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cgarcia123 t1_j8a1ysx wrote

Reply to Metformin regulates myoblast differentiation through an AMPK-dependent mechanism (Feb 2023) by basmwklz

I (m50) take half a gram extended release metformin daily, for longevity, for one year now. I always wonder if it will affect my muscles... it did make me B12 deficient, I was getting peripheral neuropathy (pins and needles in hands and feet) after one year, but taking a B12 supplement fixed that. I don't see any problems with my muscles, probably because I started lifting weights around the same time.

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moyismoy t1_j8a1xuv wrote

Reply to comment by NeedlessPedantics in Study links Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Africa to the use of media platforms that spread misinformation. The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa was accompanied by unprecedented and recurring waves of misinformation and disinformation. by Wagamaga

the funny thing is Austria, Switzerland, and other nations doing far betting then the USA on everything we can test for are still 3rd world.

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Cullly t1_j8a1nkb wrote

Reply to comment by Purple_Passion000 in Knowing we like a song takes only seconds of listening, new psychology research finds by thebelsnickle1991

I'm autistic. I generally know I like a song after only a few seconds of 'the bit I like'.

But then I also would listen to it 1000 times in a row no problem and never get bored.

This is common for Autistic people, but not so much otherwise I think. I'm 45 and Male, and I like "let it go" and "baby shark". I don't have kids. I know this is considered weird but I don't care.

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NeedlessPedantics t1_j8a15ep wrote

Reply to comment by stusthrowaway in Study links Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy in Africa to the use of media platforms that spread misinformation. The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa was accompanied by unprecedented and recurring waves of misinformation and disinformation. by Wagamaga

I think you’re trying to use “third world” in a colloquial sense to mean something similar to impoverished.

But the US is certainly part of the first world, but not because of reasons you may think. Rather, it’s in part because the US was an allied democratic nation following the Second World War.

https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/third_world_countries.htm

People misuse these terms frequently though, so I get it.

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snailbully t1_j8a09af wrote

Reply to comment by MpVpRb in Knowing we like a song takes only seconds of listening, new psychology research finds by thebelsnickle1991

I think there's a range of frequencies/vibrations of sound that our brains naturally enjoy. We know right away whether it sounds good or bad to us, the same way that we do with how food tastes. We can develop our taste and understanding of music, but we'll always have a starting palate of sound preferences.

"More complex and interesting" is subjective. Pop music is music that appeals, sonically and thematically, to the broadest spectrum of listeners. That requires its own genius to achieve.

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Plumb789 t1_j89zpb2 wrote

Reply to comment by Xoor in Large study provides evidence that goal incongruence can harm romantic relationship satisfaction by glum-platimium

I agree 100%. Someone once told me: “judge people by what they do, not by what they say”.

It can be hard facing the truth, sometimes, but it is better to do so. If someone is moving in an opposite direction to where they say they want to go, you have to be prepared to see this for what it means.

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snailbully t1_j89zbin wrote

Reply to comment by Purple_Passion000 in Knowing we like a song takes only seconds of listening, new psychology research finds by thebelsnickle1991

When I'm trying to find new music on Spotify I click 10-15 seconds into a song, listen for a couple seconds, and then skip to the halfway point and listen for a couple seconds. I can usually tell from that whether I'll like a song. Some songs stand out to me as bad on first listen. A lot of those I will add to my liked songs and listen to again later. I often end up enjoying those. It's the songs that provoke no reaction in me that I can safely ignore.

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mynameisneddy t1_j89xdhw wrote

Reply to comment by EasternAssistance185 in Chinese researchers have reported what they claim is the world’s youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which may overturn the conventional perception that cognitive impairment rarely occurs in young people. by Wagamaga

The person eventually loses the ability to swallow as the disease progresses (speech and cognition are long gone). I guess you could keep them alive for a while with tube feeding, but that’s not normally done.

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EasternAssistance185 t1_j89vdxv wrote

Reply to Chinese researchers have reported what they claim is the world’s youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which may overturn the conventional perception that cognitive impairment rarely occurs in young people. by Wagamaga

What becomes of these people? They just live in a vegetative state for 60 years? I think it should be legal to euthanize people in advanced states given consent by families. I know I’d never want to live that nightmare and put my loved ones through that.

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