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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism

Robert Jay Lifton’s ‘Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of “Brainwashing” in China’ was published in 1961. In it, Lifton identified features common to expressions of ideological totalism: 1) Milieu control 2) Mystical manipulation 3) The demand for purity 4) The cult of confession 5) The “sacred science” 6) Loading the language […]

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New Therapeutic Target for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Uncovered

“We clearly showed that turning up this pathway can inhibit colon inflammation, and we think this pathway could be targeted to attenuate this inflammation as well,” explained Poojary.

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Cognitive Impact of Reduced Sun Exposure During Pandemic

Could reduced prenatal sun exposure be related to lowered cognitive ability in pandemic babies?

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How Politics Became Pro Wrestling – Part 1

The first of a three-part series on Eric Weinstein’s ideas about growth, stagnation, and political fakery. https://youtu.be/SZpBvfBxLxc

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Ames: Vitamin and Mineral Inadequacy Accelerates Aging-associated Disease

“The triage theory posits that some functions of micronutrients are restricted during shortage and that functions required for short-term survival take precedence over those that are less essential. Insidious changes accumulate as a consequence of restriction”

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Food allergies reversed in mice by targeting the microbiome

A press release from the American Chemical Society states: “A bacterial compound called butyrate that’s made by healthy microbiomes has shown promise against allergic reactions in lab tests, but it’s nasty to take orally. Today, scientists describe a more palatable way to deliver this compound and report that their “polymeric micelles” are effective against peanut […]

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The role of the gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis

“In this Review, we examine the influence that the gut microbiota have on immune function via modulation of serotonin production in the gut and through complex interactions with components of the immune system, such as T cells and B cells. We then present evidence from studies in mice and humans that these effects of the […]

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Scientists identify gut-derived metabolites that play a role in neurodegeneration (2021)

“Our findings suggest that MS patients’ gut bacteria produce and release large amounts p-cresol-sulfate, indoxyl-sulfate and N-phenylacetylglutamine into the bloodstream, and they eventually reach the cerebrospinal fluid,” said Hye-Jin Park, one of the lead authors on the study and a research associate with the Neuroscience Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate […]

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COVID-19 Microbiota

11 JAN 2021: Gut microbiota composition reflects disease severity and dysfunctional immune responses in patients with COVID-19 (Gut)“Associations between gut microbiota composition, levels of cytokines and inflammatory markers in patients with COVID-19 suggest that the gut microbiome is involved in the magnitude of COVID-19 severity possibly via modulating host immune responses. Furthermore, the gut microbiota […]

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New evidence hints at the role of gut microbiota in autistic spectrum disorder

“recent neuroscience studies have found that the biological makeup of the gut could contribute to some of the most characteristic symptoms of ASD. More specifically, experiments on mice suggest that the pathway between gut bacteriaand the central nervous system can affect social behaviors.”…“The recent findings gathered by this team of researchers seem to confirm previous […]

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