Medical Science

Here's a randomized double-blind study on the effect of distant healing (DH) on a population with advanced AIDS syndrome. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1305403/ So, is this evidence of nonlocal, spooky action at a distance in living systems? (aka biological nonlocality) Here's a review of the scientific evidences I found so far: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654780/

Smoking being a tough habit to get rid of, the smoker must take the abundant Help to quit smoking. He must choose the right method for quitting smoking suitable to him. There are a number of methods to quit smoking. One among them is the nicotine tapering method. Nicotine tapering is also known as nicotine fading method. In this method the smoker reduces smoking gradually and finally gives up smoking completely on a particular quit date. The principle behind this method is that the lesser the amount of nicotine in the body, the lesser is the smoker addicted to cigarettes. As he gradually reduces the number of cigarettes, his addiction to nicotine also reduces and it be…

Someone I know has showed interest in a certain nutritional supplement brand, and I have included an example of their marketing material below. I have the feeling that they might be more marketing than science, or that there might be nothing proprietary or special about their product. I have not included any links or brand names to avoid potentially breaking any terms of use. Could someone more knowledgeable that I am evaluate the following statements: " Finding a Better Way to Deliver Vitamin C to the Body's Cells Ultimately, a cardiologist introduced him to the concept of "liposome encapsulation technology" (LET). Although the technology had been used by researchers…

I am a senior in High School, as well as a biotechnology student. I have done extensive research on telomeres and the possibility of removing the Hayflick Limit entirely. In a very close vain, I have done much searching through cybernetics and bionics. This leads me to a question I struggle with " Is it possible to bit-by-bit replace the human body with bionics, leaving only the brain". We have been able to create synthetic neurons and connect bionic limbs to where other limbs used to be. I also struggle with the indefinite problem with aging within the brain and if you could recreate that in the same way. If you have any input at all it would be much appreciated.

A glance at any official health bodies advice will show that we are entreated to eat more healthily, take more exercise and reduce stress. Presumably, there is some reasonable evidence that these factors play a relatively significant role in disease formation and response (otherwise, one would presume they would not be within the remit of such organisations). In what little opportunity I've had to read primary research on medical testing, however (I'm a statistician, not a biologist), I've not come across any attempt at stratification for these factors. If one is, say, testing the response to a new medicine, presuming these factors will promote recovery in your te…

I have heard that one reason hydrogenated oils are added to certain foods is that is extends shelf life if effect by reducing oxygenation of the ingredients. Could not the need for such treatment of the oil be reduced or eliminated by packaging the item in nitrogen or some other appropriate gas? It would seem easily done to purge the air and add the inert gas as a final step in the manufacturing process.

I would like to know if glucuronolactone (a energy drink ingredient) is a potential hallucinogen. Thank you

Hi, I am wondering how vagus nerve influence heart beats.The problem is,that I do not understand why vagus nerve irritation makes atrial extrasystoles.Because as I know,vagus nerve inhibit heart rythm. So how is it? What is the mechanism by which vagus or parasymphathetic causes extrasystoles or premature beats?If I irritate vagus I inhibit rythm,not even to make more beats.......Sympathetic irritation gives more logic to cause extrasystole,but parasympathetic??? Thanks for answers and sorry for my english.

You might have heard of it, the devil's breath, schopolamine. If you haven't there's a documentary on Vice on YouTube that discusses the effects of the drug. Now I'm still studying chemistry and haven't had time to get very deep into it yet, nor neurology yet. I'm getting to it, anyway, so here's my question, to the best of your knowledge are the claims valid? For those who don't know, the drug supposedly kills you in even moderately high doses, but in sufficiently low doses inhibits activity in the frontal or prefrontal cortex rendering the victim unable to refuse commands and unable to form memories of the interval of time in which they are under the drug's effe…

Not really a concern. Caffeine is a diuretic.

Dividing Droplets Could Explain Life’s Origin - Researchers have discovered that simple “chemically active” droplets grow to the size of cells and spontaneously divide, suggesting they might have evolved into the first living cells. A very important concept in the search for where life came from. https://www.quantamagazine.org/20170119-active-droplets-cell-division/

Many drugs reduce the symptoms of a disease or injury. This causes you to feel better but doesn't it slow down the healing process in your body? When you take something like Brufen to reduce pain and inflammation, doesn't your body then thinks it's less sick then it really is, which causes healing systems to be less ignited? When you have an injury during sporting, people often add ice to the injured part. By adding ice, you slow down the blood stream and metabolism. Doesn't this inhibit the body from reacting like it has to?

The newest diet/biohack craze is intermittent fasting. What are your thoughts about it being used to help cure diabetes? This doctor says he has personally coached diabetics through IF, and cured them of their diabetes almost completely.

