Let’s start with the fact that almost every drug for this disease that works in animals does not work in humans. This is often cited as an example of why we should not believe in studies that show something cures animals. Why is the percentage of effective therapies so low? The solution, as usual, is … Read more
The internet is buzzing. All the keto, carnivore, or whatever-is-trendy-now websites are linking to one study, shouting that we finally have proof—meat isn’t harmful, it actually improves your health! Let’s take a look: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2023-0594 On the surface, everything seems to add up: the more meat you eat, the lower your risk of death, including from … Read more
This month, the Czech scietists published a study analyzing, among other things, the relationship between attractiveness and preferences. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0327477 It takes two to tango: A directed two-mode network approach to desirability on a mobile dating app I am writing about it because there are articles in serious media suggesting that the problem lies with men … Read more
Apart from cost of treatment, avoiding tooth decay is also important for the reason that any dental intervention weakens the tooth. Once a filling is placed, it will no longer be as strong as before. Here the principle of “prevention is better than cure” is particularly relevant. I’ll skip the things that everyone knows about, … Read more
Iron deficiency is one of the most commonly diagnosed diet-related ailments. Few people know, however, that in order to properly determine it, it is necessary to test not iron levels per se, but ferritin levels. In a nutshell, ferritin is an indicator of how much iron is stored in the liver. The level of the … Read more