Category: Science
Scientific articles and discussions, with my comments and take on the topics therein.
Serotonin excess, not dopamine deficiency, may be the cause of Parkinson
One of the most paradigm-challenging studies I have seen this year and, unsurprisingly, mainstream media is pulling…
Vast majority (90%) of depression cases are caused by stress
In case anybody continues to doubt the stress-depression connection and/or their doctor tries to convince them their…
Endocrine disruptors (BPA) can cause autism several generations later
In one of his recent newsletters, as well several KMUD interviews, Peat mentioned that the effects of…
Deficiency of vitamin K involved in age-related disability / frailty
A nice study illustrating that vitamin K deficiency may be one of the reasons people become frail…
Playfulness, novelty, and leisure are vital for progress and true knowledge
About a year ago I made a post arguing that leisure, desire, playfulness and relaxation are vital…
People with more intellectual humility have superior (general) knowledge
A really good study, which may suggest the arrogant “experts” running society are probably a lot less…
Nitrates in tap water may cause 12,500+ cancer cases annually
Despite the billions of dollars poured into advertising by municipal water authorities trying to convince people, the…
Niacinamide, tetracyclines may prevent / reverse vascular calcification
The study below demonstrates that vascular (and other soft tissue) calficiation depends on overpexression of the enzyme…
Sterilizing the gut may treat heart failure
Yet another study showing the key role of endotoxin (LPS) in “irreversible” and lethal conditions such as…
SIRT1 is a key promoter of leukemia and other blood cancers
SIRT1 (one of the sirtuin genes) is currently one of the stars in the nutritional/medical blogosphere. As…