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Saturday, 18.01.2020 – Relaxed Beliefs Under Psychedelics

Link of the day: SSC Journal Club – Relaxed beliefs under psychedelics and the anarchic brain Psychedelics are increasingly tested for therapeutic use. There are…

18. January 202018. January 2020
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Saturday, 04.01.2020 – Scientific Process and Predominant Ideas- The Story of Alzheimer’s Disease

Link of the day: How the predominant idea that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is caused by plaques in the brain may have slowed down scientific progress…

4. January 20203. January 2020
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Sunday, 29.12.2019 – Cost Effectiveness of Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries

Link of the day: Cost Effectiveness of Surgery in Low and Middle Income Countries This paper reviews the cost effectiveness of different surgical procedures in…

29. December 201925. December 2019
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Friday, 20.12.2019 – Does Modern Medicine Increase Life Expectancy?

Link of the day: Does modern medicine increase life expectancy? This paper by Sundeep Mishra from 2016 explores different ways in which modern medicine has…

20. December 201921. December 2019
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Thursday, 19.12.2019 – Are Placebos Powerless?

Link of the Day: Are placebos powerless? Scott Alexander reviews a paper which posits that the placebo effect is actually close to non-existent in most…

19. December 201921. December 2019
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