Jun 11, 2026

In this episode, Dr. Wu and co-host Darren Gonzalez, joined by Jordan Tsay and Kosuke Kimura, explore a striking paradox at the intersection of urban lighting, plant biology, and allergic disease, drawing on Artificial Light at Night Extends Pollen Season and Elevates Allergen Exposure, published in PNAS Nexus in 2026...

Jun 10, 2026

In this episode, Dr. Wu and co-host Darren Gonzalez explore a striking paradox at the intersection of diabetes and neuroscience, drawing on Type 2 Diabetes Impairs Odour Detection, Olfactory Memory and Olfactory Neuroplasticity; Effects Partly Reversed by the DPP-4 Inhibitor Linagliptin, published in Acta...

Jun 9, 2026

In this episode, Dr. Wu and co-host Darren Gonzalez unpack a striking finding from Odor Olfactory Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Mellitus and Its Association with Nutritional Factors, published in the Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine in 2025 by Kamyar Iravani, Aida Doostkam, Jamshid Roozbeh,...

Jun 8, 2026

In this episode, Dr. Wu and co-host Darren Gonzalez explore one of the most surprising findings in recent neuroscience: simply diffusing essential oils in your bedroom for two hours each night led to a 226% improvement in memory scores among older adults. Drawing on Overnight Olfactory Enrichment Using an...

Jun 7, 2026

In this episode, Dr. Wu and co-host Darren Gonzalez explore a surprising finding from the 2015 study The Effect of Olfactory Stimuli on the Balance Ability of Stroke Patients, published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science by Mi-Na Gim, Sang-bin Lee, Kyung-Tae Yoo, Ji-Young Bae, Mi-Kyoung Kim, and Jung-Hyun Choi...