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FujiNikon t1_jc377t0 wrote

Reply to New information about the role of a molecule found in chillis in reducing foot pain by healing damaged nerves. After three months, the team found that those who’d been treated with the capsaicin patch reported that their pain had reduced significantly, compared to those treated with standard care by Wagamaga

8% capsaicin is wild. The maximum strength I've seen OTC is 0.25%, and it's a pretty intense burn. I wonder how 8% feels.

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ChaoticJuju t1_jc2wps2 wrote

Reply to comment by ubermeisters in Quantum engineers have designed a high precision spin measuring device a million times more sensitive than commercial spectrometers. The device could help scientists understand the structure and purpose of materials better. by unswsydney

Appropriate to the reddit user or their actual intelligent target audience?

u/ubermeisters, "appropriate to the meaning of the terms being used, smartass. Nice attempt."

And who decides that meaning and how it's appropriate? You right? Or is there a secret league of article writers I haven't heard about? You are getting offended over the way you interpreted a word in an article

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FoodForTheEagle t1_jc2wkv7 wrote

Reply to 60% of US foods Contain technical food additives, new study finds by diosmio

Note that not all food additives necessarily have a net negative impact on health. For example, I remember in the 1990's Ingster & Feinleib hypothesized that artificial flavours might be the reason for a decrease in cardiovascular disease mortality that was observed in the mid 1960's. The suggestion in their paper is that salycilates present in foods might have similar effects to supplementation by acetyl-salicylic acid (Aspirin).

I'm not sure if their work was ever followed up on by others, but you can read their original paper here.

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ubermeisters t1_jc2wa26 wrote

Reply to comment by ChaoticJuju in Quantum engineers have designed a high precision spin measuring device a million times more sensitive than commercial spectrometers. The device could help scientists understand the structure and purpose of materials better. by unswsydney

it's a science article. they should be using appropriate terms, else how am I supposed to respect them anough to believe they have conducted proper science?

you can be fine with clickbait BS titles, that's all on you. doesn't mean that I need to feel or conduct myself similarly.

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