Greetings to all, Just joined this forum today. Perhaps someone can help me answer a question that I've been pondering for more than a decade. Here it is: The human eye is much like the lens of a camera, telescope or microscope. An image, as it passes through the lens, is projected onto the retina upside down and backwards. It is the brain's job to sort out and make sense of the image entering through the eye. Most doctors agree that newborn babies see everything upside down for a "period of time" - but no one really knows for how long. Since gravity determines "up" and "down", wouldn't the baby have to be able to at least hold it's head up to begin to sort things …

Hello, I am not sure if this is the correct forum for these question but I have a feeling. At least this seems to be a place with a lot of smart people, which always is a great start. I want to start off by saying that I have been a stutterer for the most of my life (I am 18) and now it is significantly bad. I noticed that the whole last year was totally stutter-free but this year, it has turned bad once again. The stuttering does not differ when talking to strangers, family, doing presentations at Uni or talking in general - I stutter equally in each situation. However, I do not stutter at all when I am alone or talking to my pets. In fact, I have a youtube channel …

When do you think will repair of a damaged retina be possible and with what technology? Asking this as a ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) survivor... one with very poor eyesight. I can barely see a human from 100 meters away (and they appear really really tiny) I can't properly recognize facial features from 10m away (I can recognize people though) and I can't read normal books except from a few cm's away. Most of my field of view is in my right eye, my left eye is even weaker and I can't read anything with it (it is not blurred but I still can't see). No medical intervention for my condition is currently available.

Hey all, I'm aware that this is not a drug forum and that drug related questions get frowned upon at times, but this is a question to which I want an honest answer from experts in the field, based upon empirical evidence, previous research and existing literature and not some pothead answer who's knowledge is based on street myths. I got sick a month ago, and two weeks later was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. I'm not sure if it's done the same way here as it is in other countries, but with me they tested for the amount of white blood cells in my body, which was found to be thrice the normal amount (I remember the number being 29000, I believe the unit wa…

I spend alot of my time sitting in college and the bus etc everyday since starting college and am losing my six pack. My brother recommended using an exercise ball as a chair to work my abdominal muscles at home. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using an exercise ball as a chair over say getting a standing desk??

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Is pain a warning to ourselves that we should not overstress certain parts ? -Say pain in a foot- is a warning to need to rest, lay down, be gentler in use of such foot, or worse conditions will develop ? Or a dislodged articulation; or a cactus spine stuck in the flesh... or... Physicians prescribe pain medicine so the -foot- pain is not felt and keeps you walking/running/abusing the ailment... but is ignoring the nature sign of 'need to rest' and worse conditions can easily develop ? Can pain medication promote worsening by masking/ignoring a symptom ? Does it make sense ? When I asked that to a doctor pushing me for pain killers, his jaw dropped and ignore…

Does anyone have links to studies done about the difference in body functions during analgesia? I have looked on multiple search engines and nothing comes up.

Why you don't want to sleep when you exercise in the evening? When you exercise, body temperature rises, so the melatonin decreases and you don't want to sleep, yeah? I think that rise in body temperature wakes you up, but, on the other hand, rise in the body temperature denature proteins.. I know that Dopamine can directly inhibit production and release of a molecule, melatonin, that induces drowsiness and prepares the body for sleep, but does endorphin? Does exercise increase dopamine or endorphin? The general question would be: What does make you want to sleep? And what does make you not want to sleep? Exactly. Thanks.

My 8-year old grandson plays the violin. He usually tunes his violin before a lesson, using his teacher's electrical device which measures pitch exactly (you specify, say, middle A and play the note, and the machine shows green if spot on). Yesterday he tuned his violin at home, this time using his mother's identical machine which she uses for singing practice. He then claimed the machine was wrong, it wasn't the same note. This was dismissed as nonsense, but she checked later and discovered that her machine was set to A=440 Hz (Concert pitch in the UK and USA), whereas the teacher's machine was set to A=443 Hz which is standard in Germany (where he and his teacher live…

Is Visual Spatial IQ test to test how well you can remember shapes? A person that does well on Visual Spatial IQ test will do well drawings, art and architecture drawings. A person with low Visual Spatial IQ test will do really bad with drawings, art and architecture drawings. Why are some people really bad at Visual Spatial IQ test? And other people can remember lots of detail and really good at shapes in their head? Some people are really good at doing drawings and art work. Can Visual Spatial IQ test be improved by teaching your brain to remember detail?

"Those treated with both irradiation and the cannabinoids saw the most beneficial results and a drastic reduction in size. In some cases, the tumours effectively disappeared in the animals. This augurs well for further research in humans in the future. At the moment this is a mostly fatal disease. "The benefits of the cannabis plant elements were known before but the drastic reduction of brain cancers if used with irradiation is something new and may well prove promising for patients who are in gravely serious situations with such cancers in the future." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141114085629.htm