So many things

 

Truth is stranger

 The fungal zombies in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ are based on real, horrifying biology

I don't watch much serial tv.   I can't waste brain space on the shenanigans of fictional characters. I didn't realize this was that...

But I've been thinking about those ants since the study came out too.   And I don't see much difference in human behavior.   There's clearly a subset of the population with impulse control problems and steady progression into passive or aggressive zombipathy.

If we grew stalks on our heads, someone definitely would have figured it out by now... I was sure it had to be invisible and painless, and preferably enjoyable.  (I knew it was everywhere, but didn't know it caused everything...)

Funny thing though.... it does create head tumors and sex obsession.   

But those have always been attributed to other things.  By the zombies themselves.

Wish this was my sign...

yeah...

This is Why

‘Deception, fraud and coercion’: the Miami property magnate brothers accused of rape

Because lifelong penile infection explains so many things.

Reruns

 Huge study links older dads with kids' psych woes

Compared with kids of the youngest dads, those fathered by men at age 45 and older faced risks almost 25 times greater for bipolar disorder; 13 times greater for ADHD; more than three times greater for autism; almost three times greater for suicide attempts; and about two times greater for schizophrenia and substance abuse.

They speculate a lot about mutations in sperm, but I'm skeptical of that.
Older fathers probably have higher incidence and more severe chronic illnesses that they transmit to their children.

Posted by Heidi Lindborg  on February 27, 2014

May 24, 2016:

Why Do Older Fathers Carry Higher Autism Risk?

The mutations in sperm that increase with age are calculated to only cause less than 20% of autism.

They give some scenarios that increase that a little, but they all show this is not primarily a genetic problem.

All the data indicates autism is an infectious/immune problem.
And older people are more likely to have acquired chronic infections.
And infections are contagious FFS!

If subclinically sick old men have transferred certain microbes like flu or strep to their baby-mommies, that would  easily explain this outcome.

Correlation Games

Conservatives and liberals show differences in executive functioning

Conservatives displayed greater accuracy on the inhibition task, while liberals showed more accuracy on the updating task.

Astrocyte activation reduces synaptic plasticity.

Reactive astrocytes are produced during infection.

On the topic of Toxic Masculinity

I'm just going to keep this post near the top from now on. 

Now that I have pretty much satisfied most of my personal medical obsessions- I am going to turn my gaze on the one I think causes the most problems in the world:  Men’s obsession with their dicks.  

It’s pathological.  It has destroyed civilized society.

Here’s my hypothesis:   Your penises are never happy because you don’t know how they work.  They are mistreated and abused.   They become impaired.

First of all, most of them have been chronically infected by germs that live in saliva.   Do the math.

P. gingivalis impairs the sensory nerves in the skin.   That’s a big problem.  Sexual success is dependent on the ability to perceive pressure and vibrations. 

It also causes inflammation in the tissues.   Which is irritating.    Abrasions then allow the germs into blood vessels, and they get less elastic.

It also gets in the ducts and impairs the draining function.

I wouldn't be surprised if it traveled to your spine and gave you all that back pain...

 

Secondly, you don’t know how to operate them properly.   You’re terrible drivers.

Orgasm does not just occur in the genitals.   It also drains the glands in the face and throat.  You never ever include that in your workout.   There are vibration sensors in your nasal sinuses too.  You must move your head and neck, you need to stretch your face and tongue.  If you synchronize this with your hips, you will be able to drain your cranium and relax completely.   Yes it looks stupid, but it’s important.

It’s not a wonder you people are never happy.  

Stop blaming women.  You’re the ones suffering from Hysterical Suffocation.  Y'all should have figured that out a long time ago.  Try some curcumin soap and lotion instead.  Reduce your inflammation and infectious burden.  Fix your nasty teeth, they impair your facial nerves.  Clean your mouth and nose before sex too.

And please, stop doing weird anti-masturbation rituals.  It’s quite healthy and satisfying if you do it right.

(for the record, I'm pretty sure you're going to want your children to have a vaccine for this...)

