Richard Lynn was a psychologist who used shoddy science to advocate for white supremacist ideology. In this article, co-authors & I investigate the ongoing use of his work in academic literature:
https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/20/richard-lynn-racist-research-articles-journals-retractions/
For Pride Month 2024 at @molecologist, I took a look at what the first modern-scale GWAS of same-sex behavior has accomplished, almost five years after its publication
What do we know about the genetics of “born this way?” — and how does it help us to know it?
(Flickr, karendasuyo) Not quite five years ago, a collaboration led by researchers at the Broad Institute published what seemed like the last word in “born this way”: a genomic study of…
New EPA Rule to Slash Cancer-Causing Emissions From Sterilization Facilities
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The new rule comes after a 2021 investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed the EPA’s yearslong failure to inform communities of the risks they faced from cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions.
“This is really hard for us, and it’s really hard for our team who care so much, but it’s so much harder for people with ALS and their families, and we have to keep that perspective."
A STAT investigation shows that virtually every sector of society obstructs the use of methadone and buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction.
The War on Recovery: https://www.statnews.com/2024/03/05/opioid-addiction-treatment-methadone-buprenorphine-restrictions/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic
For Somali Muslim families in Minnesota, a contract for deed seems like an easier path to homeownership. But predatory practices and poor regulation can make it a financial trap rather than a good deal.
Exercise benefits #depression, there's so much evidence for it. But for those of us who have conditions where aerobic exercise is like poison, well, we don't get to benefit. I can manage short walks and bike rides but if my heart rate goes above 100, that is bad news for my near future.
Objective To identify the optimal dose and modality of exercise for treating major depressive disorder, compared with psychotherapy, antidepressants, and control conditions. Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis. Methods Screening, data extraction, coding, and risk of bias assessment were performed independently and in duplicate. Bayesian arm based, multilevel network meta-analyses were performed for the primary analyses. Quality of the evidence for each arm was graded using the confidence in network meta-analysis (CINeMA) online tool. Data sources Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO databases. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Any randomised trial with exercise arms for participants meeting clinical cut-offs for major depression. Results 218 unique studies with a total of 495 arms and 14 170 participants were included. Compared with active controls (eg, usual care, placebo tablet), moderate reductions in depression were found for walking or jogging (n=1210, κ=51, Hedges’ g −0.62, 95% credible interval −0.80 to −0.45), yoga (n=1047, κ=33, g −0.55, −0.73 to −0.36), strength training (n=643, κ=22, g −0.49, −0.69 to −0.29), mixed aerobic exercises (n=1286, κ=51, g −0.43, −0.61 to −0.24), and tai chi or qigong (n=343, κ=12, g −0.42, −0.65 to −0.21). The effects of exercise were proportional to the intensity prescribed. Strength training and yoga appeared to be the most acceptable modalities. Results appeared robust to publication bias, but only one study met the Cochrane criteria for low risk of bias. As a result, confidence in accordance with CINeMA was low for walking or jogging and very low for other treatments. Conclusions Exercise is an effective treatment for depression, with walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training more effective than other exercises, particularly when intense. Yoga and strength training were well tolerated compared with other treatments. Exercise appeared equally effective for people with and without comorbidities and with different baseline levels of depression. To mitigate expectancy effects, future studies could aim to blind participants and staff. These forms of exercise could be considered alongside psychotherapy and antidepressants as core treatments for depression. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42018118040.
New Alzheimer's Link Points to Immune Attack And Blood-Brain Barrier
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimers-link-points-to-immune-attack-and-blood-brain-barrier?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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