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MRSN4P t1_jasnk74 wrote

Reply to comment by Seraph811 in Anxiety can be created by the body, mouse heart study suggests by halebounddr

> Stress increases intestinal permeability and is involved in the pathogeny of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

> Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) can improve intestinal permeability. Targeting the intestinal barrier through VNS opens new therapeutic avenues in IBD and IBS.

From a 2022 article Anti-inflammatory effects of vagal nerve stimulation with a special attention to intestinal barrier dysfunction.
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nmo.14456#:~:text=The%20vagus%20nerve%20is%20also,irritable%20bowel%20syndrome%20(IBS).

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MRSN4P t1_jae2vnc wrote

Reply to comment by Electron_genius in Popularization of Optimism by Electron_genius

I think you should link to the project so that more people might check it out. Also, even with a separate platform, I think it is extremely likely that you will need multi-platform ads or small segments as a wide net to draw more people to your platform, just like getting people to check out your channel on existing platforms. This is a marketing/presentation problem, not merely a per se content problem.

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MRSN4P t1_jadycxk wrote

Reply to Popularization of Optimism by Electron_genius

Large viewership on various platforms is attainable. It sounds like you’ve come to the quandary of mass appeal that public broadcasting has struggling with for decades. Despite having quality content about important issues, public broadcasting is widely viewed as tepid/boring. So, this might sound peculiar, but consider examples of media that have talked up to their audience and succeeded with mass appeal. If you are appealing, viewers will get others to watch the content through word of mouth. I think it might be worthwhile to ponder the appeal of (bear with me)

  • “Tough Jobs” which are fundamentally about learning how some jobs are done and sometimes offer segments of these people explaining the impact of what they do(but in my opinion, not deeply enough);

  • late night comedy shows which have educational segments (John Oliver just did a decent introduction to various forms of “AI” and the controversies around each;

  • Star Trek:TNG, which did not go deep but presented moral and ethical struggles, and I would argue was encouraging the audience to think in a more sophisticated manner (I’m talking average high school educated citizen of the 80s here);

  • Solarpunk as a genre: it involves both struggle, appreciation for small moments in life, and making the best of what you’ve got. It has an implied hope for the future, and does involve some escapism from our present through imagining that future hope, but also subtly acknowledges that our systems are broken and the way we do things are causing catastrophe and must change. The flavor of this genre could be a guideline for an aesthetic/atmosphere that integrates such elements.

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MRSN4P t1_j8xrobb wrote

Reply to comment by Wagamaga in Depression can lead to memory dysfunction. This study may pave way for new drugs. Results of a large study involving brain scans show that patients with moderate to severe depression have 7-10 per cent fewer serotonin 4 receptors in the brain than healthy test subjects. by Wagamaga

Very interesting. This begs the question of whether serotonin impacting medications (SSRIs, etc) affect memory performance in people with and without depression.

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MRSN4P t1_iuc6eex wrote

Reply to comment by PoisoNFacecamO in Exercise linked with increased longevity. Compared with just two minutes of vigorous activity per week, 15 minutes was associated with an 18% lower risk of death and a 15% lower likelihood of cardiovascular disease, while 12 minutes was associated with a 17% reduced risk of cancer by Wagamaga

I have seen a number of friends struggling with weight, and one found great success in getting into water such as a pool to start exercising- the buoyancy of water can significantly reduce the stress on ankles and knees.

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MRSN4P t1_isun7ha wrote

Reply to comment by Calm_Forever_2277 in Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk by BoundariesAreFun

Yes. This article talks about multiple compounds used as replacements for formaldehyde in order to put “formaldehyde free!” on the label. It links to a serious chemistry paper published in 1984 by Back and Yamato in the Canadian Journal of Chemistry showing that the major product of heating glyoxylic acid is formaldehyde.

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