EPISODE · Sep 18, 2019
New improved electric eels, anti-ageing pills, and vegetarian health misinformation
from Lost in Science
This week, Chris explains how recent media reports about a possible higher stroke risk for vegetarians missed the big news of their lower rates of heart disease; Claire shocks us with the discovery of new, high-voltage species of electric eels – sorry, "knifefish"; and Stu tells us about research into developing an anti-ageing pill that targets the thymus gland.
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This week, Chris explains how recent media reports about a possible higher stroke risk for vegetarians missed the big news of their lower rates of heart disease; Claire shocks us with the discovery of new, high-voltage species of electric eels – sorry, "knifefish"; and Stu tells us about research into developing an anti-ageing pill that targets the thymus gland.
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