Does Living Near a Golf Course Increase the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease?
Yes. A 2024 population-based study reported that people living within one mile of a golf course had about double the…
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How Chronic Stress Causes Bone Loss: A Complete Explanation
Chronic stress can drive progressive bone loss by keeping the body’s stress system, the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, switched on,…
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Did COVID-19 just bring forward inevitable deaths (mortality displacement)?
COVID-19 did not simply bring forward inevitable deaths. Excess mortality stayed elevated well beyond the initial waves in many countries,…
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Does Childhood Lead Exposure Increase Risk of Depression in Adolescence?
Yes. A longitudinal study published in JAMA Network Open found that higher childhood blood lead levels, even at low concentrations,…
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How Much Caffeine Will Kill You?
For most adults, an oral dose of about 5 to 10 grams of caffeine, roughly 100 to 200 milligrams per…
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Why Do Male Antechinus Die After Mating?
Male antechinus die after mating because an extreme, weeks-long breeding frenzy triggers a massive surge in stress hormones that collapses…
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Is Imposter Syndrome Linked to Perfectionism?
Yes. Recent peer-reviewed research reports that imposter syndrome is strongly associated with rigid and self-critical forms of perfectionism, and not…
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Did a Microwave Oven Cause Fast Radio Bursts?
No. A microwave oven at Australia’s Parkes Observatory produced look‑alike signals called perytons when its door was opened mid cycle,…
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Did a survey find that 74% of Silicon Valley developers would implement features that restrict human rights?
Yes, one recent academic article reports that 74% of surveyed software developers said they would implement a pressured feature that…
