Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
Avoiding sunlight may be as bad for health as smoking a pack a day
As most readers of this blog know, the current recommendations of the American Dermatology Association (ADA) call…
The stereotypes about testosterone (T) are likely wrong
A really great study for a number of reasons. Not only does it show that the commonly…
Parents’ emotional trauma may change their children’s biology
Not a new idea, but the study is a nice summary of recent work in the area…
Niacinamide may improve symptoms of ALS
Just over a week ago I posted a thread on ALS being linked to increased fatty acid…
Imagination is crucial for altruism
A great study that once again links altruistic behavior with metabolism and energetics. I posted in the…
A call for medical nihilism – to do nothing is also good medicine
To my greatest surprise, I stumbled upon yet another article in the Scientific American (SCIAM) that looked…
Aspirin now proposed as treatment for brain cancer
The news on treating cancer as metabolic disease just keep on coming. This new study discusses a…
Psychiatric diagnoses are ‘worthless’, most mental conditions stem from stress (trauma)
It is rare to see a study like the one below that does not hold anything back…
MS Tied To Glucose Deficiency Due To Endotoxin And Fat, Extra Glucose May Treat It
Just a few days ago I posted the groundbreaking study on metabolic derangement in ALS – i.e….
Insects can feel both acute and chronic pain, can even develop insect-PTSD
Not many readers of this blog know it, but to this day surgery on babies or other…