By L. Shyamal via Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. On Cordyceps Sinensis and Its Interactions with Cancer Cordyceps sinensis has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Over the past decades, it's been studied for use in cancer treatment, but how promising is it really? Cancer Deep Dives Merlin L. Marquard Oct 7, 2025 — 14 min read
Photo by Maxim Tolchinskiy / Unsplash On the Complexity of Nitric Oxide in Cancer and the Prospect of Hydrogenated Water over Methylene Blue Nitric oxide, methylene blue, and hydrogenated water have all been implicated in cancer treatment, but how exactly do they interact with cancer and each other? Cancer Deep Dives Merlin L. Marquard Sep 29, 2025 — 11 min read
Engineering Grainless Bread, Part I Most people in the world like or even love eating bread. I want to engineer a similar tasting bread having the benefit, however, of being grainless. Internal Articles Recipes Merlin L. Marquard Sep 28, 2025 — 4 min read
Photo by Calvin Ma / Unsplash Intestinal Health and Cancer Good intestinal health significantly benefits our overall health and wellbeing. It is no less important with respect to cancer. Cancer Immune System Cedric L. Marquard Sep 23, 2025 — 9 min read
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Photo by Ryu Orn / Unsplash On Some of the Differences of Low-Fat and Low-Carb Diets The debate between low-carb and low-fat diet proponents has been long and interesting. Here are some of the differences between the two diets. Literature Digest Nutrition Merlin L. Marquard Aug 27, 2025 — 6 min read
Photo by FlyD / Unsplash Liquid and Solid Tumours Uncontrolled cell growth and subsequent abnormal accumulation of cells is a property all cancers share. Depending on how exactly this manifests, cancers can be divided into liquid and solid tumours. Cancer Overview Articles Cedric L. Marquard Aug 26, 2025 — 6 min read
Photo by Sorin Gheorghita / Unsplash On the Healthiness of Cholesterol The concern about cholesterol has been pervasive in the Western consciousness, but the data it's based on is a sham. Literature Digest Politics Merlin L. Marquard Aug 17, 2025 — 3 min read
