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New Theories / Re: Is there a biological explanation for depression, as opposed to chemical?

« on: 05/02/2023 11:32:52 »

There is a reasonable cohort of people self-administering dog worming powders to slow and apparently in some cases reverse the growth of otherwise-intractable intestinal tumors. The underlying biochemistry is sound and well published and dose tolerances have been established by various internet groups.

Whilst you might encounter problems running a controlled clinical trial on an established veterinary pharmaceutical that is not licensed for human use, plus the problem of evaluating  the effect on a weakly-defined psychological state that is subject to a lot of external influences, there  is nothing to prevent anyone giving it a try. The drugs that really work (aspirin, alcohol, penicillin, curare, quinine, morphine....) were discovered, not invented.

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New Theories / Re: One Theory Of Homosexuality...

« on: 30/01/2023 10:32:42 »

In my theory homosexuality belongs to the realm of pheromones, membrane receptors on sensory neurons, in the olfactory and vomeronasal systems, which send pulses of action potentials and alter neuronal connections at the tip of the brain stem and limbic systems, below the outer cerebrum. And I predict male pheromones to feminise and female pheromones to androgenize individuals in many species of animals.

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New Theories / Re: One Theory Of Homosexuality...

« on: 30/01/2023 01:09:49 »

I wouldn't be surprised if certain artificial chemicals do have a potential impact on sexual orientation if exposure happens during early development (especially hormone mimics). However, that can't be the only cause, as homosexuality existed before such chemical synthesis was invented.

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New Theories / Re: Is this why Ivermectin appeared to be the answer to Covid?

« on: 03/04/2022 23:34:31 »

I heard another theory about why Ivermectin could potentially reduce COVID impacts (from a friend working in the pharmaceutical industry):
- Ivermectin is known to kill intestinal worms (that is what won the 2015 Nobel prize)
- Intestinal worms are known to tone down the immune system of their host (so the host immune system doesn't attack the worms so strongly)
- Many people in in 3rd-world countries are suffering from undiagnosed and untreated intestinal worms
- So a standard dose of Ivermectin would kill off the intestinal worms. Maybe then the human immune system recovered, and when subsequently exposed to COVID, these patients were better able to fight off the viral infection?
- This would have little or no affect in "Western" countries (where many of the Ivermectin trials have been run), as rates of intestinal worm infection are low, and any cases of worms are promptly treated.

I see it as a logical chain of events, but it's a long way from proof.

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New Theories / Re: Is this why Ivermectin appeared to be the answer to Covid?

« on: 03/04/2022 02:22:09 »

The mechanism behind the effectiveness of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine is based on the early treatment in the viral replica phase of the infection.  These treatments are only effective in conjunction with other treatments like zinc and azithromycin.

The alkaline conditions Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine present in the lung tissues allow the zinc to be absorbed into the cell.  The presence of zinc inhibits the viral replication. 

If you are past the viral replication phase, these drugs are not effective.