Skeptical Thought

Source: Do cannabinoids ease multiple sclerosis symptoms?

Source: Oxford Study – Reanalyzing the Drake Equation | NeuroLogica Blog

We need to stop misleading the public with social media pseudoscience.

Source: No, it hasn’t been proven that “Instagram is worst for young mental health”.

Source: October 2017 Newsletter: NHS England public consultation on ending homeopathy needs your views – it ends this month 

Source: Has measles really been ‘eliminated’ in the UK? – Health News – NHS Choices

Source: Dark energy may not exist | Cosmos

This morning, the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town, tweeted that it was ‘nurturing their precious penguins’ by giving them a range of quack treatments including ‘laser therapy, acupuncture and magnetic pulses’.The linked article explains,Teddy [a rescued rock hopper penguin with arthritis] has

Source: Animal Acupuncture is Animal Cruelty – The Quackometer Blog

Source: Long-term vaping ‘far safer than smoking’ says ‘landmark’ study – Health News – NHS Choices

Dean Burnett: Like warnings about roast potatoes, a lot of things are attributed to science. This is often unfair, and potentially damaging.

Source: ‘Alternative facts’ are now threatening our roast potatoes. Enough! | Dean Burnett | Science | The Guardian

How do the symptoms differ with different types of multiple sclerosis? Learn about how MS is diagnosed and how treatments differ between these types.

Source: Types of Multiple Sclerosis: Differences in Symptoms and Outlook