April's Catatonic State

Today, you’ll learn how a catatonic woman’s reawakening could shake up the entire field of psychiatry, plans to stop using forever chemicals, and how scientists plan on growing crops without sunshine. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/catatonic-wake-up-forever-chemicals-crops-with-no-sun

Catatonic Wake Up 

• “A Catatonic Woman Awakened After 20 Years. Her Story May Change Psychiatry.” by Richard Sima. 2023.
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/06/01/schizophrenia-autoimmune-lupus-psychiatry/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjQyNTY5MzQiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjg1NTkyMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjg2ODg3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2ODU1OTIwMDAsImp0aSI6ImYyMWIyZDEwLTk1ZjEtNDg0OC04MGExLWI3ZTRmNzhiMGYzNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93ZWxsbmVzcy8yMDIzLzA2LzAxL3NjaGl6b3BocmVuaWEtYXV0b2ltbXVuZS1sdXB1cy1wc3ljaGlhdHJ5LyJ9.83LQPVKW0IfmqRqj5vgUhWwdqhDw8tuEXqqhJdq1eic
• “Lupus.” CDC. 2022.
  • https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/lupus.htm

Forever Chemicals 

• “You probably have “forever chemicals” in your body. Here’s what that means.” by Benji Jones
  • https://www.vox.com/2022/8/25/23318667/pfas-forever-chemicals-safety-drinking-water
• “PFAS and Your Health” by ATSDR
  • https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html
• “Biden-Harris Administration Proposes First-Ever National Standard to Protect Communities from PFAS in Drinking Water” by EPA
  • https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-proposes-first-ever-national-standard-protect-communities
• “Low-temperature mineralization of perfluorocarboxylic acids” by BRITTANY TRANG et al.
  • https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm8868?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D87405751245436731003476501941219687288%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1660658873&_ga=2.228389917.183627334.1660532753-1917198022.1509206891
• “New Study Finds PFAS in Bottled Water, as Lawmakers Call for Federal Limits” by Ryan Felton
  • https://www.consumerreports.org/health/bottled-water/pfas-in-bottled-water-new-study-finds-a1111233122/

Crops With No Sun

• “Let There Be Dark.” by Robert F. Service. 2023.
  • https://www.science.org/content/article/crops-grown-without-sunlight-could-help-feed-astronauts-bound-mars

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