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Brain_Hawk t1_j5qpisc wrote

The study appears to have been done in cultures (??) As opposed to humans. The abstract is incredibly atrociously lacking even basic details of what or how it was studies, and of course PNAS is paywalled and I can't open on my phone.

So important sure, but not ipso facto evidence that this is happening at any level of concern within the human population. The media of course will hupe it as a major problem of drastic social concern anyways.

Reminds me, a couple years ago, a Twitter account made the rounds called "in mice" which just retreated sensationalist news headlines with the words "in mice" when that is where the sensatiknal sounding effect was found. Mouse research does not always translate to humans.

Good research, I assume but can't read directly, but something that leads to follow up work determining if this is true I people, not evidence on its own.

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S_A_N_D_ t1_j5qw0jr wrote

The article mentions someone already looked at humans and found there was no increase in resistance in individuals taking antidepressants.

Basically, it could, but it's not.

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Brain_Hawk t1_j5qwf79 wrote

I missed that part. I swear some epidemiological survey, but kinda weak. Still media's gonna have a field day

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S_A_N_D_ t1_j5qygka wrote

I would argue it's stronger than the in-vitro study. All the found there was that it activates general stress responses. Stress responses are known to decrease susceptibility to antibiotics (which is the effect saw in vitro).

It's in the same category as fire, because excessive heat also activates stress response pathways. What matters is whether it has an effect in the real world, and so far the data says it doesn't.

Overall it's worth studying further, but right now the best evidence says no effect.

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Neker t1_j5trw6h wrote

> Still media's gonna have a field day

generalist mass media, that is. PNAS or The Lancet are media too.

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