Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
Heart failure deaths on the rise in younger US adults
The bad news for younger Americans just keep on coming. In addition to lethal cancers, diabetes, stroke,…
Endocrine disruptors in sunscreen absorb systemically after just one day of use, persist for days
So much for the safety of sunscreen. Of course, the article immediately goes on the defensive and…
Height is dependent on diet quality, not genes
I posted a few threads in the past demonstrating that gene are likely not the main driver…
Study links stroke to vitamin B1 deficiency
The study was observational but I am inclined to see a causative role of the deficiency for…
SSRI drugs during pregnancy cause child autism, antiserotonin drugs cure it
Yet another study pointing the finger directly at serotonin as a major causative factor in autism. This…
Cosmology is nothing but a collection of fictional beasts and folktales
I did not expect to see this article come out of the Scientific American but I guess…
The people with the world’s healthiest hearts eat a 70%+ carbohydrate diet
So much for carbs making you fat, diabetic, sick and old. This is a nice corroboration of…
Vitamin D may be a safe, seizure-minimizing epilepsy treatment
Note that the title is the actual opinion of the study authors, and not my interpretation. The…
Allopregnanolone deficiency during pregnancy causes autism
Yet another study that links prenatal stress with the offspring developing autism. The rates of autism have…
Elevated serotonin increases criminal activity
The study looked at correlations between ambient temperature and criminal activity and found that higher temperatures correlate…