Many many decades ago I read about the rare people who don’t feel pain, and learned that it’s a dangerous condition. They tend to hurt themselves and not be aware of it, so they can be in a lot of … Continue reading →
I’ve already expressed my own experience with very low-carb diets, many times. Simply put: I can’t stand them and I lose very little weight on them, and what’s more they make me feel ill. If you say to me “but … Continue reading →
…before they decide they’re not good for you again. That article, about the back-and-forth and back-and-forth on eggs and cardiovascular health, illustrates what’s wrong with most nutritional research in humans. Way too many uncontrolled variables. A reliance on self-reports. No … Continue reading →
Here’s an example of how far the left—and some courts—are willing to go in the fight to offer physical (hormonal) treatments to children who identify as transgender, despite parental objections to the hormones at such a young age: Last Wednesday, … Continue reading →
The brain’s reparative plasticity is especially marked in young people, such as this boy who had one-sixth of his brain removed when he was just six years old: What happened to Collins is a remarkable example of neuroplasticity: the ability … Continue reading →
I was initially startled when I clicked on a link to this New Yorker article and discovered that, although it’s in a brand new issue, it’s written by Oliver Sacks. I have long been a Sacks fan (in addition to … Continue reading →
…says the title of this Atlantic article. Aside from its Zen koan-like contradiction, the title is a little bit misleading—if, like me, you’re old enough to remember that “intuitive eating” as a diet strategy has been around for many decades. … Continue reading →
I read two articles today that dovetailed with each other, although one concerns humans and the other mosquitoes. Then again, haven’t humans and mosquitoes long been intertwined? Here’s the first: The twins, called Lulu and Nana, reportedly had their genes … Continue reading →
Here’s a story about hand transplants and their variable results, benefits and risks, and the stories of some of the patients who’ve had them. Reading the article, I was struck by a number of things. The first is how far … Continue reading →
Here’s a piece in Commentary I found quite intriguing, about the supposed philosophy behind transgenderism. Here’s what I see as one of the article’s main theses: As the Princeton philosopher Robert George has written, today’s trans activists hold “an understanding … Continue reading →
If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to watch out for deadly mushrooms.
Continue reading →But a new program is trying to change that—for the better: …[I]n a new study, a Chicago hospital adopted sleep-friendly measures for patients that led to fewer nighttime awakenings without compromising care. Nighttime room entries dropped by 44 percent after … Continue reading →