When you need a new liver, it’s a matter of life and death. While some people can receive part of a liver from a living donor match (the liver is part of the body that can regenerate, but the procedure is still very difficult), most people who need new livers have to be placed on […]
Over at SciAm Blogs today, I’m covering a recent study that made it kind of big in the news: the finding that fast food consumption correlates with depressive diagnoses. And while the correlation is real…I wonder if there are other correlations rolled into there. Do you agree? Head over and check it out!
As preparation for this post and in the interests of full disclosure, I felt the need to pop in a piece of gum while writing. Never mind that the only gum I could find was caffeinated. That gives this post a little extra…zest. Anyway, in talking with several friends over the years about methods of […]
You know, sometimes I think I’ve reached the pinnacle of my ability to be outraged by things on the internet. And then something like this comes along. So I’m sorry, my friends, this is going to be a rant. A mean, probably nasty kind of rant. Sci is not naturally a mean person, but some […]
@noahwg linked an article (or a blog post? It seems more like a blog post) in the NY Times today, on oral contraceptives and weight gain. The post covers a review of various clinical trials (there are only three listed, but that’s because they are using the most stringent measures of three treatment trials per […]
Today is Sci’s entry for this month’s CARNAL CARNIVAL. The month’s topic, as you may have guessed…is body odor. (Source) Ah, the big B.O. One of the things that people are by the most sensitive about in countries like the US. In fact, people have been busily covering any sign of their natural scent (and […]
Check it out! Travis of Obesity Panancea and I discuss a recent article I blogged on curing your aging synapses with diet and exercise…sort of. And make sure you check out Obesity Panacea, where we’ve got the figures and pictures to go along with the podcast. Like following the bouncing Sci!
The title for this one comes from those stupid “1 tip for a flat belly!” and “The thing moms know about whitening teeth!” ads that keep popping up for me. You know the ones. Well, now, screw that. WHAT’S more important than getting a flat belly or whitening your teeth?! CURING YOUR AGING NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTIONS!!! […]
The charming (and handsome!) GG of Skulls in the Stars sent me this fantastic gem of an old paper, and I can’t resist. Sadly, I just missed this month’s edition of the Giant’s Shoulders, but perhaps this will make next month!! Beholde! An affair with a Rattle-fnake! And an excuse for Sci to talk lieke […]
Say THAT five times fast. So the other day, Sci was on the elliptical, doing some cross training. Nothing major. I usually get bored on ellipticals, and thus I go to magazines. I wish I could read heavy novels and improve my mind with something like the History of the Decline and Fall of the […]