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Ken Wickiser
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Ken commented on the article |Bravo, Christopher Wyatt. I hope many people go back an reread your comment.
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Ken commented on the article |
Between the following blog post and the ensuing comments, there is a lot of good science dealing with the call to put on a study:
http://photoninthedarkness.com/?p=154
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Ken commented on the article |But maybe talking about treatment from the findings is a bit too soon</blockquote>
I don't think it's a maybe. It's just PR to keep the funding and interest rolling.
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Ken commented on the article |"... is obesity is really the newest modern epidemic? Or is the word being used cannily by public health officials, with the intent of inspiring a specific public reaction..."
I couldn't imagine being in the room when people, who should know better, have a discussion on whether or not to elevate public concern by invoking a the specter of contagious disease.
The right word is a powerful tool. -
Ken commented on the article |Instead of cacn being just another screen target I think that the more important results of findings like these - and keeping in mind that it's just a lead right now - is that we are slowly improving our understanding of how the brain works.
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Ken commented on the article |K - If you give a mouse a cookie - hilarious.
One problem with this is the subjective assessment of behavior made by a parent when the parent is in charge of dose and frequency. If the efficacy of a synthetic cannaboid reduced over a fairly short time, I would expect the same to occur with the natural version and I would also expect a high likelihood of the dose creeping up over time.
Also I wonder if there will be a direct and positive correlation of "special tea" dose with cheetos, pizza, and pink floyd exposure.
I also wonder if the homeopath would recommend to dilute the THC down to undetectable levels in order to increase efficacy? -
Ken commented on the article |This is a great post with a lot of great things to discuss. It sure is important to remember that everyone develops but that the endpoint, and the trajectory getting there, may be different than what a parent may hope for or expect.
Only recently have our family members stopped scouring the net for kooky and magical treatments. They've finally, and thankfully, listened to us - we have a good plan grounded in science and conducted by caring professionals, we're pretty calm and happy, and things are progressing without magic. -
Ken commented on the article |Scientists take hits for not being able to relate their message to the lay audience, but I find that most people neither have the patience nor want to take the time to digest something that may be quite complicated or not so cut-and-dry.
On the other hand, a D-lister ranting for 15 seconds gets the message out in 15 seconds.
I like your scientist pic, but I don't know anyone in any lab I've worked in who looks like that. Gone are the days when some Chemistry or Biology PhD can sit in dark room free of both social pressures and showers, figure things out, and then go home satisfied without sharing that newfound information. We're pretty social creatures. -
Ken commented on the article |And so it seems that the major advances in understanding what autism actually is, are derived from basic science research into how the brain works.
The ubiquitination piece is quite interesting and I wonder if there is a tissue-specific component or whether that deficiency can be found - and therefore assessed - in accessible tissues. -
Ken commented on the article |With some minor controls put into place (eg. restrict to the shallow end), a competent volunteer could easily monitor a swimmer and a nonswimmer. I do it all the time.
