Recent comments in /f/science

noCure4Suicide t1_jbsiwdu wrote

Reply to comment by tehfly in Rising Temperatures Due to Climate Change Will Reduce Coffee Production Globally, Study Suggests by chrisdh79

“Fear based sales” What does this mean and what does it look like? Are you expecting people to go out and buy lifetimes of coffee due to this research? As more research is done and the argument is made stronger, shouldn’t we have a source to read this data and information? Not everything is sensationalism - especially when it’s primary research paper as this is.

−1

Responsible-Laugh590 t1_jbsgxsh wrote

Reply to Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

I have a feeling that these viruses will be out competed by current virus strains that have evolved to counter modern mammalian antibodies rather then being actually dangerous. But who knows be careful regardless.

1

Wagamaga OP t1_jbseesx wrote

Reply to UC researchers develop innovative breathing aid. The new device not only improves symptoms of breathlessness and quality of life for people with COPD, it also offers benefits for people dealing with stress and anxiety by Wagamaga

Research around a new breathing device developed by pulmonologists at the University of Cincinnati offers promise for improving their lives.

The new device not only improves symptoms of breathlessness and quality of life for people with COPD, it also offers benefits for people dealing with stress and anxiety and those practicing mindfulness, meditation or yoga.

The research was published in the journal Respiratory Care.

The device, called PEP Buddy, was created by Muhammad Ahsan Zafar, MD, and Ralph Panos, MD. Zafar is an associate professor in the Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the UC College of Medicine while Panos is a professor emeritus in pulmonary and critical care at the UC College of Medicine and is the director of national tele-ICU program for the U.S. Veterans Affairs.

“Dr. Panos and I both see patients with COPD, and it’s a huge population,” says Zafar. “Their life really changes when they have COPD. They were active individuals but now they’re debilitated and limited, so we wanted to come up with something easy that helps improve their life.”

For people with COPD, it takes longer to get inhaled air out of their lungs with each breath due to tighter air tubes. Therefore, when they breathe fast, like during physical activities, air is retained in the lungs. This air stacking or “dynamic hyperinflation” is the main reason for breathlessness and also leads to lower oxygen levels. As the breathing gets difficult during physical activity, people become less and less active and more isolated.

https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/68/3/408

29

AutoModerator t1_jbsebdy wrote

Reply to UC researchers develop innovative breathing aid. The new device not only improves symptoms of breathlessness and quality of life for people with COPD, it also offers benefits for people dealing with stress and anxiety by Wagamaga

Welcome to r/science! This is a heavily moderated subreddit in order to keep the discussion on science. However, we recognize that many people want to discuss how they feel the research relates to their own personal lives, so to give people a space to do that, personal anecdotes are allowed as responses to this comment. Any anecdotal comments elsewhere in the discussion will be removed and our normal comment rules apply to all other comments.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

tehfly t1_jbsd6ib wrote

Reply to Rising Temperatures Due to Climate Change Will Reduce Coffee Production Globally, Study Suggests by chrisdh79

I'm not saying this is a false narrative, absolutely not.

I am saying this is starting to feel like old news and that this type of a headline has been used for a longer time to stir up fear-based sales.

Climate change is about to mess everything up - including coffee production. But considering how often we've heard about this already - and done nothing - I don't really have high hopes that this is going to change much.

Here's just a sample of what I've seen over the years:

1

DragonDai t1_jbsa8jj wrote

Reply to Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

There is a concept called the Fermi Paradox that posits a Great Filter. Their is no doubt in my mind that the upcoming capitalism-caused climate collapse is that great filter.

9