
Elaine Lissner
@elainelissner
Elaine is founder of the Parsemus Foundation, a nonprofit that improves human and animal health & welfare by advancing innovative & neglected medical research.
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09-02-2013 02:14:29
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The finding that #metformin, a common, safe and inexpensive diabetes drug, improves outcomes for #COVID19 patients is a win for bioinformatics. David Liebovitz, MD of Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine "stumbled" into the possibility while examining patient data. news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2022/08/19/dia…

Hey undergrads! Your research and/or advocacy project in #malecontraception may be eligible for Male Contraceptive Initiative's Youth Advisory Board Undergrad Grant, which is supported by the Parsemus Foundation. Applications are open now: malecontraceptive.org/uploads/1/3/1/… Please share! #familyplanning



Women Have Been Misled About Menopause Hot flashes, sleeplessness, pain during sex: For some of menopause’s worst symptoms, there’s an established treatment. Why aren’t more women offered it? See this The New York Times article by Susan Dominus. nytimes.com/2023/02/01/mag…

Spaying or neutering dogs before they reach puberty is related to an increase in some serious health disorders. But why? In a recent paper, Dr. Michelle Kutzler of OSU Ag Sciences reports that high luteinizing hormone may be the culprit. parsemus.org/2022/12/is-hig…





The need for contraceptive options for U.S. men became urgent with the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in '22. A recent article says one potential option is @PlanAforMen, a contraceptive being developed that uses Vasalgel. parsemus.org/2023/04/plan-a… #familyplanning #malecontraception


Parsemus Foundation founder Elaine Lissner was a panelist on "Reproductive Autonomy: It's a We-sponsibility" at SXSW, and the video is now available. The panel, sponsored by Ogilvy Health, highlighted that men want new #malecontraception options. youtu.be/jd11Xq0-OpI






"We’re preparing for clinical trials in the US." L.R. Fox of NEXT Life Sciences discusses Plan A, a non-hormonal, long lasting, and reversible male contraception option that uses Vasalgel. mddionline.com/technologies/p… #malecontraception #malebirthcontrol #contraception #birthcontrol