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PinnedPublished inRead or Die — HQWill Sarcopenia Do You In? Not If You Beat It Before Your Doctor Suspects It!No decline with age is more dramatic and damaging than the decline in lean body mass. The good news is that it has nothing to do with age.Oct 24, 2024A response icon38Oct 24, 2024A response icon38
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Published inRead or Die — HQThe Faecal Microbiome Transplant Story That Should Have Never Been Published — Nature Just Did.Now I’m using this “miracle” obesity paper to teach you the 4 red flags that spill the beans on scientific spin.4d agoA response icon174d agoA response icon17
Published inRead or Die — HQI Built a COVID-Style Rapid Test for Bogus Cholesterol ScienceLet junk research fool politicians, but not you. As a frustrated researcher I built a 5-prompt test to keep you uninfected.Nov 4A response icon5Nov 4A response icon5
Published inRead or Die!I Trusted Microsoft Word’s ‘Save’ Button. It Deleted a Week of My Life.A catastrophic “Safe Save” bug destroyed my work. Why your backups might become useless and how to protect yourself.Oct 19A response icon18Oct 19A response icon18
Published inRead or Die — HQHow to Credibility-Check Health News Like a Data Scientist?A first-of-its-kind 2-step litmus test for answering the crucial question: “Will that study actually work for me?”Oct 5A response icon14Oct 5A response icon14
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