Science

Study Shows Americans Are Becoming More Afraid. Are We Doomed to Live in Fear?4
- Culture, Featured, Science
- November 15, 2024
Americans are “in the grasp of deep, paralyzing dread” according to Andre Mouchard of The Orange County Register. Mouchard is commenting on the results of an annual study conducted by Chapman University in which researchers poll more than 1,000 Americans to find out what their top fears are. The researchers inquire about a wide range
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Fact-Checking Trans Misinformation 1
- Culture, MomThink, Science
- October 17, 2024
Trans activists insist that no children – no people under 18, that is – receive gender-affirming surgery. There is “little to no utilization of gender-affirming surgeries by transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) minors in the U.S.”– JAMA Network Open, 2024 “Gender-affirming surgeries for minors are exceptionally rare, and are almost always performed for cisgender — not transgender — youth.” – Them, 2024 Gender-affirming
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Big Pharma’s Rap Sheet 7
- Health, MomThink, Science
- October 11, 2024
It was one of those conversations you never forget. We were discussing – of all things – the Covid injections, and I was questioning the early ‘safe and effective’ claims put forward by the pharmaceutical industry. I felt suspicious of how quickly we had arrived at that point of seeming consensus despite a lack of
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Nature’s Medicine: Food 22
- MomThink, Featured, Health, Science
- October 8, 2024
It’s tomato season on our hobby farm. This year I planted an unprecedented variety of tomatoes since I got some for free from the local feed store. So into the ground they went. I figured if I got some fruit, great, and if not, it was worth a try anyway. I’m pretty relaxed about my
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A Soldier’s Battle With COVID Vaccine Injury 5
- Science, Featured, Health, MomThink
- October 7, 2024
Shannon Safford wanted to serve her country as a member of the United States Army, but in order to do so, she was required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine that would ultimately end her active service. She received the shot on deployment to Kuwait and began developing strange symptoms: She had menstrual issues, digestive problems,
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A Delicate Balance: What to Make of the Link Between Falling Bat Populations and Rising Infant Mortality 4
- Featured, MomThink, Science
- September 30, 2024
A fascinating study recently published in Science found that human lives may depend on the fate of bats. Not directly, of course. Rather, it’s the bat’s unique role in the ecosystems they inhabit that’s important for us. As a result, the decline of bat populations endangers human populations in an unexpected manner. The link between
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