Rhonda Patrick· PhD
social isolation in rats prone to cancer increases tumor incidence by 60%.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
social isolation in rats prone to cancer increases tumor incidence by 60%.
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With a tumor loneliness study done in rats, that's incredible that they, you know, increase the tumor chance by 60% and the tumor growth and metastasized, was there any implications in terms of what caused the, you know, metastasis?