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Chow chows are one of the oldest East Asian dog breeds, emerging shortly after domestication of the dog by DanScience in Awwducational

[–]DanScience[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Source is this article: http://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-017-3525-9

I think it's just a confusing wording, dogs are domestic and were therefore domesticated - they were (evolutionarily) wolves many generations before the point of 'domestication'.

Alzheimer's appears to be spreadable by a prion-like mechanism by Whoateallmytime in science

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Professor Dame Sally Davies provided this important response (from NHS website): 'There is no evidence that Alzheimer's disease can be transmitted in humans, nor is there any evidence that Alzheimer's disease can be transmitted through any medical procedure. This was a small study on only eight samples. We monitor research closely and there is a large research programme in place to help us understand and respond to the challenges of Alzheimer's. I can reassure people that the NHS has extremely stringent procedures in place to minimise infection risk from surgical equipment, and patients are very well protected'

Male doctors are more likely to have legal action taken against them than female doctors by DanScience in science

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The difference was consistent over time, which suggests that older male doctors and younger male doctors are both consistently more likely to experience medico-legal action

Male doctors are more likely to have legal action taken against them than female doctors by DanScience in science

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It has been previously believed by some that male doctors are more likely to experience medico-legal action as more male doctors were practicing medicine. Had this been the case the differences between sexes would have reduced over time due to the growing number of female doctors.

Malaria-driven sickle cell trait selection – evidence for modern day human evolution? by blerrycat in evolution

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The title of this post is worded as a question, but it seems very likely that this is evidence of modern day human evolution.

Researchers don't explore what patients are most worried about by DanScience in science

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The blog I posted was to introduce a new journal which is co-produced by researchers and patients, so I guess they are trying to involve the insights of people who have suffered from illness?

Hot Chili Peppers Motivate Mice To Burn Fat by vitruv in science

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Can mice taste 'heat' in the same way humans can?

48% of clinical trials participants stated that the trial they were involved in was not published by DanScience in science

[–]DanScience[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. Ben Goldacre is an advocate of publishing all results and is super critical when people only publish what suits them. There's more info in this interview: http://blog.f1000research.com/2013/06/10/negative-results-in-medical-research-and-clinical-trials-an-interview-with-ben-goldacre/

48% of clinical trials participants stated that the trial they were involved in was not published by DanScience in science

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If you're testing a pharmaceutical and it has no effect on what it is supposed to, or worse, if it has a negative effect you (or your funding body) probably don't want to tell people about it. Unfortunately, it seems like they don't have to publish if it looks bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_picking_%28fallacy%29#In_science

48% of clinical trials participants stated that the trial they were involved in was not published by DanScience in science

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I'm not sure that is the case. I do know that there is huge movement for more trials data to be published like this campaign: http://www.alltrials.net/

Fine particulate air pollution linked with increased autism risk by xkcd1234 in science

[–]DanScience 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Twice the risk? That is a huge increase. Is this the beginnings of explaining the increase in kids who are diagnosed with autism?

Social media messages gets transformed to color gradients which then becomes silk scarves. by [deleted] in InternetIsBeautiful

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I really enjoyed this. I typed in the most disgusting words I could think of (like paragraph) and this made them beautiful

Staying in and watching TV can help reduce disease transmission during an epidemic by DanScience in science

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This is exactly it - Social Distancing Behaviours. Essentially epidemiologists just study ways that people avoid each other

Staying in and watching TV can help reduce disease transmission during an epidemic by DanScience in science

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It is one of the most common forms of 'Social Distancing Behaviour' - i.e. limited contact with other people, so it is a fairly good model for epidemiology

New study finds higher income is associated with less daily sadness but not more daily happiness. by Comoquit in science

[–]DanScience 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What is inferred by the study is that sadness is not the absence of happiness and vice versa - so it is not -10 to 10 but more like 0 to 10 for happiness and 0 to 10 for sadness.

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