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mortaneous t1_jdmgmhv wrote

Reply to comment by RekindlingChemist in The largest recorded earthquake in Alberta's history was not a natural event, but most likely caused by disposal of oilsands wastewater, new research has concluded. by GeoGeoGeoGeo

The problem is also that you can't necessarily control the magnitude of your induced earthquake. There would always be a chance that trying to trigger a bunch of M4's would accidentally get you an unexpected M5 or M6, and it's likely that the chance is unacceptably high given the number of quakes you have to induce to release enough energy for preventing the bigger ones.

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terekkincaid t1_jdmefxd wrote

Reply to SARS-CoV-2 restructures host chromatin architecture - Nature Microbiology by Monochromaticeye

Viruses do all kinds of things to hijack a cell's machinery. The question is, how long do those cells survive? Are there SARS-CoV-2-infected cells that don't die and avoid detection by the immune system? Are they reverting to normal or semi-normal function after infection? Most cells are a lost cause after viral infection for any number of reasons. Is there a reason they expect these cells to survive and somehow cause "long COVID"? Is there a proposed mechanism?

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Poke-Party t1_jdmeezs wrote

Reply to comment by TheBeardofGilgamesh in New research provides evidence that a generalized disposition of distrust towards others and society is a central factor contributing to both populist attitudes and conspiratorial mindset by Life_Is_Empty_Inside

Because populism as a political movement almost always involves “othering” some group and scapegoating them for all your problems. In extreme cases this can lead to violence against said group or groups and can be dangerous

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kasu300 t1_jdmde35 wrote

Reply to comment by TheFrenchFryWarrior in Depressed, and Aging Fast. People with higher levels of aging-associated proteins were more likely to have high blood pressure, and multiple medical problems. The accelerated aging was also associated with worse performance on tests of brain health such as working memory and other cognitive skills. by Wagamaga

Yeah but then attribute the results to healthy habits instead, not positive thinking.

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TheFrenchFryWarrior t1_jdmcpvw wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Ad_4503 in Depressed, and Aging Fast. People with higher levels of aging-associated proteins were more likely to have high blood pressure, and multiple medical problems. The accelerated aging was also associated with worse performance on tests of brain health such as working memory and other cognitive skills. by Wagamaga

People who are more positive about it ensure they have better health. They took walks, had hobbies and stayed active. Those negative about it gave up and let their body rot away.

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aboynamedbluetoo OP t1_jdmc7o5 wrote

Reply to comment by MostBotsAreBad in Heavy metal concentrations in rice that meet safety standards can still pose a risk to human health by aboynamedbluetoo

Environmental contamination is tough to avoid, but it should be avoided to the greatest extent possible.

The study I linked was done in China. Their environmental regulations and practices haven’t been great during their economic rise over the last fifty or so years. Much like ours weren’t when we rapidly industrialized. Same as it ever was.

And of course part of the reason for the offshoring of certain things to places like China over the last thirty plus years was a conscious effort by some to export externalities and avoid tighter, more costly regulations in more advanced economies. Out of sight, out of mind.

Edited.

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MostBotsAreBad t1_jdmba3c wrote

Reply to Heavy metal concentrations in rice that meet safety standards can still pose a risk to human health by aboynamedbluetoo

There's arsenic in a lot of rice grown in the U.S., too, and possibly in other crops, especially those grown in former cotton fields, as arsenic products were used on cotton for pest control.

Reports of testing pop up periodically, but mostly the problem seems to generally be ignored. Even if you don't eat rice, this kind of legacy environmental contamination is going to be an ongoing issue, and it's worth keeping an eye on, maybe worth learning the symptoms of chronic low-level metal poisoning.

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Ok_Ad_4503 t1_jdm874a wrote

Reply to comment by TheFrenchFryWarrior in Depressed, and Aging Fast. People with higher levels of aging-associated proteins were more likely to have high blood pressure, and multiple medical problems. The accelerated aging was also associated with worse performance on tests of brain health such as working memory and other cognitive skills. by Wagamaga

This stuff is always tricky though. Did they feel better about it because they were in better health, and therefore they also lived longer?

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