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[deleted] t1_j8hfa2s wrote
Reply to comment by PsychologicalLuck343 in 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
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atchijov t1_j8held8 wrote
Reply to Study on former citizens of East Germany sheds light on why people may choose deliberate ignorance by chrisdh79
The same reason why some choose to beleive into 2000 years old fairy tales… makes life easier.
Not better… not more fulfilling… average person perfectly happy if tomorrow is as today… as a matter of fact, they will stay “happy” even if tomorrow slightly worse than today… especially if you can point to other people and “explain” that they are the reason.
Reddit_Hitchhiker t1_j8he5i3 wrote
Reply to comment by Antumbra_Ferox in High coffee consumption may triple kidney disease risk in some people by LordNPython
And if you have not had low kidney scores after a physical you’re missing that bad gene.
https://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/publications-resources/kidney-tests.html
asdaaaaaaaa t1_j8hdzag wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Study on former citizens of East Germany sheds light on why people may choose deliberate ignorance by chrisdh79
I think that applies in some very specific situations. Generally the more knowledge/skills/abilities someone has, the more adaptable they are. Could be wrong, but ability to adapt generally helps out with survival from what I understand.
zulu_candles t1_j8hdi04 wrote
Reply to comment by DecentChanceOfLousy 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
So not invisible to the eye, got it thanks
zulu_candles t1_j8hdgik wrote
Reply to comment by artinthebeats 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
Right, get back to me when fearful faces are fundamental forces, because that's obviously what i meant.
How does the amygdala have anything to process if it doesn't come through the eyes
FalseTebibyte t1_j8hcv1m wrote
Reply to 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
Cats and Dogs can visualize farts with their Furry Logic sight.
FlametopFred t1_j8hbvs4 wrote
Reply to The Radial Variation of the Solar Wind Turbulence Spectra near the Kinetic Break Scale from Parker Solar Probe Measurements by CESRA_highlights
I understood "of the near the from" in that headline
thatissomeBS t1_j8hbtp6 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 you think it's binary, and you're either at risk or not at risk, then this question would be valid. However, it's not binary. "Protected" doesn't need to mean 100% protected to still be protected. Wearing a seatbelt protects you in a crash, but it doesn't mean you can't die while wearing a seatbelt.
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Reply to comment by despitegirls in High coffee consumption may triple kidney disease risk in some people by LordNPython
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Levainathan t1_j8havvf wrote
Reply to comment by Wagamaga 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
Isnt this already well established that the amygdala is the one at work?
TJSnider1984 t1_j8hautx wrote
Reply to Extracts from two common wildflowers, tall goldenrod and eagle fern blocked SARS_CoV_2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, from entering human cells. The findings could provide a new avenue to develop pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19. by MistWeaver80
Uhm, perhaps I've missed something but I'm troubled by the statement "Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was used in the screen as a positive control of viral entry inhibition via the spike-ACE2 complex", given that hydroxychloroquine has been proven to be ineffective against Covid, ( https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(21)00523-4/fulltext )... How are they asserting that it's a "positive control" aka "some other treatment that is known to produce the expected effect"...
Is this some backhanded way of getting HCQ back on the "effective" list? And if they're using it improperly as a control, doesn't that sadly invalidate the study?
Please understand that I'm actually a believer in and student of Herbal medicine, but sadly know from experience how many false cures and panacea have been promoted.
So, have I missed or misunderstood something?
ImageComfortable2843 t1_j8harq0 wrote
I quit drinking all caffeine during the pandemic due to working at home and not really having to get ready every day. once I went back to getting up at 5 AM and driving to the office I realized I just didn’t need it anymore. I feel like a totally different person now. I got a Starbucks in the airport and felt like my head was going to explode and i used to drink 2-4 16oz cups a day for like 14 years.
despitegirls t1_j8hamyf wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in High coffee consumption may triple kidney disease risk in some people by LordNPython
The wording in that sentence is weird, but I think they're referring to 100mg of caffeine in an espresso. 100mg isn't even enough coffee for an espresso.
diamluke t1_j8hac4x wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in High coffee consumption may triple kidney disease risk in some people by LordNPython
I think they’re confusing caffeine content with coffee
tudy1311 t1_j8ha4ds wrote
Reply to comment by liquid-handsoap 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
My cat has body language, and so do dogs. Bees have dances that can communicate locations of good loot to their brothers.
liquid-handsoap t1_j8h9lkb wrote
Reply to comment by Bpbpimajp 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
Well i mean verbal language as words and constructed sentences; so humans.
My point is, our common ancestors communicated with body language way before humans existed. Body language is way older, evolutionary, and therefore more ingrained in instincts.
Sorry for bad english, hope it makes sense
Baud_Olofsson t1_j8h95sr wrote
Reply to comment by Declwn in 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
> Exactly, doing the study on the Korea pop is a huge confound
Because... Koreans aren't people, or what's your argument?
Bpbpimajp t1_j8h914k wrote
Reply to comment by liquid-handsoap 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
What do you think verbal language evolved from?
[deleted] t1_j8h908s wrote
Reply to comment by despitegirls in High coffee consumption may triple kidney disease risk in some people by LordNPython
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Baud_Olofsson t1_j8h8w50 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Study on former citizens of East Germany sheds light on why people may choose deliberate ignorance by chrisdh79
No. Not even close.
Commenting off the headline alone should be a bannable offense in this sub...
streetvoyager t1_j8hfd51 wrote
Reply to High coffee consumption may triple kidney disease risk in some people by LordNPython
F . Really hope I’m not some people.