Year: 2019

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PUFA and serotonin promote each other, and likely cause mental illness

I neat new study that draws a direct parallel between PUFA-driven inflammation, serotonin and depression. As the…

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Acidosis (Warburg Effect) drives cancer through increased fat oxidation (Randle Cycle)

The evidence continues to pile on that naming the (in)famous observation made by Otto Warburg in regards…

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The (remarkable) intelligence of plants

I made a few posts in the past about the altruism of plants, as well as their…

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The Linguistic Genius of Prairie Dogs

A nice article showing that the one of the most uniquely human aspect of our existence –…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Poverty makes people dumb and prematurely old

A common debate in public policy is whether people slide into poverty because they are stupid or…