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The Failed Cognitive Decline Study -That You Should Pay Attention To Anyway

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So there was this study on diseases, right?

-It got published for some mad reason;

other than the fact it didn’t work.

And that is one of the best. mistakes. ever.
 
So they tried to support the hypothesis that Herpes causes cognitive decline in people as they age, but the thunderous statement eventually came out in the results that [and I quote],

“IB was not associated with cognitive decline over time.”,

and,…

Cool Little TED-Ed Illustrated Video On How Painkillers Work

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If you ever wondered how Aspirin or Ibuprofen do their thing to blunt the worst effects of your various relatives at the yearly family gatherings,

(ok) before you hit the Wild Turkey,

or just liked learning well-explained technical stuff from cutely-illustrated videos, this basic TED-Ed short is for you.

Links:

YouTube-TEDEd-How Do Pain Relievers Work?

The DMB Human MicroBiome Project Explores Strange New Worlds With Reefer And Salvia on The Leonard Lopate Show

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Friday’s “Please Explain” segment on WNYC’s “Leonard Lopate Show” was a great episode on the Human Micro-Biome Project and why people die in the Matrix but not Inception.

Guests Dr. Lita Proctor and (the awesomely-named) Dr. Martin Blazer chimed in on how the HMP’s 5-year-mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before sequence a basic microbial dna landscape using a reference set

Depressed? Get Outside, Get Dirty And Snort Some Mushrooms

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After noting an odd unexpected plus to an immune-boosting study on lung cancer patients;

that the inclusion of a certain microbe not only reduced inflammation,

but also Boosted their Mood,
 
Researcher Chris Lowry and his team got a few ideas for a new study of their own.

So instead of

Hot Chicks Sex Kittens With Douchebags On The Fringe: Is Your Behavior Controlled By Parasites Loyal Only To Cats?

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It would sure explain a lot of memes.

And if Pinky ever does take over the world, he will surely be succeeded in quick Game-of-Thrones style by the Lolcats;

after they EAT HIM.

SUSPICION! CONNECTION-SEEKING! SHABBY-CLOTHING! SEX-KITTENISM! BRAIN-EROSION! AILUROPHILIA! ANXIETY! FOOLHARDINESS! HERMITAGE! INTREPITUDE! PSYCH-DISORDERS! SOUNDGARDEN LYRICS! –THE SKY IS FALLING!!!

Quiz: What’s The Largest (Endocrine) Organ In The Human Body? -Nope, Not That Fellas. -It’s Your Bodyfat. Oh Yeah,… It’s Also Probably Killing You

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We have eaten the enemy and he is us; soon, …

Earlier, we put out the idea that Fat Makes You Fatter, and that it’s Stupendously Easy to Overeat.

Well, here’s the thing: More Bad News. It doesn’t just make you fatter.

It turns out fat is not just some

Mozart May Have Died From D Deficiency? -Funny, I Thought He Knew The Whole Scale.

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So when he wasn’t drinking, whoring, or writing the filthiest scatological poetry since the advent of the Nation of Germany, and exchanging it back and forth with -His Mother!-,

Mozart was busy getting his Russell-Brandian ass kicked,

by disease.

And doctors,

Yes It’s Corny, But Inflammation Is Depressing!

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Emily Deans, you have Got to be kidding me!

In yet another salvo against Inflammation, Dr. Emily theorizes a link between that emerging health bogeyman and,

psychology.

It turns out the processed-food, ADM-sponsored, corn-oil-based imbalance in our current diet between Omega 6 and Omega 3 can affect not only

Does the Weather / Jetstream Affect MS Rates in Scotland?

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Recently, I was reading that the small country of Scotland has the highest Per Capita Rate of Multiple Sclerosis in the world.

It got me thinking about some potential causes.

On Wikipedia, it said MS has some relation to the vitamins that one normally gets as a result of exposure to solar radiation.

-Could the high latitude be working in concert with Scotland’s

Prevent Disease by Reducing Inflammation

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(-not really an answer, but more of an idea to start a discussion; either here, or with your doctor-)

There are an increasing number of diseases and ailments that are linked to types of Inflammation. –Some cancers, diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s, arthritis and others.

Since many people already take Aspirin on a daily basis



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