Inflammation everywhere...

[eschneid]

I wonder how many things once thought to be helpful, have turned evil and we have no idea. Maybe AI can be helpful here (quick, easy read). Let's Go Rangers!!

news.weill.cornell.edu/news...

[Gcf51]

Inulin fiber caused gut inflammation 😮❗

[Trig27 in reply to Gcf51]

...in an animal model of inflammatory bowel disease

so basically you take some rodents, you damage their bowels via some toxin or with gene knockout, give them a diet very high in inulin, maybe 30%, and see if their body responds negatively

then we humans spend 20 seconds processing the headline and classify inulin, and maybe even all fiber, as "bad" as we move on to the next clickbait

[Bolt_Upright]

"Inulin is a prebiotic that occurs naturally in leeks, asparagus, onions, wheat, garlic, chicory, oats, soybeans, and Jerusalem artichokes."

Onions is the only thing I eat on that list. And they are pressure cooked (if that matters).

Thanks Eric!

PS: AI only produces the consensus of medical community that does not have a solution. Maybe if they can program AI to dare to be stupid, then AI could help. youtu.be/SMhwddNQSWQ?si=9Q6...(Not working as expected?)

[Gcf51 in reply to Bolt_Upright]

Yeah,. Sometimes wild crazy ideas lead to a solution. I read somewhere that AI was being programmed to dream to come up with new ideas.

Not the article I recall; This is more speculative than really happening: Generative AI tech is dreaming up new antibodies... freethink.com/robots-ai/des...

[Gallowglass]

Beware. A I only offers information consistent with the wishes and interests of those who programmed it. Garbage in garbage out.

[Gcf51]

I would like to see the results of a similar study on "psyllium husk" fiber.

[peminc]

This Bloomberg podcast covers a new drug therapy that fights inflammation and is being used to fight ALS. It works through T-cells that regulate (T-reg cells) the immune system and hence inflammation. Inflammation is cited in many sources as a key part of neuro degen diseases.

There is nothing pressing in it but it is a brief 10 minute discussion about the approach they are taking. Howard Berman, Chairman and CEO of Coya Therapeutics breaks down a new approach to curing ALS.

bloomberg.com/news/audio/20...