Research of the Week Very low-carb ketogenic diets are safe and effective for type 2 diabetics. Both Neanderthals and humans had similar auditory and speech capabilities. The link between air pollution and crime. 2020 saw the highest number of traffic deaths in 13 years, despite driving being way down. Improving …
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Research of the Week A large portion of COVID complications were due to metabolic co-morbidities. You are mostly what you eat. Keto improves daily function and quality of life in dementia patients. Giving testosterone to men with type 2 diabetes causes remission in some. Improving road safety reduces crime. New …
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Research of the Week Lower LDL, higher diabetes risk. Vitamin D appears effective against Covid deaths. Host selenium deficiency not only leaves you open to infections, it promotes the mutation of benign viruses into pathogenic ones. Researchers were able to have conversations with dreamers during REM sleep. “One hectare of …
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Research of the Week Men who use fish oil have bigger, better balls. A junk food diet reduces the amount of hedonic reward we get from other sources. Less shoe, more stability and mobility in people with a history of falls. Men vary more in their cooperativeness than women. Chimps …
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Research of the Week Practicing self-control improves self-control. Recent exposure to more common coronaviruses (like the common cold) seem to mitigate the severity of COVID-19. There are six chronotypes, apparently. Glucosamine may improve mortality similar to exercise. Riboflavin should improve COVID-19 outcomes. Tomato juice is good for menopause. New Primal …
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Research of the Week Skipping meat may elevate the risk of bone fractures. Hyperinsulinemia and cancer go hand in hand. Emotions do not translate perfectly across languages and cultures. Giving niacin to COVID patients increases recovery. Not much difference in metabolic markers between pork and chicken eaters. New Primal Blueprint …
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Research of the Week “Molecular mimicry” (a la autoimmune disease) may lie at the heart of COVID-related pathology. Early domesticated cats dined on rodents who followed human agricultural settlements. “The recommendation to wear surgical masks to supplement other public health measures did not reduce the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate among wearers …
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Research of the Week High sugar diets may cause “persistent” epigenetic changes to an animal’s appetite for junk food. Vitamin D improves cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Keep sprinting, folks. Starchy and sugary foods linked to cavities, especially when consumed as snacks. Convalescent plasma appears to …
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Research of the Week COVID has improved the sleep of teens. Wearing blue light-blocing glasses at night improves next-day productivity. Psychedelics may improve color vision. Pregnant mothers with higher vitamin D levels give birth to kids with higher intelligence at age 4-6. Type 2 diabetics who use metformin have lower …
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