Did you see this article on breast cancer, To Revert Breast Cancer Cells, Give Them the Squeeze? You should read it because it’s important. “We are showing that tissue organization is sensitive to mechanical inputs from the environment at the beginning stages of growth and development,” said principal investigator Daniel Fletcher, professor of bioengineering at Berkeley and faculty scientist at…read more →
I’ve tried to break down the complex phenomenon of joint laxity in this post on hypermobility. Sometimes a visual can make a concept easier to grasp. This movie contains an example of my shoulder (glenohumeral) joint moving relative to itself — something you don’t want to happen if you value long-term function of your joints. Watch how a load (a…read more →
I’ve been gone for awhile, on a 30-day tech break. And let me tell you, I’ve never felt better or gotten more stuff done. Which isn’t to say that I haven’t missed you, because I have. I’ve also written about 142 blog posts in my mind. I hope you subscribed to my telepathic blog, because it was fantastic last month….read more →
I don’t really have time to write a post just now, but while working on some book research, I stumbled on this article: Menstrual cycle variation in women’s preferences for the scent of symmetrical men. Um, what? What? After I read the title 20 times to make sure it was written in English, I actually said holy $#!t out loud…read more →
Over the weekend, 6400 readers forwarded my post on breastfeeding mechanics. Which is awesome, only, now 72,000 people are sending me emails like, “Hey, I just found your blog and I’m overwhelmed, and I’m trying to read it all while squatting and holding my baby in my arms, and wiggling my toes, and keeping my ribs down! But I’ve always…read more →
