તમામ નવી, હુમલો શલભ!

It seems like there is a preponderance of urban legends that involve insects crawling into our faces while we sleep. The most famous myth is something along the lines ofyou eat 8 spiders a year while sleeping“. Actually when you google that the number ranges from 4 to 8up to . . . → વધુ વાંચો: તમામ નવી, હુમલો શલભ!

Pointless news, this time from Nature

Fresh off the desk of the Nature News is a feature pondering a world without mosquitos (or -toes). How is this news? Perhaps there is some new vector control we all need to hear about! કૂવો, check out the article from the latest edition of Nature titledA World Without Mosquitoes“. I originally came . . . → વધુ વાંચો: Pointless news, this time from Nature

Medical Research for the Science Fair

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I am really at a loss for understanding yet another positive acupuncture study that was as well designed as my 8th grade science fair project. મંજૂર, I was a nerdy science kid, but I could do a better job drunk. I think I should conduct a followup study in which I test the . . . → વધુ વાંચો: Medical Research for the Science Fair

NY Times FAILAcupuncture

Today I found this article in NY times healthtouting the benefits of acupuncture used for depression relief in pregnant women. I have a few problems with the journalist, Shirley S. Wang, failing to remain skeptical in her piece. But this comes as no surprise, so I won’t bother to point out obvious flaws . . . → વધુ વાંચો: NY Times FAILAcupuncture