Crazy studies without much value!

Study Shows COVID Vaccine refusers have 72 percent higher risk of a serious traffic crash External Link
People who refused to get the COVID vaccine are far more likely to get into a traffic crash requiring hospitalization, a recently published study found, adding evidence to the theory that anti-vaxxers often demonstrate other kinds of dangerous antisocial behavior.
Source: Vice, Aaron Gordon
Mouse study suggests a surprising link between nose-picking and Alzheimer's External Link
A new study has revealed a plausible link between picking your nose and increasing the risk of developing dementia. In cases where picking at your nose damages internal tissues, critical species of bacteria have a clearer path to the brain. angryChuck: What about all the little kids you see picking their nose? Poor things don't realize the horror that awaits them in old age.
Source: Science Alert, David Nield
Caffeine during pregnancy linked to shorter kids External Link
The study found that people with higher levels of caffeine consumption during their first trimester of pregnancy went on to have slightly shorter children on average than those with less caffeine in their system. angryChuck: Now you can blame your mother for almost everything wrong with your life. Did she drink coffee? Smoke? Drink alcohol?
Source: Gizmodo, Ed Cara
Air pollution causing heart failure and sudden death in healthy teenagers, study claims External Link
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine claim that teens are breathing in fine particulate air pollution which is causing irregular heartbeats. Reports of healthy children suffering heart arrhythmias, which can increase the risk of heart disease and sudden cardiac death, have soared over the past year. angryChuck: So what is it? Computer games (see previous study) or air pollution? Or neither? Odd that there are so many cases of young people dying of heart problems since the vaccine came out.
Source: Slay News, Frank Bergman
Study claims 'computer games' are behind spike of heart attacks in children External Link
Electronic gaming can precipitate lethal cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children. The incidence appears to be low, but syncope in this setting should be investigated thoroughly. In children with proarrhythmic cardiac conditions, electronic war games in particular are a potent arrhythmic trigger. angryChuck: Notice the word 'susceptible' in the study?
Source: HeartRhythm
Research indicates straight men who play guitar in extreme metal bands do it to impress other straight men External Link
John Lennon once suggested 'one of the main reasons to get on stage is that it's the quickest way of making contact.' He was talking about getting laid, not impressing other guys. angryChuck: I guess it depends on the sexual inclinations of your test subjects.
Source: Newsbreak, Merlin Alderslade
Every hour spent watching TV on the sofa each day in your 60s raises risk of stroke by 14%, study warns External Link
People who barely moved for 13 hours or more of their waking day were 44 per cent more likely to suffer a stroke than those who spent less then 11 hours sedentary. What does this have to do with TV? Couldn't it have been any reason they didn't get any exercise?
Source: Daily Mail, John Ely Senior
Alzheimer’s Disease risk 50–80% higher in older adults who caught COVID-19 External Link
Researchers report that people 65 and older who contracted COVID-19 were substantially more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease in the year following their COVID diagnosis. Furthermore, the highest risk was observed in women at least 85 years old. angryChuck: Aren't older people at a higher risk of Alzheimer's already?
Source: Case Western Reserve University
Study finds men who owned cats as children are more likely to have psychosis as adults External Link
A new research paper which was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research finds that owning a cat as a child is linked to psychosis in adulthood - but only among men, curiously.
Source: Newsbreak, Matthew Rozsa
Study shows posting on social media makes people overconfident External Link
According to the study, sharing articles on social media makes people think they know more about the articles’ topics than they actually do. We should all be astounded by these findings. Here we thought trolls and basement dwellers knew what they were giving opinions about.
Source: University of Texas at Austin

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