dumnezero t1_j6hedyj wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:52 AM

Reply to comment by Ignorant_Ismail in Adopting healthy lifestyle habits can slow the memory decline that accompanies aging, including in individuals who carry a gene that significantly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by YoanB

Basically, the Blue Zones findings.

dumnezero t1_j6hec5u wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:51 AM

Reply to comment by halfmeasures611 in Adopting healthy lifestyle habits can slow the memory decline that accompanies aging, including in individuals who carry a gene that significantly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by YoanB

/r/askscience

dumnezero t1_j6hdvyc wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:45 AM

Reply to Amazon's Least-Deforested Areas Are Due to Vital Role of Indigenous Peoples, Only 5% of Net Forest Loss Occurs in Indigenous Territories and Protected Areas Despite Containing 52% of the Total Forested Area by 9273629397759992

And the price for that is the conflict they're fighting with settlers and miners.

dumnezero t1_j5q21sg wrote on January 24, 2023 at 7:46 PM

Reply to Declines in the populations of the world’s largest carnivores—such as lions, tigers, and wolves—may be more strongly associated with human socioeconomic growth than habitat loss or climate change, suggests a study. by MistWeaver80

It's mainly about pastoralists (as seen in their citations). Something that should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the topic of land use and wild animals. Have development while keeping animal products consumption and exports low, and you can have more predators.

dumnezero t1_j5ghlci wrote on January 22, 2023 at 9:08 PM

Reply to How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends, and even neighbors. Study of the gut and mouth microbiomes of thousands of people from around the world raises the possibility that diseases linked to microbiome dysfunction, including cancer, diabetes, and obesity, could be partly transmissible. by MistWeaver80

I wonder how much this will take from the pie slice of genetics.

dumnezero t1_j59tsbq wrote on January 21, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Reply to Study of more than 2,400 Facebook users suggests that platforms — more than individual users — have a larger role to play in stopping the spread of misinformation online by giuliomagnifico

Platforms are a problem?

>Mark: >Nooo, we're not a platform, we're PUBLISHERS!

Publishers are a problem?

>Mark: >Nooo, wasn't us, it's the users. We're a PLATFORM!

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/publisher-or-platform-it-doesnt-matter

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/pmla/article/abs/platform-or-publisher/C59144B77FC9FDD8674E3CB8C1675309

dumnezero t1_j4mt148 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 8:45 PM

Reply to comment by KahuTheKiwi in Avian influenza viruses of the H5 subtype and H7 subtype have caused 2634 human cases around the world, including more than 1000 deaths. These viruses have caused numerous disease outbreaks in wild birds and domestic poultry, and are responsible for the loss of at least 422 million domestic birds. by Unethical_Orange

The Spanish flu from a century ago didn't start on CAFOs, it started on extensive farms, likely in South Carolina. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.96.4.1651

You should at least learn about veganic farming.

dumnezero t1_j4bax5f wrote on January 14, 2023 at 2:16 PM

Reply to comment by Archaris in Corridors between Western U.S. national parks would greatly increase the persistence time of mammals. Establishing an expanded protected area network based on identified mammal pathways and incorporating adjacent wilderness areas would greatly enlarge available habitat for mammal species by Wagamaga

There's also the problem of ranchers.

dumnezero t1_j4barwp wrote on January 14, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Reply to comment by PriorTable8265 in Corridors between Western U.S. national parks would greatly increase the persistence time of mammals. Establishing an expanded protected area network based on identified mammal pathways and incorporating adjacent wilderness areas would greatly enlarge available habitat for mammal species by Wagamaga

"unproductive" is a bad variable to use here. Productivity is based a lot on human imagination... and greed.

dumnezero t1_j2t086z wrote on January 3, 2023 at 7:19 PM

Reply to comment by ehj in A study on obese patients suggests the gut microbiome affects obesity levels. Microbial diversity decreased in obese subjects, and the reduction trend was correlated with the severity of obesity. by glawgii

Yeh, Robert W., et al. "Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial." BMJ, vol. 363, 13 Dec. 2018, p. k5094, doi:10.1136/bmj.k5094.

dumnezero t1_izg0gdr wrote on December 8, 2022 at 8:56 PM

Reply to comment by jaimeinsd in A new study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating to as early as 10,000 years ago. The researchers identified two methods of harvesting rice, which helped initiate rice domestication. by MistWeaver80

Roaches and rats created urban civilization.

^(Teleological reasoning is fun!)

dumnezero t1_iy03uy2 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 7:09 PM

Reply to comment by Paltenburg in Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers used culinary seasoning in food preparation, according to analysis of the oldest charred food remains ever found by marketrent

Domestication of grains required existing use and knowledge of grains. You can't assume that there were government funded research projects on plant breeding to direct a long-term plan for making grains bigger and better.