I made a few posts in the past about the altruism of plants, as well as their apparent consciousness (affected by anesthesia) despite the fact
The Linguistic Genius of Prairie Dogs
A nice article showing that the one of the most uniquely human aspect of our existence – language – is actually a capacity that much
Lack of light exposure may be the main cause of the myopia boom
As the study says, there has been a drastic increase in myopia cases over the last century. Early research pointed at excessive indoor book reading
Drop in androgen levels causes Parkinson Disease (PD), DHT reverses it
Yet another study demonstrating that many of the so-called chronic, degenerative and above all “mysterious” conditions often have quite a simple cause and, potentially, treatment.
Cutting down on red / processed meat does NOT benefit health
The crusade against meat is one of the most vibrant topics on the blogosphere. It used to be a small subset of the population who
Arginine / glutamine depletion may treat cancer by blocking the Warburg “Effect”
As my readers have noticed, I started putting quotes around the “effect” part of the infamous observation made by Otto Warburg himself. Over the last
Fish feel pain just like other animals and humans
Yet another piece of evidence that there is no such thing as a “lower animal” and pretty much anything with consciousness experiences pain much the
Poverty makes people dumb and prematurely old
A common debate in public policy is whether people slide into poverty because they are stupid or being poor makes people stupid and unable to
Energy deficiency due to stress causes anxiety, panic disorders, and subbordination
This is a great study on so many levels. First, it directly demonstrates that chronic stress leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and reduced oxidative phosphorylation. Second,
Aspirin may protect lungs from air pollution
It seems that there is nothing mighty aspirin cannot do. Just recently, I posted about its ability to treat (and, more importantly, potentially have curative