Rage Disorder Linked with Toxoplasmosis (2016)

Re:Rage Disorder Linked with Toxoplasmosis (2016) by jhanschoo on Monday October 02, 2017 @09:19AM (#15383558)

Note that toxoplasmosis is extremely common and is sufficiently benign for most people that it does not really warrant worry or concern from the general populace. There are more important and actionable factors affecting most of us.

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Re:Rage Disorder Linked with Toxoplasmosis (2016) by tartuffe78 on Monday October 02, 2017 @09:42AM (#15383723)

Said the parasite!

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Re:Rage Disorder Linked with Toxoplasmosis (2016) by relyio on Monday October 02, 2017 @07:13PM (#15388759)

Well, we don't know that. It hasn't been studied.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_and_crime_hypothesis.

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Re:Rage Disorder Linked with Toxoplasmosis (2016) by wahern on Monday October 02, 2017 @12:25PM (#15385194)

Yeah. I'm as fascinated by the theory as the next geek, but the evidence for a causal connection has remained pretty thin for awhile. The case for lithium in ground water reducing incidence of depression and suicide seems stronger. So if one is worried about toxoplasmosis then maybe they should also be buying pallets of Pellegrino, as it's the most widely available bottled water with the highest concentration[1] of lithium. It's part of how I justify the expense to my spouse :)

[1] It's still only a small amount. You can actually buy lithium water on Amazon with orders of magnitude more lithium, but that seems unwise....

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