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Reply to Research found after six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors, investigators determined that when a man between the ages of 65 and 69 loses his wife he is 70% more likely to die in the year that follows, when compared with his non-widowed peers by Wagamaga
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Reply to Research found after six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors, investigators determined that when a man between the ages of 65 and 69 loses his wife he is 70% more likely to die in the year that follows, when compared with his non-widowed peers by Wagamaga
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Troutkid OP t1_jdnv5rv wrote
Reply to comment by derphurr in Assessing (US) COVID pandemic policies and behaviors and their economic and educational trade-offs. by Troutkid
It's becoming obvious that you (1) Have not read or do not understand the methods and results in this paper, (2) you refuse to cite specific sections of the article with which you disagree and (3) are not willing to bring any evidence beyond a long string of "nuh uh" responses.
I can't believe I've entertained explaining what controlling for a variable means, which is concerning. If you want to bring up specific quotes/sections or bring in counter facts, then by all means, I'll address them. I am a global health statistician, so I'm happy to help clear up some questions. I invite you to bring something substantive to the table.
If you still have a meaningful problem with the methodology of this article that was published in The Lancet, then I look forward to your publication that overturns the results./s All the data is available online.
aiaaidan OP t1_jdnuoxs wrote
Reply to comment by OuterLightness in Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is commonly defined as breast cancer diagnosed during or within one year after pregnancy, and it accounts for up to 6.9% of all breast cancers in women younger than 45 years old.
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Reply to Research found after six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors, investigators determined that when a man between the ages of 65 and 69 loses his wife he is 70% more likely to die in the year that follows, when compared with his non-widowed peers by Wagamaga
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derphurr t1_jdnsw3j wrote
Reply to comment by Troutkid in Assessing (US) COVID pandemic policies and behaviors and their economic and educational trade-offs. by Troutkid
No state that I know of had different rural or urban masking or emergency worker restrictions. Every state applied nonsense statewide rules.
Person012345 t1_jdnsbol wrote
Reply to comment by aboynamedbluetoo in Heavy metal concentrations in rice that meet safety standards can still pose a risk to human health by aboynamedbluetoo
I believe India and Pakistan are the best places to get rice if you want to avoid these things. Rice from China, the US (maybe not california?) and Bangladesh is the worst.
This is just what I've heard.
Carbon140 t1_jdnr4hf 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
Hmm I am very negative about aging and often depressed and it makes me eat as healthy as possible and exercise as much as I can because getting old looks like absolute torture.
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Reply to comment by Twisted_Cabbage in Heavy metal concentrations in rice that meet safety standards can still pose a risk to human health by aboynamedbluetoo
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ImproperUsername t1_jdnqcya wrote
Reply to comment by Ad_Honorem1 in Road Noise Makes Your Blood Pressure Rise – Literally | Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure by Hrmbee
I’m one of the people who lived next to one of these roads. While there’s no doubt that motorcycles and muffler-less vehicles contribute, what wears you down is the absolute constant noise of all traffic, you cannot escape it. Forget being worried about waking up from random loud motorcycles or jake braking, you couldn’t get to sleep from the sounds of car tires coming and going (Doppler effect). Just when you think there’s a lull and some relief, the roaring is back. It’s torture and unbearably depressing.
I also studied noise pollution in depth for my degree, so I’m really not in denial about anything. I actually know way more about this topic than most people.
[deleted] t1_jdnplww wrote
Reply to comment by OuterLightness in Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
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Wagamaga OP t1_jdnnp4v wrote
Reply to Research found after six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors, investigators determined that when a man between the ages of 65 and 69 loses his wife he is 70% more likely to die in the year that follows, when compared with his non-widowed peers by Wagamaga
After six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors, investigators determined that when a man between the ages of 65 and 69 loses his wife he is 70% more likely to die in the year that follows, when compared with his non-widowed peers.
Among surviving wives, however, that rise in risk was just 27%.
Why the difference? Study author Alexandros Katsiferis said he could only offer a few theories.
"We do not have the data to accurately answer that question, so we cannot be very confident on the reasons why this phenomenon tends to happen," noted Katsiferis, a doctoral fellow with the section for epidemiology in the department of public health at the University of Copenhagen.
But he pointed out that elderly widows may be better than widowers at "absorbing the shock, [including] the hurdles of taking care of a sick husband, along with all the needs and quirks" leading up to the husband's passing.
By contrast, it could be that the "physical and emotional health [of men] relies on the willingness of their spouse to take care of them," he added. "So, when their wife is out of their life, you get this collapse."
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-spouse-lethal-men.html
jack-jackington t1_jdnnkqy wrote
Reply to comment by OuterLightness in Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
Probably lowers it by about 20-30%
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[deleted] t1_jdnlkzd wrote
Reply to Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
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flaminate_strutching t1_jdnkz2a wrote
Reply to comment by OuterLightness in Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
Pregnancy and breastfeeding both reduce breast cancer risks.
(and because I know this will be misinterpreted, I’m just stating fact. Idgaf if you ever have kids, I’d rather most people didn’t, and I agree that abortion should be legal)
pornthrowaway1421 t1_jdnkql1 wrote
Reply to comment by Otherwise-Out 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
I still live here(working pump about 50yards from my front yard) but man did they drill so many, I remember the country side filled with old school well towers like it was wild west
[deleted] t1_jdnkp6q wrote
Reply to comment by OuterLightness in Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
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DrillaComeThrough t1_jdnkfdg 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
Ehhh, the point the commenter is making is that there are tons of other impossible-to-entangle factors that may make up the lion's share of the effect.
Like if someone is worth $20M, I can imagine they'd have a better feeling towards growing old -- and in fact would try harder to stay alive longer than someone who knows they're going to be working minimum wage jobs into their 80s.
wiebeck t1_jdnjrhb wrote
Reply to Study has shown evidence of a specific pathway of cells and nerves linking the gut to the brain that may be responsible for irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety by giuliomagnifico
Got my colon removed, still got anxiety.
dumptrump3 t1_jdnjhhm wrote
Reply to Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
Progesterone was thought to be really bad. Until they discovered that the beagle dogs they used in testing, had progesterone receptors that made the dogs prone to cancer.
AimlessZealot t1_jdnj41u wrote
Reply to comment by Abeyita in SARS-CoV-2 restructures host chromatin architecture - Nature Microbiology by Monochromaticeye
I don't spend a lot of time on genetics but as I remember it:
Compartment A weakening- Active chromosomes being weakened.
A/B mixing - Inactive and active chromosomes coming in contact and potentially affecting each other when they are supposed to be kept in separate compartments to avoid that.
Intra-TAD contact - Genes that exist to help enhance, promote or silence specific other genes can affect genes they were not intended to, thanks to the isolating boundaries being broken.
Decreased H3K27ac modification - (This one I kinda remember) This reduces the likelihood of DNA correctly copying sections when signalled (enhanced) and causes some genes to not be enhanced. This is a problem because sections like our opposable thumbs and brain development have been linked to enhancer genes doing their thing, of which many depend on H3K27AC modification to help.
Hope that helps.
GrossConceptualError t1_jdnhy53 wrote
Reply to 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
I feel personally attacked.
TheGeneGeena t1_jdnhllq wrote
Reply to comment by Kiwifarmsfan in Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
I know if it you have migraines with auras on them a lot of doctors will take you off them because they increase your risk of a stroke.
JMYDoc t1_jdnw5wn wrote
Reply to comment by aiaaidan in Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. by aiaaidan
It doesnt cause breast cancer. If a cancer is present when the patient is pregnant, it can make it grow or become clinically evident faster due to the elevated estrogen and progesterone during pregnancy.