L. Mencken, The Divine Afflatus This week, the Study Spotlight Takeaway starts with a disclaimer: …

“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.” — Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games Recently, the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs, also known as GLP-1 agonists, …

“By the time you’re eighty years old, you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it.” — George Burns Over the course of human history, views on aging have changed. …

“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately, it kills all its pupils.”  — Hector Berlioz Over the last year, various articles and research were presented in this column, representing advances …

“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”  — Oscar Wilde This time of year is a great opportunity to pause and reflect on the many …

“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.”  — William Shakespeare (The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 2, Scene 2) Previously, in this column, I have discussed the …

“It’s not stress that kills us; it is our reaction to it.” — Hans Selye In his book, The Stress of Life, published in 1956, physician and researcher Hans Selye …

“A healthy gut is essential for a healthy mind.” ~ Emeran Mayer Over the last several years, there has been increasing evidence implicating the gut-brain axis in the etiology of …

“Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, and consciousness is the ability to feel things and have subjective experiences.” ~ Yuval Noah Harari A prominent driver in the push for …

“He is haunted by a demon, a demon against which he feels powerless, because in its first manifestation it has no face, no name, nothing; and the words, the poem …