You're Welcome.

See the Pathology

 Ayn Rand

HOLY SHIT!!

Metal particles from artificial joint implants can enter the central nervous system and accumulate in cerebrospinal fluid.

(screaming continues here ...)

Some more links

Study reveals how alcohol abuse damages cognition

The team found the behavioral and neural impairments only in male rats. 

Menstruation does not affect cognitive function

Study strengthens link between shingles vaccine and lower dementia risk

This is because herpes viruses increase tau accumulation.

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease using blood tests—p-tau biomarkers not as disease-specific as previously thought

See previous comment.

Sports supplement creatine makes no difference to muscle gains

How did the large brain evolve?

H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds

Long COVID could be costing U.S. between $2 billion and $6.5 billion annually

New fentanyl data undercut  portrayal of Canada’s role in  U.S drug crisis

‘What the hell is this stuff?’: French people on the culture shock of flossing

Happy Liberation Day Everyone

 

This must be the place

Laurie Anderson - Big Science- Full Album

The consequences of overactive habenulas

Obsessive people who cannot tolerate rejection.

Young Sicilian woman killed in broad daylight by stalker

Let's see what Elon does next...

Know Hope

Judge Susan Crawford: "As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin, and we won.

What microbes wish for

14 medics executed one by one, shoved into a mass grave in Gaza

Pathogenic microbes have taken charge of HHS

 Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine regulator, forced out

‘It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired,’ Marks said in his resignation letter.

As I was saying...

Persica’s antibiotic-based drug alleviates lower back pain in Phase Ib trial

Evidence has shown that a sub-group of patients, approximately 25%, with chronic lower back pain have an indolent infection in the disc space...

Unfortunately this drug only works on gram positive bacteria... not PG.

Spinal discs are made of collagen which is degraded by PG gingipains.

Bullies target Habenulas

 RFK Jr. fat shames governor telling him he needs a monthly 'public weigh-in'.

I'm pretty sure what that old man needs is competent dentistry.

Logic

This is why authoritarians hate science:  

It keeps proving them wrong on really basic concepts and facts.

Including their own behavior.

Oh Really

P. gingivalis needs iron to survive.   Apparently it can dissolve stainless steel.   It increases growth in the presence of stainless steel.   Like dental appliances.  Braces.   Implant screws.   Piercing jewelry...

Not to mention: Most pathogenic bacteria scavenge iron.      

In vitro corrosion studies of stainless-steel dental substrates during Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm growth in artificial saliva solutions: providing insights into the role of resident oral bacterium

(insert roll-eyes and curse words here.)

edit:

Fracture pins, surgical staples.   Hypodermic needles includling long term cannulas!

Holy shit, they use it for aritficial joints due to arthritis!!!

CORONARY ARTERY STENTS!!!!!

(infinite scream...)

State of the Insanity

"The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely incompetent people."

@volts.wtf@bsky.brid.gy

(They also have undiagnosed infections that make them paranoid and obsessive...)

Mad Science

I haven't really had any "Eureka" moments. My research tends to follow this pattern:

I do something weird. Twitch or talk, or have a tantrum,  or stop moving altogether.  Whatever. 

This is invariably followed by me screaming "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?????"

The answers have usually been  followed by me cringing and curling up and crying "You have fucking got to be kidding me...."

Good Article

What makes humans intelligent? These unique neurons might hold the key

Research suggests our intelligence may arise from specialized brain cells only found in humans.

Easy Marks

There's a reason Elon uses 20 year old men to do his dirty work.   

They invariably have infected or impacted molars and the associated frontal lobe suppression.  They are impulsive and naive.   Easily malleable.

If you make them work 24 hours a day they can't go to the dentist or doctor either...

Sounds familiar.

Same as it ever was.

AHEM

Nearly half of depression diagnoses could be considered treatment-resistant, study finds

Let me rewrite this headline:   50% OF DEPRESSION TREATMENTS ARE INEFFECTIVE.

Their efficacy isn't any better than flipping a coin.

That's because they don't solve the problem.