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Re:Loss of Cell Identity Drives Human Aging on Thursday October 08, 2026 @09:49AM (#50005784)
Is there any content from Michael Levin that you recommend? Like a book, podcast, article, etc.
Re:I solved my mystery fatigue with AI on Friday June 19, 2026 @10:22PM (#48605739)
Have you tried supplementing iron every other day instead?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12372323/

Re:Counter-Strike: The Billion-Dollar Game Built in a Dorm Room on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @12:24AM (#44948236)
I loved the CAL forums! There was an abrupt void when it was all taken down
Re:Andrew Ng: Building Faster with AI [video] on Saturday July 12, 2025 @01:07PM (#44543382)
1 product manager to 0.5 engineers for a project? That seems... off.
Re:Unfit for Work – The startling rise of disability in America on Saturday June 07, 2025 @01:16PM (#44211011)
Some people need pain reprocessing therapy. Have you read the book The Way Out by Alan Gordon?

https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-Revolutionary-Scientifically-...

Re:Slack Is Down on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @01:30PM (#43186537)
I think this post could have improved visibility by prepending "Tell HN" to the title. That's what my eyes were searching for on the front page.
Re:Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study... on Friday November 15, 2024 @04:43PM (#42151484)
It’s on a “per billion miles driven” basis so it is normalized.
Re:Genetic variant in Fibronectin FN1 gene reduces odds of Alzheimer's... on Thursday May 16, 2024 @10:59AM (#40379231)
This is specifically for APOEε4 carriers but it can offer insights into therapeutic targets.

A different research group has found similar findings: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11006751/

Re:First-in-human implantation of bionic device to halt Crohn's disease on Monday April 01, 2024 @08:34PM (#39901095)
Vagus nerve stimulation can help IBD

> The vagus nerve regulates inflammation and cytokine release through the inflammatory reflex. Recent pilot clinical trials using implantable bioelectronic devices have demonstrated the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in adult patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) as an alternative to drug treatments.

https://bioelecmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42234...

Re:Ask HN: Do You Use a Debugger? on Saturday March 09, 2024 @03:09PM (#39654369)
Yes I do. Mostly when working with Python, JavaScript, and Ruby. If the project is running in docker then I’ll use print statements.
Re:Bioluminescent petunias now available for U.S. market on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @11:44AM (#39371945)
It's for the actual plant. This is from the FAQ (taken from another comment):

> The Firefly Petunia is shipped as a small plant rooted in a 4” pot. As flowers tend to suffer in shipment, the petunia will arrive with developing buds. It may contain a few newly opened flowers. With good growing conditions, it will quickly attain about 8 to 10 inches in size with abundant white flowers.

Re:Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @11:27AM (#39371764)
Not all yoga is like that. Yin yoga involves holding one position for longer periods of time (often 2 minutes or more) and is meant to be relaxing.

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