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Wasabi, beloved on sushi, linked to "really substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Not necessarily disagreeing with you but almost all studies are funded by private companies.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Usually by someone with a financial interest in seeing that the study yelds a result that is beneficial for them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Of course

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

And that's why you should wait for independent confirmation before trusting studies with conflict of interest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Surely this depends on the field? In life sciences it is quite uncommon. Food science, sure...