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armahillo t1_j8h210x wrote

Reply to Investigators assessed the risk of dementia using changes in alcohol consumption in nearly four million people in Korea and found that after about 7 years, dementia was 21% less likely in mild drinkers and 17% less likely in moderate drinkers. by Wagamaga

measuring alcohol in grams of consumption is perhaps more accurate as data but not particularly useful as information.

here is a calculator: https://www.nutritionheart.com/alcohol-drinks-grams-of-alcohol/

15g = roughly “one drink” (5oz wine, 12oz beer, 1.5oz of liquor). If youve ever served alcohol, its that unit that you were trained about.

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despitegirls t1_j8h171t wrote

Reply to High coffee consumption may triple kidney disease risk in some people by LordNPython

For those who like me read "cups" and thought that was an insufficient unit of measure given different brewing methods:

>The caffeine content per cup was defined as 100 mg of Italian espresso coffee, which was the most abundantly consumed type of coffee by the HARVEST participants. Decaffeinated coffee, tea, and other caffeinated drinks were not taken into account in the present study because they were rarely consumed in these areas of Italy.

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liquid-handsoap t1_j8gysh5 wrote

Reply to comment by tudy1311 in The brain can rapidly detect and process fearful faces that are otherwise invisible to the eye. There appears to be a neural pathway for detection of fear, which operates automatically, outside of conscious awareness. by Wagamaga

I have this theory that body language is way older form of communication, evolutionary, than language is.

Because human’s can be so weird and awkward socially compared to how we pick up body language like someone smiling, or in this case frowning of fear, so so easy

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liquid-handsoap t1_j8gyi3h wrote

Reply to comment by futureshocked2050 in The brain can rapidly detect and process fearful faces that are otherwise invisible to the eye. There appears to be a neural pathway for detection of fear, which operates automatically, outside of conscious awareness. by Wagamaga

This is why i walk home as if i was about to mugg someone. I aint, but it looks like it. I try to behave like a predator instead of prey, if that makes sense. Mainly by just walking determined and ready to throw down. Cant really explain

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sufferinsucatash t1_j8gxzku wrote

Reply to comment by Jam5quares in A study in the US has found, compared to unvaccinated people, protection from the risk of dying from COVID during the six-month omicron wave for folks who had two doses of an mRNA vaccine was 42% for 40- to 59-year-olds; 27% for 60- to 79-year-olds; and 46% for people 80 and older. by Wagamaga

If I were you, I would look at the deaths pre vaccine versus post vaccines. And you’d have a rough estimation of the protection! :)

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DecentChanceOfLousy t1_j8gxrgh wrote

Reply to comment by zulu_candles in The brain can rapidly detect and process fearful faces that are otherwise invisible to the eye. There appears to be a neural pathway for detection of fear, which operates automatically, outside of conscious awareness. by Wagamaga

It is literally seen by the eye, but it's too fast to consciously register. The images were hidden with backwards masking, meaning they essentially flashed one frame of the tested image then showed a second, different image for a long period of time afterward.

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Jam5quares t1_j8gxlc3 wrote

Reply to comment by sufferinsucatash in A study in the US has found, compared to unvaccinated people, protection from the risk of dying from COVID during the six-month omicron wave for folks who had two doses of an mRNA vaccine was 42% for 40- to 59-year-olds; 27% for 60- to 79-year-olds; and 46% for people 80 and older. by Wagamaga

Does it say you are protected or that you have a bit more protection...very different.

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