Thalidomide It has gone down in history as one of the worst cases of devastating side effects caused by a drug. Although there is no official figure for how many people were affected globally, it is estimated that more than 10,000 babies were born with terrible birth defects during the years this drug was marketed.

Alex Tsompanidis (Athens, 1991) is a researcher at the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge and one of the most promising voices in the field of neurodevelopment. After studying medicine in Greece, Tsompanidis began a doctorate at the prestigious English university with the aim of better understanding autism spectrum disorder (ASD). His thesis received recognition from the International Society for Autism Research and the journal Spectrum has highlighted him as one of the 40 best autism researchers under 40. He now continues his research to improve the lives of people with ASD, which he studies from a global perspective and focuses on the placenta, which he believes is at the heart of human neurodevelopment and evolution.

I read in the ARA that some influential people who live in Ibiza (and who "are very well known", which is an expression I love) have had a child and have explained how "They make edible pills from the placenta".