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dmk_aus t1_j9rukzl wrote

Reply to comment by djkoch66 in Study Finds Topical Hemp May Treat Anal Fissures and "Significantly Improves" Symptoms by BoundariesAreFun

Seems like no control or comparison. If people feel better over time (which is what happens commonly with recurrent AF) you get a positive result. Like doing a study - does eating an apple sure the common cold. Then surveying those eating an apply every day and noticing a trend that most people get better.

But in case that wasn't guaranteed enough of a result: In addition to the topical treatment, all patients were instructed to use laxatives and dietary supplemental fiber.

They added a known treatment to the ointment...

And because the trial didn't have a randomised control. The Dr would have been picking the most promising candidates. The ones who needed surgery or more serious medications (i think they use nitroglycerin for this normally) probable aren't going to be risked on this.

And the ointment was a cocktail of stuff - the hemp may have had nothing to do with it.

Studies like this do only one thing. Allow companies to back up marketing claims.

"In a trial over 90% of people using this product* reduced pain and other symptoms in just 1 week"

*combined with dietary changes, speak to your doctor.

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cryo_burned t1_j9rtvt0 wrote

Reply to comment by Mirrorflute88 in Using “we-talk” might help maintain your relationship satisfaction over time, study suggests by TallSide7746

No, I hate it as well, however the article is taking about people who refer to themself and their spouse as "we" to others, not to the other person in the couple.

Which is when it pisses me off the most, when my wife tells me to do something by saying "We need to do _________"

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dontpet t1_j9rngcg wrote

Reply to Companion robots to mitigate loneliness among older adults: "Most participants (68.7%) did not think an Artificial Companion robot would make them feel less lonely and felt somewhat-to-very uncomfortable (69.3%) with the idea of being allowed to believe that an artificial companion is human." by Gueulemer

Hope we expect to respond and how we respond are two very different things.

I've been shocked and surprised by how easy it is to project agency onto chatgpt. I suspect I would adapt very easily to a bot companion.

That movie Her captures it. Bonus points when the bot is voiced by Scarlett Johansson!

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DreamingForYouAlways OP t1_j9rmjo9 wrote

Reply to Brain changes in fighter pilots may cast light on astronauts during space travel: Study finds that pilots show ley changes in brain connectivity and they may function as suitable test subjects to learn more about space travel. by DreamingForYouAlways

Link to the study:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1082166/full?utm_source=fweb&utm_medium=nblog&utm_campaign=ba-sci-fphys-fmri-scans-brain-fighter-pilots

> We found decreased whole-brain functional connectivity of the left inferior frontal gyrus in fighter pilots compared to controls and this cluster showed decreased functional connectivity with the medial superior frontal gyrus. Functional connectivity increased between the right parietal operculum 2 and the left visual cortex, and between the right and left angular gyrus in pilots compared to controls. These findings suggest altered motor, vestibular, and multisensory processing in the brains of fighter pilots, possibly reflecting coping strategies to altered sensorimotor demands during flight. Altered functional connectivity in frontal areas may reflect adaptive cognitive strategies to cope with challenging conditions during flight. These findings provide novel insights into brain functional characteristics of fighter pilots, which may be of interest to humans traveling to space.

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fellatio-del-toro t1_j9rm6hw wrote

Reply to comment by barbarianinalibrary in A study found that "people with cannabis purchases after legalization reduced significantly and persistently their cash spending and electronic transfers, indicating a shift from the black to the legal cannabis market." by OregonTripleBeam

Fourth meal makes Taco Bell a terrible place to give handjobs behind.

Chic-fil-a is fair game after 10pm and all day Sunday though.

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microagressed t1_j9rlrh7 wrote

Reply to Research suggests that school-based physical activity intervention, by way of increasing physical exercise classes to daily during school, is successful in reducing childhood obesity. Scientists found that obesity was reversed after 3 years. by Wagamaga

Meanwhile, my kid's school used to mass punish the entire grade by denying recess and making them sit at the lunch tables with their heads down because the lunchroom was too noisy.

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