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wjb3··on Game Theory and Your Lawn
It seems the suggestion is that you like grass because you have been trained to do so.
wjb3··on Green Spaces Tied to Fewer Mental Health Hospitalizations
original paper - https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-084618
wjb3··on Potential wolf tool use caught on camera
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.72348
wjb3··on Residents of these states will live longer
related - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46178033
wjb3··on The One Number That Matters
related - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46184329
wjb3··on Exercise Added to Standard Care Promising for Adult ADHD
original paper - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10....
wjb3··on FDA: Qualified Health Claim for Yogurt and Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
A qualified health claim is a claim that has been reviewed and issued by the FDA. Upon a rigorous review of scientific evidence provided, the FDA will issue a ‘Letter of Enforcement Discretion’ for a “qualified health claim” when emerging evidence is credible and compelling enough to suggest a link between a certain food and a specific health benefit, in this case, yogurt and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. The FDA also imposes strict wording requirements on qualified health claims, both to reflect the strength of the scientific evidence supporting that claim and to convey any other necessary qualifications.
wjb3··on FDA: Qualified Health Claim for Yogurt and Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Letter of enforcement discretion - https://www.fda.gov/media/176608/download?attachment
wjb3··on IQ differences of identical twins reared apart are influenced by education
On IQ tests, 15 points is a meaningful difference (one standard deviation), or roughly the gap between solidly average and clearly above average. It doesn’t make anyone a genius or a write-off. Still, we’d expect the higher-scoring person to generally find new learning and problem-solving easier, on average, if everything else is equal.
wjb3··on Preconfigured neuronal firing sequences in human brain organoids
The firing patterns that underlie memory, navigation, and cognition, rather than emerging solely through learning and experience, appear to emerge early in development, even without sensory input.
wjb3··on Cognition Improved with Some Drugs for Depression
original paper - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-75...
wjb3··on The Gut-Brain Connection
It's not specified whether stevia and monk fruit were classified as artificial sweeteners for the studies. But the source explicitly names only aspartame and saccharin as examples of artificial sweeteners used in the drinks consumed.
wjb3··on Phone Use at Night Signals Next-Day Suicidal Behaviors in High-Risk Adults
original paper - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...
wjb3··on Is the Gut-Autism Hypothesis a 'Dead End'?
original paper - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0896627325007858
wjb3··on Does Marathon Running Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk?
original paper - https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2025.43.16_suppl.3619
wjb3··on Ketogenic Diet May Help Ease Depression
original paper - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41191382/
wjb3··on Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollutants Tied to Increased Autism Risk
"In this cohort study of 2 183 324 births in Ontario, Canada, higher prenatal exposures to sulfate and ammonium components of PM2.5 were statistically associated with increased ASD risk. The second and third trimesters appeared to be sensitive exposure windows."
wjb3··on Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollutants Tied to Increased Autism Risk
original paper - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...
wjb3··on New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair
Actually, recent research suggests daily mouthwash use, especially alcohol-based and antimicrobial formulas, carries underappreciated risks (e.g., Microbiome disruption kills beneficial oral bacteria that help regulate blood pressure while promoting harmful strains linked to gum disease and certain cancers [oral, esophageal, colorectal]; Long-term alcohol-based mouthwash use is associated a with 40-60% increased risk of oral/pharyngeal cancers, with risk scaling by frequency and duration; Chlorhexidine reduces nitrate-reducing bacteria, potentially raising blood pressure and increasing prediabetes/diabetes risk even in healthy users; Some formulas actually increase acidic bacteria that lower salivary pH, promoting tooth demineralization and staining).

In other words, mouthwash offers short-term hygiene benefits but should probably not be used daily unless medically indicated. The oral microbiome matters more than we thought, and indiscriminately nuking it has downstream effects.

wjb3··on Do Anesthesia Choices Affect Recovery After ACL Surgery?
original paper - https://rapm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/10/29/rapm-2025-1070...
wjb3··on 'Addictive' UPF Intake More Prevalent in Older US Adults
original paper - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.70186
wjb3··on Brain health could be improved with high-fat, low-carb diet, study finds
original paper - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnc.70216
wjb3··on Daily Step Count Should Be the Fifth Vital Sign
Also, this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45739317
wjb3··on To Boost Longevity, Walk This Way
“Given that most daily steps in our sample consisted of light- to moderate-intensity activity, it is plausible that only the longer bouts accumulated sufficient volume and continuity to engage cardiometabolic physiologic pathways."
wjb3··on To Boost Longevity, Walk This Way
Original paper - https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-01547
wjb3··on How to get the best night's sleep: what the science says
For better sleep and overall health, emphasize three basics: contrasting light and dark, consolidating mealtimes, and keeping sleep times consistent.
wjb3··on Donor Kidney Reprogrammed to Universal Type O
Original paper - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025-01513-6
wjb3··on Timing of High-Fat Diets Affects Weight
"...time-restricted access to high-fat diets promotes vastly different effects on feeding behavior, mainly food preferences and meal patterns, that parallel behaviors observed in humans dysregulated sleep-wake cycles (eg, night shift workers), a population that is at increased risk of developing obesity...”
wjb3··on Timing of High-Fat Diets Affects Weight
Original paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.70030
wjb3··on Common Painkillers May Accelerate Antibiotic Resistance
The drugs tested included ibuprofen, diclofenac, acetaminophen (paracetamol), furosemide, metformin, atorvastatin, tramadol, temazepam, and pseudoephedrine.
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